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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. No question existed in the minds of staff about the value of adding psychiatry to their continuum of care. Using telehealth for psychiatry was an obvious solution, King stated.

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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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Teladoc acquires UpLift for $30 million

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS UpLift, which provides virtual mental health therapy, psychiatry and medication management services, has arrangements with health plans offering the services of more than 1,500 mental health professionals as well as digital capabilities to more than 100 million insureds, Teladoc said in its announcement Wednesday.

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Osmind EHR integrates Zoom for psychiatry telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Our team’s ability to use Zoom to stay connected to our patients was vital to continuing to support our mission of providing high-quality, patient-centered healthcare that is accessible, affordable and culturally sensitive," Ann Tucker, CEO of Portland, Maine-based Community Health Center, told Healthcare IT News in 2020.

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Bonus Features – November 24, 2024 – Only 16% of patients prefer online pharmacies, medical coding denials up 125% in the last year, plus 27 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Epic research shows telehealth efficacy, makes case for more reimbursement 

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And while 15% of mental healthcare and psychiatry telehealth appointments required in-person follow-up in the next three months, that specialty had the largest volume of all studied for telehealth utilization. million mental health and psychiatry telehealth visits did not require in-person follow-up. Of the more than 4.3

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How telepsychiatry is helping chip away at the mental health crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In an interview with Healthcare IT News , Varrell talks about how healthcare organizations are coping via telepsychiatry with the mental health crisis, how tele-psychiatry has changed over the last two decades and the requisite bedside manner for tele-psychiatry. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.