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The Ever-Growing Healthcare Costs In The United States

Electronic Health Reporter

By Dusan Goljic, project manager and medical writer, HealthCareers Many believe that the US healthcare gives its users what they pay for since it’s famously known as the most expensive healthcare system in the developed […]. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Circle Medical says $14M from WELL Health will enable low-cost telehealth app usage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The cash, says the company, will allow Circle and WELL to offer 200 million people in the United States support for the use of Circle's telehealth app either for no cost or a small co-pay. The telehealth platform is currently available for use in 35 states. million from the Canadian firm WELL Health Technologies.

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The Unbearable Heaviness of Inflation: Will Consumers’ Financial Stress Erode Their Health?

Health Populi

” While I already thought I did that, Team @MorningConsult updated us on the current state of consumers and what’s weighing most heavily on their minds…inflation being #1. This consumer research was conducted in January 2022 — well before a gallon of gas cost an average of $4.98 in the U.S. in Belgium, $8.66

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Psychiatrists 'pleasantly surprised' with transition to telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Although research supported the efficacy of video telepsychiatry, the National Institute of Mental Health-funded study notes, only 5% of psychiatrists in the Medicare program had ever provided a telemedicine visit. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail.

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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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Here’s What to Expect from IoMT Cybersecurity in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to be up against a fast-moving landscape trying to keep up with and mitigate cybersecurity threats to medical technology. All of these challenges are compounded by the budget and staff constraints facing most HDOs.

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Behavioral health and telemedicine: What's in store for 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The United States is in the middle of a mental and behavioral healthcare crisis. Eric Meier, CEO and president of Owl, a vendor of data-driven, evidence-based behavioral health technology, has his finger on the pulse of mental healthcare in the U.S. But technology has a huge role to play in lessening the crisis.