Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2022

A new project in the Australian state of Victoria aims to improve the telehealth capabilities of mental health and palliative care services. million) funding from the federal government-backed Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) for its Enhanced Telehealth Capabilities project. million ($1.5 ON THE RECORD.

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Accountable care organizations do not positively influence treatment and outcomes for chronic mental health conditions for Medicare patients, according to a study in Health Affairs. | A new study pours water on the belief that ACOs are well-suited to handle chronic mental health conditions its patients experience.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2023

Telepsychiatry plays a critical role in improving access to mental health care, with over one in three outpatient visits being delivered by telehealth, according to Kaiser Family Foundation (for example, 35% and 38% of outpatient visits were over telehealth for depression or anxiety, respectively). ” he said.

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Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

Last month, AARP published research on older peoples’ perspectives on their state of mental health and well-being. “While it is understandable to see a decline in mental health or emotional well-being during trying times, this is not a normal part of aging.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Health Populi’s Hot Points : Nine in ten patients said they’d look for different health care providers if they were dissatisfied with their patient experience, West’s research found. They message the Go-Know-Control mantra bundling a mental health call-to-action as well.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2023

The subscription-based service sends semi-customized supportive texts based on what users input about their experiences when signing up and without initiation. The company's FAQ says the service, developed by a worldwide team of care experts, is designed to complement other mental health services, like counseling or therapy.

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Lloyd Price

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Exec Summary: Artificial Emotional Intelligence (AEI) holds significant potential to revolutionise healthcare by enhancing patient care, improving diagnostic accuracy, and streamlining processes. AI-powered chatbots can provide initial assessments, screen for mental health conditions, and connect patients with appropriate resources.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 27, 2018

Every patient experiences mental illness differently, but as technology becomes more ingrained in people’s lives, it’s easier to track behavior and how that correlates to mental health, John Torous, MD, co-director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said today at Mad*Pow's Health Experience Design (HXD) Conference in Cambridge, (..)

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Health Populi

JULY 23, 2020

One of the public health hallmarks of the pandemic era has been stress, documented by the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey. That further enhances patient experience, and further enables the patient to self-manage care at home where it’s safe, hygienic, and risk-managed.

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Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2024

Then there is a bigger delta for mental health via virtual, where 41% of consumers would prefer a tele-mental health visit compared with one in-person (59%). Just about one-half of consumers would choose a virtual platform to deal with a minor illness.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2025

Health Populi’s Hot Points: What we-know-we-know is that the pandemic experience, emerging five years ago this week based on WHO’s pronouncement of the public health emergency, is that our homes became our health hubs.

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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. Reimagining Technology’s Role.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

The use of telehealth visits grew from 4% of older people having ever used virtual platforms by May 2019, to 30% of older patients using telehealth in June 2020. Among these visits, 76% were with a primary care provider, 32% with a specialty care provider, and 18% with a mental health provider, the study found.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 13, 2025

Even with that patient-love, the nursing profession has been plagued with burnout and disrespect, reports of misbehavior in the (health care) workplace, and growing ennui resulting in more nursing labor considering leaving the profession — at least leaving the front-line of care-giving and direct patient care.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 9, 2024

The honor recognizes the Woebot Health Platform, which is built on a foundation of clinically proven techniques and infused with artificial intelligence (AI). Woebot Health is addressing this challenge head on, standing as a mental health ally that is engaging people in their breakthrough mental health solutions at scale.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Top-line, Accenture points to four pillars on which the pharma industry can “reinvent its relevance,” as the report title suggests: To express greater empathy, understanding the patient experience of delaying treatment, financial impacts, and mental health challenges the pandemic has caused.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Concerningly, more people dealing with a chronic condition avoided health care more than people without a chronic disease — 48% versus 31%, meaning that 1 in 2 patients with a diagnosed condition delayed health care during the pandemic in 2020. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Digital health tools generate data.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2022

25% delayed mental health care. By far, the predominant reasons for skipping health care in the past year were the high cost of health services (45.5%) and overall higher prices (in general, 43.3%). Note the types of care delayed or skipped: Over 27% of people delayed care related to nutrition.

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Digital Health Global

JANUARY 27, 2025

Milton Chen, Co-CEO of VSee Health. VSee is dedicated to delivering simple, secure, high-quality video that is foundational to providing virtual mental health care. VSee Growth Potential in TeleMental and TeleBehavioral Health The digital mental health market is expected to grow from $23.63

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Digital Health Global

MAY 29, 2024

Benefiting from the combined capabilities and digital platforms of both organizations, the partnership will provide integrated solutions to pharmaceutical partners aiming to enhance patient experiences. The Iona Mind platform contains low-intensity CBT programs for managing common mental health conditions and general wellbeing.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2023

For pain management and chatbots for mental health? For mental health, 46% of consumers thought AI chatbots should only be used by people that are also seeing a therapist. Less than half of people expect AI in health and medicine to improve patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2025

Just months ago, XRHealth announced the acquisition of NeuroReality, a company specializing in therapeutic and rehabilitative experiences through immersive XR gameplay. In 2023, XRHealth also acquired Amelia Virtual Care, which provided a flexible virtual reality software for mental health professionals.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2024

The following is a guest article by Rebecca Jones, President at Mosaicx In recent years, the mental health landscape has become incredibly challenging. With the pandemic, job market fluctuations, and economic uncertainties, Americans are experiencing heightened levels of anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions.

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Health Populi

MARCH 16, 2025

adults have also tapped into LLMs to source information about physical or mental health. While most people in the U.S. who have used large language models (like ChatGPT) for informal learning, entertainment, and getting information about products and services, 39% of U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2022

These self-care tasks extended in our health care across all dimensions of “health” including mental health, nutrition and gut wellness, sleep, and certainly financial health. And that is part of the patient-as-payer’s workflow. It’s true to say that in the U.S.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 24, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Telemynd , a leading virtual mental health solution, today announced its latest partnership with renowned healthcare service provider UnitedHealthcare. This collaboration now enables them to provide mental health services to an extensive network of over 82 million individuals. MAYNARD, Mass.–(BUSINESS

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2025

Andrew Hines, Chief Technology Officer at Canvas Medical There will be continued investment in the capacity and effectiveness of mental health care providers in 2025. This personalized, intuitive approach will improve outcomes while supporting healthcare organizations’ shift to value-based care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2023

Telepsychiatry plays a critical role in improving access to mental health care, with over one in three outpatient visits being delivered by telehealth, according to Kaiser Family Foundation (for example, 35% and 38% of outpatient visits were over telehealth for depression or anxiety, respectively). ” he said.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 3, 2023

Woebot Health is dedicated to breaking down traditional barriers to care that for too long have prevented people from getting the support they need,” said Woebot Health CEO Michael Evers. We extend our sincere congratulations to Woebot Health on being our choice for the ‘Best Overall Mental Health Solution’ for 2023.”

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 1, 2024

When I heard that a pediatric organization was so focused on mental health screenings in their office, my mind couldn’t quite get around the need for mental health screeners for children. Almost every patient in their practice is going through screeners to evaluate the mental and physical health.

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Health Populi

APRIL 3, 2024

While safety outcomes and health care organizations’ “safety cultures” are improving, there is evidence in the U.S. that people — both patients and the health care workforce — feel less safe, discussed in Safety in Healthcare 2024 from Press Ganey. “Safety is the foundation of healthcare.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Focus on Patient Experience and Outcomes: HealthTech companies that prioritise patient experience, improve outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs are likely to be highly valued. Companies offering mental health apps, virtual therapy platforms, and digital biomarkers are likely to attract investor interest.

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Digital Health Global

MARCH 27, 2023

Innovative products include DBT self-guided content and emotional wellness coaching resources NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Mantra Health , a clinically informed digital mental health provider for colleges and universities, announced a series of milestones that mark a new era of growth for the company.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2020

More enterprise applications will be underpinned by 5G communications by 2023, none more important than those for health care. These can be heavy lifts in terms of data requirements for those applications in the “Massive IoT” category.

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Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2025

The 2025 Medscape Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report found that nearly one-half of U.S. Ironically, the adoption and implementation of electronic health records technology accelerate some aspects of burnout due to the systems lacking interoperability and user-centered design workflows.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Reducing associated provider, payer and patient costs in value-based care arrangements. Resolving barriers to care associated with social determinants of health and health equity priorities. Improving overall patient experience and outcomes scores that incentivize new quality payment models.

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