This presentation reviewed guidance released by OCR and SAMHSA about federal patient privacy regulations while providing SUD and MH telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent changes to federal SUD privacy law introduced in the CARES Act.

During this national emergency, teledentistry has become an emerging strategy to continue providing preventive dental care and triage for dental emergencies. During this webinar, attendees learned from a subject matter expert on effective implementation strategies for teledentistry. Then, three health centers shared their experience in teledentistry during COVID-19 including their lessons learned and specific state regulations. This webinar was 1 hour and 15 minutes. 

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Human Services Data Consortium (NHSDC), CSH and the National Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Council will be presenting a webinar on data sharing and integration between healthcare and homeless services.

This Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-supported project will educate attendees on work happening in their communities to bridge homeless services and health system data collection and sharing. Presenters will highlight key areas including working through privacy rules and overcoming barriers to sharing, systems integration, funding, and incorporating Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data collection.

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed health care delivery. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) play a critical role in assuring that underserved populations continue to engage in their health. In response to this need for sustained and expanded access to services, PCDC and Centene Corporation hosted this free webinar on how health centers can
launch telehealth services — during and beyond the pandemic. Three brief presentations from telehealth solution vendors followed the session.

The United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is holding a free Webinar for health information technology (HIT) stakeholders on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy and security issues related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and recent OCR actions related to the pandemic.