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Bonus Features – September 18, 2022 – HIMSS and WHO to collaborate on digital health, inpatient admissions for pediatric mental health up 60% since 2016, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Research from payment and analytics company Clarify Health found that mental health utilization for pediatrics has increased significantly since 2016. Inpatient admissions for mental health increased 60% from 2016 to 2021, while ED admissions increased 20%.

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Andy Oram talked to Cam Holt at Weave about modernizing patient intake forms with digital tools that can pull patient data from EHRs (via API integrations) and give practices the option to customize forms for their own needs. Read more… Lessons Learned from Health IT in the Golden State. No one likes paper forms.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

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Technical literacy, such as knowing how to use devices and interact with electronic health record (EHR) portals and video interfaces. These three components are known as digital health readiness – and when it comes to underserved patients, much of their readiness is limited by social determinants of health.

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Weekly Roundup – May 6, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

John and Colin offered their thoughts on whether ChatGPT, AmazonCare, and EHR APIs are here to stay or will fade away. Read more… Preventing Genetic Testing Fraud: 5 Actions for Health Plans. Read more… An Innovative Technique to Addressing Clinicians’ Mental Health. at Valencell. Hayes, M.D.,

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The new iPad initiative has its roots in the VA's Connected Tablet program , which launched in 2016 and, research shows, has created a more satisfying patient experience and made veterans less likely to miss appointments.

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University of Rochester serves rural patients, reduces ED burden with telebehavioral health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Jennifer Richman, associate professor of psychiatry at University of Rochester Medical Center, and Michael Hasselberg, NP, senior director of digital Health at U of Rochester. Moreover, when behavioral or mental health would present at the emergency department, "there were no onsite psychiatric resources," said Hasselberg.

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Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A survey by Brightside Health found that 78% of people receiving mental health treatment prefer online therapy to in-person appointments or have no preference about where they receive care. The Kalderos Drug Discount Management platform identified nearly $1 billion in inaccurate Medicaid drug rebates from 2016 to early 2023.

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