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Report shows overwhelming doctor support for virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To supplement last year's opinion data, researchers also conducted a survey of 1,171 of its physician and 131 nurse practitioner telemedicine users across 10 specialties – cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, primary care, psychiatry, pulmonology and rheumatology – in August.

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Tele-psychiatry helps small provider expand services, treat during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As is the case nationally, psychiatry is in limited supply in the area of River Valley Health and Dental Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That said, as a large primary care office offering integrated behavioral health, it was important to expand mental health services to include specialty care for patients.

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How telepsychiatry is helping chip away at the mental health crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Array Behavioral Care has been at telepsychiatry for 20 years, with a large base of virtual psychiatrists. How are hospitals and primary care physicians expanding access to mental health and addressing the burden they're experiencing from the mental health crisis through telepsychiatry? Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Telehealth helps reduce depression in youth, Texas consortium finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) received funding for five different statewide behavioral health programs. They include a primary care access program that facilitates consults for primary care physicians; a school-based telehealth access program for direct intervention for students; and more.

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How one health system harnessed AI, telehealth to combat coronavirus

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"By the 30-day mark, clinic volumes for the enterprise were at 69% of the pre-pandemic levels, with 67% of the volume obtained through virtual care," researchers wrote. Some departments such as psychiatry and primary care were exceeding their pre-pandemic clinical volumes." Twitter: @kjercich.

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NextGen Expands Ambient Assist AI Solution for Small Practices

Healthcare IT Today

To learn more about NextGen’s recent announcement , Healthcare IT Today reached out to NextGen and spoke with Srinivas (Sri) Velamoor, the company’s President & Chief Operating Officer. The expanded functionality also includes speciality-specific models for psychiatry, cariology, pediatrics, and primary care.

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Screeners, navigators and nudgers: The future of conversational AI in healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

'" In the primary care setting, Vo said, chatbots could act as screeners for well-child visits to direct patients to the most appropriate level of care. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.