Telepresence and Technology Flashcards
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Which of the following is a key feature that distinguishes a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform from a general consumer video app?
Answer: Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with the vendor
A BAA with the telehealth vendor is required under HIPAA to ensure the vendor is contractually obligated to protect patient health information.
A telepresence robot is being used in a hospital setting to allow a remote specialist to virtually round on patients. What is the primary advantage of this technology over standard video calls?
Answer: The specialist can navigate the physical environment remotely
Telepresence robots allow remote clinicians to physically navigate a space, enabling a more dynamic and immersive remote presence than stationary video.
What does the term 'store-and-forward' refer to in telehealth technology?
Answer: Transmitting medical data asynchronously to be reviewed later by a provider
Store-and-forward telehealth involves collecting patient data (images, reports, videos) and transmitting it asynchronously for later provider review.
A clinician is conducting a telehealth visit and must share their screen to review a document with the patient. What is the most important security step before sharing?
Answer: Close all windows and tabs containing other patients' PHI
Before screen sharing, all other patient information must be closed to prevent inadvertent disclosure of other patients' protected health information.
Which minimum upload speed is commonly recommended for conducting a stable, high-definition telehealth video session?
Answer: 5 Mbps
A minimum of approximately 5 Mbps upload speed is generally recommended to support stable high-definition video during telehealth visits.
A patient reports their telehealth app shows a 'connection timeout' error. After confirming their internet is working, what should the clinician advise the patient to try first?
Answer: Clear the app cache or restart the application
Clearing the app cache or restarting the application resolves many temporary software glitches that cause connection timeout errors.
What is the role of a video codec in a telehealth platform?
Answer: It compresses and decompresses video data for efficient transmission
A video codec (coder-decoder) compresses video data for transmission and decompresses it on the receiving end to enable efficient, real-time video communication.