Last week we began rolling out some updates that Microsoft made to the Teams meeting experience.
When you click the link to join a meeting, Teams will ask you to choose from a list of video and audio options before you join the meeting. You will see a screen that looks like this:
As you have seen, we are expecting to get the first round of Pfizer vaccine shipments allotted from the state's supply in the coming days. Official authorization from the FDA should be announced soon.
Have you signed up for text message appointment reminders? After an initial rollout to a select number of sites in August, this convenient service is now available for patients at all of our practice sites.
Here’s how it works:
In May, the federal government released new regulations focused on patient access, interoperability and information blocking. These regulations are related to the 21st Century Cures Act and the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-9115-F). The regulations must be implemented by April 5, 2021.
We're actively working on collecting, identifying, digitizing and archiving thousands of photographs from Carilion’s history.
Preserving and maintaining our history is the best way to know where we’ve been and how far we’ve come and to appreciate all the health care workers that came before us.
But there are mysteries in our archives—and you can help us solve them!
Recently, we have received reports of faxes asking physicians to confirm information about patients or to confirm that someone is a patient of Carilion Clinic. We believe these faxes could be tied to Medicare billing scams.
The faxes claim to be from national pharmacy chains and state they are HIPAA compliant physician authorizations. Patients sign HIPAA authorizations, not physicians. No authorization is required when making disclosures for purposes of treatment, payment and healthcare operations.
On Dec. 3, the Departments and Services section of Inside Carilion is getting a new look and feel!
Thank you for your continued commitment to keeping your coworkers and our patients safe during the pandemic by masking, washing your hands frequently and social distancing. Please continue to be COVID-Safe this holiday season!
During the coronavirus pandemic, you have continued to provide compassionate care every day to our patients. It has been a tough year, and you have stayed committed to helping our community.
Have you visited the Document Center lately?
We introduced the Document Center earlier this year for all printing needs. You can easily order items — such as forms, business cards and custom stationery. You can also place custom orders or request duplicating services. Orders are handled by Source4, our partner for printing services.
Some items we have added recently are:
