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Virtual Reality Pain Management with Children

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Virtual reality (VR) pain management apps and other technologies have been developing for over a decade to help children struggling with chronic pain conditions and rehabilitation. They reviewed and summarized various programs developed and utilized VR pain management with children. 2017 ; Lambert et al.,

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8 Benefits of Meditation to Mental Health and Well-Being

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

According to a study, the use of meditation among American adults has tripled between 2012 and 2017, rising from 4.1 percent in 2017. [1]. Benefits of Meditation to Mental Health and Well-Being. Meditation offers numerous benefits for one’s mental health and overall well-being. Enhanced Pain Tolerance.

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The U.S. is a Nation in Pain – America’s Life Expectancy Fell Again in 2016

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: How to deal with this think-the-unthinkable public and personal health reality? The Trust detailed a National Resilience Strategy in 2017 with elements of: Improving pain management and treatment. Expanding and modernizing mental health services and treatment in U.S.

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Master Guide to Telehealth Statistics for 2019

Enzyme Health

From 2017 to 2023 the global telemedicine market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.8% ( ATA Telehealth Basics ). large employers (companies with over 500 employees) said they would provide telehealth coverage with their health insurance in states where it’s an allowed option ( NGBH ). As of 2017, 61.2%

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HHS Awards $1 Billion to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Medical Mime - EHR

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded over $1 billion in opioid-specific grants to help combat the drug overdose crisis. We have written about this crisis which caused 72,000 deaths in 2017 and about a year ago here. Better pain management. Better data. Better availability of Overdose-reversing drugs.

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Reimagining Pain in the Wake of the Opioid Epidemic

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Vijay Yanamadala, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Sword Health and System Medical Director of Spine Quality at Hartford Healthcare. In 2017, after years of over prescribing opioids to treat pain, leading to opioid addiction for millions of Americans, opioid dependency was declared a public health emergency.

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What Effective Telehealth Legislation Looks Like

InTouch Health

In 2017, there were 1,160 reported opioid-involved deaths in Kentucky—a rate of 27.9 This new legislation will help those struggling with addiction access the care they need, in addition to pain management services, mental health services, and suicide prevention. deaths per 100,000 persons.