Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India has formally launched this week its national tele-mental health programme. Called Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS), it will provide free, round-the-clock teleconsultation service for mental health concerns.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 31, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS To identify common facilitators and barriers to telehealth implementation, researchers evaluated practice leaders' perspectives on 32 aspects of telemedicine in their practices, according to a new report published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2020

New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center, based in Jamaica, New York, operates outpatient mental health clinics in underserved communities in New York City. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The virtual-first approach to healthcare that some hospitals and health systems are taking is helping to reshape how patients receive care. But many provider organizations have yet to embrace a virtual-first approach, eschewing a telemedicine front door for traditional, in-person care first.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It should not be news to anyone in the healthcare industry that the nation is suffering a profound shortage of mental health professionals, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. What is news to many is the different ways various telemedicine technologies are being used to help chip away at the mental health-staffing problem.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Technology has became culturally accepted as an integral part of the patient experience as telemedicine gained popularity. As healthcare providers look ahead to 2023, being at the forefront of what's next in telehealth and strategically integrating the technology necessary to stay there may be critical to future success.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 10, 2022

"This increases pre-existing strains on rural healthcare systems due to provider shortages, limited hospital beds and other resource constraints." There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more complex and inefficient. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

Healthcare IT News sat down with Heidi West, head of healthcare at Zoom, to discuss telemedicine's future, hybrid in-person/telehealth care, communities that could be hurt without virtual care, and challenges to telemedicine becoming fully mainstream. Will telemedicine remain popular?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As it happens, Erica works in telemedicine, as a clinical operations specialist at VirtualMed Staff. Healthcare IT News sat down with Erica to talk about her personal and professional experiences with telehealth, and how virtual care can improve patient outcomes. What is your part in the process of telemedicine?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

Before the pandemic struck earlier this year, Central Kansas Mental Health Center in Salina, Kansas, had a small telehealth setup that started out of necessity over a lack of doctors available in its rural area. This setup has worked well for the mental health center over the last few years. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2021

"Another factor is the billing schedule of tele-mental health services," she continued. "Participants' ability to see their peers and their counselors has brought back a sense of community and fellowship that is critical to good mental health," she said. Healthcare Everywhere, Every Day.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Both specialize in telemedicine. Healthcare IT News sat down with the men to discuss main players in the U.S. telemedicine sector, merger and acquisition trends for telemedicine, main financial backers and investment dynamics, and short-term and long-term valuation trends. telemedicine sector and where do they stand?

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2021

For the 64th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Tech’s Role in Mental Health. Even before COVID-19, mental health was a really important topic. Of course, the […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 1, 2022

Check out our interview with Solinsky below to learn more, but it’s great to see how Ellipsis Health is using technology and your voice to create a clinically validated vital sign for your mental health. What do behavioral health patients have? Why not layer this mental health assessment on to the check-in process?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 1, 2025

The American Telemedicine Association this week announced that its ATA Action advocacy group has acquired the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, which focuses on driving uptake of software-based healthcare tools. healthcare system." " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For healthcare providers, telehealth presents an opportunity to address patient care needs, improve the customer experience and reduce costs. Going beyond a global pandemic with a critical need to support patients remotely, there are many other situations where telehealth plays an important role in a person's healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Like many rural healthcare organizations, CCRLC has faced the challenge of recruiting mental health providers, due in part to the shortage of professionals in the specialty. This is where telemedicine comes in: It provides CCRLC a gateway for mental health providers to offer these services at the rural campus.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Healthcare IT News interviewed Griffin to take a closer look at what he will be presenting at the HIMSS22 conference. Please describe some of the emerging technology models in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, and how they can help improve access to care for underserved populations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Telemedicine technology can connect rural patients to psychiatrists in big urban hubs. Eric Meier, CEO and president of Owl, a vendor of data-driven, evidence-based behavioral health technology, has his finger on the pulse of mental healthcare in the U.S. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Teladoc Health released findings Wednesday showing an enormous demand for virtual mental health care since the start of the pandemic. Some providers, such as Bridge Counseling Associates in Nevada, have specifically used telemedicine as a way to overcome hurdles they faced in reaching patients. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2020

“Zoom also provided our health center with an easy-to-implement telehealth option while we researched an integrated telemedicine option for our electronic health record, which would be more permanent.” There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2022

New survey results suggest that the availability of telehealth-based mental health services — and the high level of mental health symptoms Americans experienced during the pandemic — led more consumers to seek mental health care online than ever before during 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 16, 2023

"When patients started to come back to the office, we used in-room telemedicine equipment from Elo and Logitech. "Patients were roomed by a nurse at one of our offices where the telemedicine equipment was already set up, and our providers would be at another one of our offices or possibly working from home," he continued.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2024

What are the challenges on the behavioral health landscape today? Currently, our healthcare system often operates on a first-come, first-served basis, which doesn't always align with clinical urgency. And where do telehealth and AI fit in? One of the most pressing issues is the inefficient allocation of resources.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association and 70 other organizations signed a letter this past Friday urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. Drug Enforcement Administration to collaborate with the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Pasadena, California-based Heritage Clinic, a division of the Center for Aging Resources, provides mental health services in Los Angeles County to older adults experiencing substantive and persistent mental health concerns. Telemedicine solved the issue of isolation and risk of exposure of in-person therapy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A Health Affairs study found that telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic was lower in communities with higher rates of poverty – suggesting that the industry must address the digital divide in order to ensure widespread access to virtual care. During the COVID-19 period of the study, researchers found that 30.1%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2023

Telemedicine technology and services company Teladoc Health is seeing utilization rates among Medicare Advantage members up 54% for virtual urgent care services and up 635% for virtual mental health services when compared to 2019. What is the current state of virtual care for those 65 and older? Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2021

As far as segments go, telemedicine providers, platforms and marketplaces saw their first decline in six quarters, with mergers and acquisitions at a record high. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2024

The following is a guest article by Alexey Shalimov, Founder and CEO at Eastern Peak Mental health profoundly impacts human relationships, productivity, and overall wellness. This article will focus on the use of AI for mental healthcare and its potential to revolutionize the ways we give and receive mental health services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 24, 2021

An independent study commissioned by a pediatric virtual care company found that 92% of pediatricians and clinicians believe that telemedicine will remain part of health practices in the future. More than half of patients use a mobile app on their smartphone for telemedicine visits. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2021

would remove the statutory requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in person within six months of receiving mental health services through telehealth. "Medicare patients deserve direct access to telemental health services, and this bill removes barriers, to make this possible," he said. Bill Cassidy, R-La.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 10, 2023

healthcare system, taking a toll on their physical and mental health, creating redundancy, and driving exorbitant costs. " Virtual specialty care and access to the right, high-quality specialist can and has demonstrably improved patients' lives, and addresses the major issues in healthcare today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2024

She also feels AI can encourage telemedicine innovation and holds strong opinions on the ethics of AI in healthcare. Healthcare IT News spoke with Dua to discuss these subjects and get her to offer a detailed look into the AI-powered Together by Renee app. What are some ways AI can encourage telemedicine innovation?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Children in America were increasingly struggling with mental health before COVID-19, but the pandemic compounded an already growing crisis. nearly one in five children experience a mental health disorder. Today in the U.S., The Policies for Streamlining Care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Today, the healthcare industry has started to reach a consensus that the future of telemedicine will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person care. Healthcare IT News interviewed Kristin to get her expertise on the subject of the future of telemedicine and hybrid care. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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