The HHS Office of Civil Rights “is exercising its enforcement discretion to not impose penalties for noncompliance with the HIPAA rule in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth using such nonpublic-facing audio or video communication products during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency,” HHS stated.
Here are the platforms physicians can use:
- Apple FaceTime
- Facebook Messenger video chat
- Google Hangouts video
- Zoom
- Skype
Here are the platforms physicians can’t use:
- Facebook Live
- Twitch
- Tik Tok
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