Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

Alarming effects have been found from recent digital technologies on social connections and mental health. But can digital technology also improve social connections? Clinicians and payers would also be interested in the study’s finding that this loneliness makes it harder for these people to use the health care system.

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Iris Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

Telehealth has revolutionized the patient experience by making it easier to attend appointments, communicate with their provider, and reduce no-show rates. On top of enabling continuity of care for patients, telehealth also increases clinician satisfaction and provides financial benefits for organizations.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

the health/care ecosystem warmly embraced social determinants of health as a concept in 2019. I then analyzed the anonymized data to create health risk profiles for workers in the agencies, which had distinctively different profiles. Flash forward to Walmart, and their 2019 moment of business-and-community responsibility.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. In 2022, a study highlighted a stark difference: only 60% of Black and 57% of Hispanic patients used these portals, compared to 70% of white patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 10, 2023

It is difficult enough to find access – especially timely access – to needed medical specialists in large urban areas, but it can be next to impossible in rural communities. Virtual care has proven that it can be a big help in connecting patients with the right specialists , and in a timely manner. population.

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Iris Telehealth

JANUARY 15, 2024

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. I was looking at all the available online positions at different job hosting sites. I was looking at all the available online positions at different job hosting sites. How does teletherapy compare to in-person care?

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 2, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Responses to our latest question for the Healthcare IT Today community included large language models, the availability of SDoH data, and increased adoption of ambient monitoring.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The MAVEN Project is a nonprofit organization serving Federally Qualified Health Centers and free and charitable clinics, connecting expert specialty physician volunteers with clinic providers. That’s roughly 30 million Americans who receive medical care at more than 14,000 clinic sites across the country.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. These networks profit the people they serve.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Make no mistake, I am a believer! People of color make up 75% of the unconnected population in urban counties. Let me count the ways.

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When thinking about mental health in the Black community, it’s important to put into perspective how their experiences are impacted by culture and history. Organizations can work to address these inequalities by helping create better access to mental health support and providing more culturally competent care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2023

Today, Reimer is in the middle of a $350 million virtual care initiative, working to overcome health IT workforce challenges, and building a modern data ecosystem – emphasis on modern. Please discuss Sanford's $350 million virtual care initiative and how it is helping the organization.

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Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. How does telehealth compare to in-person care? I was concerned because I thought the interaction would be so different, and in some ways, it is. How do you foster connection with patients virtually?

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Iris Telehealth

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. How does telehealth compare to in-person care? The biggest difference is not having to travel. How do you foster connection with patients virtually? This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Dr. Valerie King-Ernst.

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

If you made your living in commercial real estate — and especially, working with hospitals’ and health systems’ office space — would the concept of telehealth be freaking you out right now? The quality of care and facilities influence patient choice, and systems can improve patient access by modernizing key facilities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 15, 2022

Marlene McDermott is senior director of therapy services at telepsychiatry provider Array Behavioral Care and a licensed therapist. Marlene McDermott is senior director of therapy services at telepsychiatry provider Array Behavioral Care and a licensed therapist. The pandemic has aggravated this problem. Burnout costs the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Searching for the answers to these questions in the hopes of them getting more investments in the future, we reached out to our absolutely incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas of healthcare they think need more investment and why. Mitesh Rao, Founder and CEO at OMNY Health – Community research.

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Iris Telehealth

JULY 11, 2022

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. A: Six years ago, I was making a job transition and was looking for something that would provide me with flexibility. It’s hard to say what a typical day looks like because each setting looks different. We have lots of support.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Consider: religion, government, financial institutions… and the health care ecosystem, as well. Technology, in particular, will be playing a growing role in helping us find love, nurture love, and give love back to our community (looking well beyond Tinder toward the role of AI and other emerging tech’s). Only 13% of U.S.

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Iris Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2024

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. I didn’t think I’d like telehealth because I liked the in-person connection. However, I did a lot of research and saw that telehealth is just as effective as in-person care, especially with some of the modalities I use in therapy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2022

River Valley counseling Center's Holyoke Clinic in Holyoke, Massachusetts, always was trying to make ends meet with its technology. Network connectivity? Across the community, there are high poverty, school dropout, substance abuse and violence rates. THE PROBLEM. Was it the computer itself? A glitch in the signal?

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Iris Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2023

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. I was working at a pretty terrible job in community psychiatry. I’ve always loved community psychiatry, and that’s what I wanted to do. How do you foster connection with patients virtually?

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AMD Telemedicine

MAY 3, 2023

Implementing a telemedicine strategy now can have massive benefits for your healthcare organization down the line. Here are the top five considerations as you establish your telemedicine system: 1. Scalability across the enterprise and modalities of care How are you currently leveraging the modalities of care?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Harris put forth a number of strategies to address this, including the launch of a new initiative to design birthing-friendly hospitals and partnerships with nonprofits and private companies to invest in innovative care models. At Philips, our purpose is to improve people's health and wellbeing.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2020

Next week, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) will convene CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, where over 180,000 tech-minded people from around the world will convene to kick the tires on new TVs, games, smart home devices, 5G connections, 3-D printing, drones, and to be sure, digital health innovations.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

You get to see old friends and meet new colleagues in your field. Also, after being in healthcare for a decade, the topics are familiar and unless you’re in academia and research, probably not always that impactful on your medical practice day-to-day. But often CME conferences have topics centered around traditional healthcare.

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Iris Telehealth

MAY 17, 2023

Making the move from private practice to working for a telehealth group comes with a lot of benefits and considerations. In this blog, we’ll outline the pros and cons of making this switch and offer recommendations for making this transition seamless. Are you looking for something specific?

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Iris Telehealth

JULY 3, 2023

Integrated mental health services acknowledge that mental health and physical health don’t exist in silos and make high-quality care a reality for patients across the country. Telepsychiatry helps elevate collaboration even further by making specialty expertise readily available for organizations and their providers.

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Iris Telehealth

MAY 9, 2022

Culturally competent care effectively meets social and cultural needs by addressing issues like language barriers, low literacy rates, and lack of knowledge about racial and ethnic minority health. Social determinants of health can create and exacerbate mental health conditions, hindering people’s ability to access the care they need.

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Iris Telehealth

JULY 24, 2023

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. There are other differences where if it’s a child, I can engage with them in play better in person. For underserved communities , they may have waited months for a specialty provider or had to travel somewhere else.

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Iris Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

75% of people expect virtual care to become a standard part of their care. 85.52% report that telemedicine has made getting the care they need easier. 75% of people expect virtual care to become a standard part of their care. 85.52% report that telemedicine has made getting the care they need easier.

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Quick links Telehealth bridges care gaps Telemedicine use among Americans Rules and regulations related to telehealth Telehealth satisfaction by numbers How Iris Telehealth can help During the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, many providers, organizations, and patients turned to telehealth as a way to deliver and receive mental health services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

However, this reversal could put certain communities and demographic populations at a disadvantage, such as those in rural areas or ones without reliable transportation. However, this reversal could put certain communities and demographic populations at a disadvantage, such as those in rural areas or ones without reliable transportation.

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Iris Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2023

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. A: I worked in a community mental health center for about a dozen years, and in 2016 I decided to move to the West coast with my family. The difference is, safety-wise, my wife is a lot happier where I’m working now.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 27, 2022

Increasing access to behavioral health care can help diagnose and treat more patients and also help fight the stigma attached to having a mental health diagnosis. Keep reading to learn more about how you can educate your organization on mental healthcare and implement your first behavioral health program.

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Health System CIO

JULY 20, 2021

When Patrick McGill, MD, became involved in the Epic optimization initiative at Community Health Network, it was, admittedly, for “selfish” reasons. “I I wanted to make Epic more efficient for me to maintain the practice I had,” said McGill, who already had a full plate as a family physician. “I Key Takeaways. *

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

In the EY team’s work around the globe, we see healthcare is shifting focus to value-based care and contracting, and yet it seems as if the views of the consumer or patient are being left out of the equation. Our key focus was to understand personal preferences and what matters most to consumers regarding their health and care.

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