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India rolls out nationwide tele-mental health service

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India has formally launched this week its national tele-mental health programme. Called Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS), it will provide free, round-the-clock teleconsultation service for mental health concerns.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. And just like those other health systems, AccessHealth faced numerous challenges at first, in trying to adapt to this new normal. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS To identify common facilitators and barriers to telehealth implementation, researchers evaluated practice leaders' perspectives on 32 aspects of telemedicine in their practices, according to a new report published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

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Mental Health Is the Next Pandemic

GlobalMed

While many of us are sheltering in place to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a massive mental health pandemic is also brewing. Fears about COVID-19, the economic meltdown, and prolonged social-isolation are all taking a toll on mental health. The Demand for Mental Health Treatment is Now.

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Clinically Validated Vital Signs for Mental Health

Healthcare IT Today

Check out our interview with Solinsky below to learn more, but it’s great to see how Ellipsis Health is using technology and your voice to create a clinically validated vital sign for your mental health. What do behavioral health patients have? Why not layer this mental health assessment on to the check-in process?

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the telemedicine work of the University of Montana College of Health in Missoula, services would be provided through a centralized hub at the university with synchronous and asynchronous telehealth services provided to rural and tribal communities in partnership with clinics, hospitals and pharmacies across the state. MARKETPLACE.

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Mental Health in the Black Community: Ways to Increase Care and Access

Iris Telehealth

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.