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Telehealth helps one hospital reduce ER overflow hours from 1,700 to 148

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Clinical leadership turned to telemedicine technology and services vendor SOC Telemed to help ensure patients have expeditious access to appropriate psychiatric consultation. Since launching tele-psychiatry, the emergency department has reduced length of stay for psychiatric patients by approximately 70%. ” RESULTS.

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Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MEETING THE CHALLENGE Ultimately, it was the behavioral health leadership team that helped the IT team make progress – taking the leadership role in the development and management of the partnership. As a result, we're able to get people into psychiatry usually within ten days. Click here to read the special report.

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Brightside Health Raises Strategic Series C, Welcomes Trip Hofer to Board of Directors

Healthcare IT Today

Brightside Health serves people with mild to severe clinical depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, including those with elevated suicide risk, through precision psychiatry, clinically proven therapy, and Crisis Care. With this Series C funding, the organization’s leadership continues to chart plans for additional expansions.

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Mount Sinai-linked computer pads keep patients at home during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

I lead a weekly meeting with the vendor and our IT leadership to review new specifications, review use data and assess the need for further device modifications – constantly trying to make these devices more user-friendly, using patient and provider feedback.”

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She is a member of the clinical leadership at Done, a platform that connects patients with psychiatric board-certified medical professionals for services including online video consultations , diagnosis, care team support and prescription delivery. She’s board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry as well as adult psychiatry.

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Why (and When) You Should Consider a Virtual Medical Director

Iris Telehealth

Striking the right balance between prioritizing quality patient care and managing everyday leadership tasks is pivotal for healthcare organizations. During my years at Iris, I’ve seen many clinics promote staff members into leadership positions based on seniority rather than on that person having experience in leadership or administration.

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Where telehealth can help curb the mental health staffing shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Milam has served in leadership roles throughout his psychiatric career and spearheaded the telepsychiatry initiative at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, where he still serves as an associate professor.