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Future of Telehealth: Experienced Practitioners Increasingly Pursuing Telehealth Jobs

Telebehavioral Health Institute

A recent report by SteadyMD , New Proprietary Data from SteadyMD Finds That Experienced Doctors & Therapists View Telehealth as a Better Way to Practice Medicine , throws light on the opinions and telehealth satisfaction of more than 1,700 clinicians, including doctors, nurses, and therapists. B2B telehealth infrastructure supplier across all 50 states, SteadyMD, conducted the study to understand better what motivated healthcare workers to take up positions in telehealth rather than traditio

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Life Expectancy Falls in the U.S., the Largest 2-Year Decline in 100 Years

Health Populi

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5 Ways Telepsychiatry Will Impact the Future of Behavioral Health

Iris Telehealth

As the healthcare industry evolves, one thing is certain: telehealth is here to stay. In fact, we believe that telepsychiatry is revolutionizing the way healthcare organizations approach behavioral health. Below we share five ways telepsychiatry is shaping the future of behavioral healthcare and how your organization and patients can benefit. 1. Telepsychiatry equalizes behavioral healthcare access nationwide.

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Webinar Recap: Avoid the Telehealth Cliff, Part 2

eVisit

Don't forget to check out Part 1 of this two-part blog series recapping eVisit's recent webinar presentation Avoid the Telehealth Cliff: Managing Risk in Virtual Care.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Understanding Healthcare Blockchain Technology in Behavioral Health & Telehealth Security

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Although telehealth has made healthcare more accessible, increased accessibility comes with unique challenges. While healthcare professionals already have to follow HIPAA rules and regulations, telehealth increases the risk of online security issues. Healthcare cyber attacks already occur twice as often as those targeting other industries. This article will answer the question, “What Is Blockchain?

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An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Galileo is a recently launched telehealth service that delivers 24/7 primary and multi-specialty care in both English and Spanish. It aims to set itself apart with its fully bilingual service offerings. Dr. Jason Chirichigno is Galileo's clinical systems leader. His goal is to help remove language as a barrier for access to healthcare for the 53 million U.S.

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Newest Digital Health Programs Address Digestive Disease Management

Healthcare IT Today

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New technologies may mitigate fall risk – and just in time

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The stats on death from falls are startling – especially for the 65+. Death rates are rising, projected to be 7 up to deaths per hour for the 65+ by 2030. And that falls are the leading cause of injury death among the 65+. Did you know that the majority of hip fractures are from falling, usually sideways ? Did you know that medical costs from falls was $50 billion in were projected to be $52 billion in 2020?

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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

The concept that all companies are “health care companies” takes on greater import in the wake of the pandemic. The 2023 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the Business Group on Health (BGH) found that two in three large employers see their health and well-being strategy as an integral part of their overall workforce strategy.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Study: Symptom checkers' diagnostic, triage accuracy is low

Mobi Health News

A review of studies published in npj Digital Medicine found diagnostic and triage accuracy varied but was generally low, raising concerns about using symptom checkers as patient-facing tools.

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Immediate, accurate diagnosis is crucial to the future of equitable patient care

KevinMD

As the pandemic-stricken health systems recover from the unprecedented challenges that tested them for preparedness, agility, and health equity, the pandemic undoubtedly also nurtured rapid innovation in telehealth, vaccine manufacturing, and point-of-care diagnostics, which have streamlined and accelerated patients’ access to immediate care at the point of need.

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NIH Awards $23M for telehealth oncology

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has provided $23 million to four universities to develop cancer care telehealth centers as part of NCI's Telehealth Research Centers of Excellence initiative. Under the federal Cancer Moonshot initiative, TRACE aims at how best to use and sustain telehealth to provide cancer-related care.

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Back to the Basics: Implications of Interoperability – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this month’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 9/2 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This month’s chat will be hosted by Erica Olenski Johansen ( @thegr8chalupa ) on the topic “ Back to the Basics: Implications of Interoperability. ”. When #HITsm first began , the initial conversations were rooted in a mission to invite health IT professionals to the larger industry conversation.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Study: Pandemic telehealth use linked to lower opioid overdose risk

Mobi Health News

Receiving opioid use disorder-related telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower odds of overdose and better retention using medications like buprenorphine, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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RPM for Clinical Trials

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked significant innovation in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. Technology experts’ ability to quickly integrate digital solutions that can aid in important clinical activities and trials is even more remarkable. The expansion of telehealth, remote patient monitoring (RPM) and other virtual solutions allows researchers and providers to meet patients’ needs while also ensuring patient safety, study integrity, and data quality.

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Southcoast Health slashes CHF and COPD readmissions rates with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Southcoast Health System, based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has employed a multi-pronged approach to solving different issues through telemedicine. THE PROBLEM. While early goals involved keeping care accessible and safe during the pandemic, staff have worked to focus on continuous improvement and adding programs that would build for long-term value in care delivery.

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IT Infrastructure Needs in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Yesterday, we shared a number of the insights into the health data and interoperability needs in healthcare. Today, we’re going to share insights from our expert community for some of the more classic IT infrastructure needs in healthcare. Charlie Clarke, Senior Vice President of Technology at hc1. In its simplest form, treat infrastructure as cattle, not as a pet.

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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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Q&A: Developing an app to ease basic needs for people with neurological conditions

Mobi Health News

Augment Health cofounders Jared Meyers and Stephen Kalinsky describe their device that aims to improve the quality of life for people with bladder-control issues stemming from brain, spinal cord or nerve problems.

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Addictive Social Media & Work Overload: Social Media Depression?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Research has found that work overload can lead to mental health problems, particularly burnout, decreased life satisfaction, and work dissatisfaction. It also can contribute to depression, anxiety (Elshaer et al., 2018 ), and other mental health consequences (Dar et al., 2011 ). People often cope with work overload by using social media for entertainment and distraction to find an escape (Zhang et al., 2019 ).

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Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

HIMS22 APAC The first HIMSS in-person conference taking place in the Asia-Pacific region since the pandemic will see healthcare changemakers gathering in beautiful Bali from 26 to 29 September 2022. Our reporters will be present to cover discussions on care, data and connectivity, as well as how Indonesia can learn from the lessons of other nations to advance its digital transformation in healthcare.

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Health Data and Interoperability Infrastructure Needs

Healthcare IT Today

We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today community to get their thoughts on the IT infrastructure needs in healthcare. The responses we got were quite interesting. Tomorrow we’ll share some of the responses to the more classic definition of IT infrastructure. However, amidst the IT infrastructure responses we received a number of health IT experts talking about the importance of health data and interoperability infrastructure.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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How to make remote patient monitoring work for consumers

Mobi Health News

During a panel at the Connected Health Summit, participants discussed the growth of remote patient monitoring technology and how providers can encourage its use, particularly among seniors.

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Value-Based Care Adoption Rates Remain Low: New Benchmarks from MGMA

David Chou

A recent study released by the MGMA shows that healthcare organizations are still slow to adopt value-based reimbursement models. The study surveyed over 2,300 healthcare organizations and found that the average rate of value-based care only accounts for 5.5% to 14.74% of revenue. This is a far cry from the 50% goal set by CMS in 2016. While some progress has been made in this area, there is still much work to be done.

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Patient access gets a boost with hybrid care models

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare Interoperability with Anil Jain, MD from Innovaccer

Healthcare IT Today

It’s one thing to talk about interoperability in healthcare and it’s another to talk about where sharing of health data is really happening. That’s the discussion I had with Anil Jain, MD, Chief Innovation Officer at Innovaccer , when I asked him where we’re at when it comes to healthcare interoperability. In this video interview, Dr.

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How 3 Urgent Cares Tackled Key Metrics For Accelerated Growth

Considering the growth of your clinic? It’s difficult to advance any business today without using technology — but what will truly enhance your daily operations? How successful are other urgent care centers with these solutions? This article offers a glimpse into real-world technology experiences from urgent care centers like yours. Discover how various solutions can boost your growth potential and see firsthand how effective they are.

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Virtual care platform 98point6 raises $20M to support licensing vertical

Mobi Health News

The company also announced Washington-based MultiCare Health System will be the first to license its tools for Indigo Health, the health system's hybrid urgent and primary care service.

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3 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Digital Experience Agency for Healthcare

Geonetric

This makes it more important than ever for healthcare to fully break down the digital roadblocks of the past and find new ways to serve today’s consumers. We all love consumers, just like we love our children, but it doesn’t mean that they aren’t accustomed to have the world at their fingertips. And in […]. Read 3 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Digital Experience Agency for Healthcare at Geonetric.com.

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Study: Pandemic telehealth use linked to lower opioid overdose risk

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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