Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services announced on Friday it was awarding $10.7 million from the American Rescue Plan to integrate telehealth services into pediatric care. Experts have pointed to virtual care as a way to address behavioral health's supply-and-demand issue , which has only grown direr during the pandemic.

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Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

Castlight published the full research findings in April in the company’s 2022 Workforce Health Index. The full report speaks to medical spending and utilization trends for preventive care, telehealth, and behavioral health. You can access state-by-state specifics on the Castlight Health supplemental dataset portal ].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. As the letter outlines, during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the DEA waived the prior in-person evaluation requirement for patients being prescribed controlled substances via telehealth.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 31, 2022

Older adults are at greater risk of developing the mental health consequences associated with poor well-being, including depression, loneliness, mood disorders, physical health issues like heart disease, and more rapid physiological health declines (Hawkley & Cacioppo, 2007 ). Virtual Reality Mental Health.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 16, 2023

A February 2023 report published by researcher Joanne Kim outlines the results of a two-month study of how data brokers sell sensitive data mental health data collected from mHealth mental health apps. These companies include BetterHelp , Cerebral, GoodRX, Monument, and Workit Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

A large-scale study recently published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health found that an increase in telehealth use in the Pacific Northwest corresponded to a dramatic decrease in transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. From 2010 to 2018, emissions from the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

85% of doctors believe the use of telehealth will become much more widespread after the pandemic, with the majority of physicians cautioning that telemedicine’s persistence will depend on both parity for payment and lowering of administrative burdens. That’s the private sector bullish approach to telehealth after the pandemic.

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Health Populi

APRIL 18, 2019

Kaveh was brainstorming the future of telehealth a decade from “now,” with three innovators attending #ATA19: Deepthi Bathina of Humana, Matthew Holt of Catalyst Health (and Co-Founder of Health 2.0), and Kim Swafford of Providence St. Joe’s deploys telehealth in eight states. First, connected care: one in five U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2020

Louis Healthcare System announced this week that it has contracted with the telecommunications vendor Uniper Care for a pilot program providing veterans access to telehealth and social engagement services. A 2018 study found that loneliness is closely associated with depression and suicidal ideation among veterans in primary care.

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TheraNest

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As mental health providers, few in the world want to bring more awareness to suicide prevention than you. For age ranges 10-14 and 25-34, suicide moves up to the second leading cause of death and is the third leading cause of death for those between the ages of 15-24 (National Institute of Mental Health, 2022).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a 17 percent jump in telehealth visits compared with the previous fiscal year, and says the VA delivered more than 2.6 million episodes of telehealth care in FY 2019. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Clocktree

MARCH 9, 2018

According to a 2018 survey conducted by Ernst and Young, more than 50% of 2500 consumers are already using the telemedicine technology available to them through their healthcare providers. However most of these patients do not have access to all the telehealth options they are hoping for.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. Power has undertaken a survey on consumer satisfaction with 31 telehealth providers across 15 measures, which will be published in November 2019. Those who had a telehealth encounter more likely lived in the Western U.S., Power polled 1,000 consumers in June 2019.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Rock Health and Stanford commissioned an online survey among 7,980 U.S. adults from early September to early October 2020 to gauge peoples’ interest in and utilization of digital health tools and telehealth. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Digital health tools generate data.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Professionals looking for current metrics related to opportunities in telemental health or telebehavioral health will find a treasure-trove in the recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Congressional report. The November 15, 2018 CMS Congressional report is entitled, Information on Medicare … Read more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission announced this week that it would be allocating more money to be disbursed to rural providers and help them establish the broadband connectivity necessary to implement telehealth and virtual care during the coronavirus crisis. WHY IT MATTERS. In addition, eligible providers must be non-profit or public.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Stony Brook Medicine health system, which, before COVID-19, had already grown from a two-hospital system to a four-hospital system with the inclusion of Eastern Long Island Hospital and Southampton Hospital, reflects a diverse and geographically widespread patient population of more than 1.4 million people in Suffolk County, New York.

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American Well

MAY 30, 2017

Mental Health Awareness Month has a nearly 70-year history of informing the public about one of the biggest medical issues affecting the country. As of March 2012, nearly 91 million people live in a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area. This is a problem that telehealth can help address.

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American Well

MAY 30, 2017

Mental Health Awareness Month has a nearly 70-year history of informing the public about one of the biggest medical issues affecting the country. As of March 2012, nearly 91 million people live in a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area. This is a problem that telehealth can help address.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With organizations and clinicians making decisions about their immediate futures with telehealth, new research regarding the role of telehealth therapeutic alliance outcomes is particularly pertinent. 2018 ; Horvath et al., Telehealth Therapeutic Alliance Research. 2021 ; Thomas et al.,

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Professionals looking for current metrics related to opportunities in telemental health or telebehavioral health will find a treasure-trove in the recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Congressional report. The November 15, 2018 CMS Congressional report is entitled, Information on Medicare … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Research has been mounting in support of prescribing psychedelic medications to treat various mental health and substance use disorders, including treatment-resistant depression, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, traumatic brain injury, and opioid addiction. EHRs designed to support ketamine treatments.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Research has found that Internet gaming disorder is associated with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and stress ( Pontes & Griffiths, 2015; Wong, Mo, Potenza, Chan,, Lau, Chui, … & Lin , 2020) along with poorer sleep quality ( Lam , 2014) and family conflict ( Seok , Jeoung, Park, Park , 2018).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Verizon are teaming up to offer Veterans who are customers of the telecommunications giant unlimited access to department's VA Video Connect telehealth app. Telehealth is set for a major expansion in the U.S. Telehealth is set for a major expansion in the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Two years later, the IOM identified objectives for educational reform for physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, and other allied health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and addiction specialists (IOM HPES 2003).

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 31, 2022

Research has found that work overload can lead to mental health problems, particularly burnout, decreased life satisfaction, and work dissatisfaction. 2018 ), and other mental health consequences (Dar et al., Basic Telehealth Clinical Best Practices. Learn telehealth competencies from industry leaders.

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Health Populi

JULY 15, 2022

However, there will be some bright spots of growth for consumer tech spending, for 5G smartphones, smart home applications, gaming, and health technologies, noted in the Consumer Technology Association’s CTA U.S. Consumer Technology One-Year Industry Forecast, 2018-2023. Underneath the overall industry spend of $503 billion, a 0.2%

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Connecting from our homes — now our health hubs, workplaces, schools, entertainment centers, and gyms — is necessary like air and water for survival across daily life flows. Digital connectivity can ameliorate social isolation and anxiety, bolster mental health, and access needed medical care via telehealth channels.

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Iris Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

As the healthcare industry evolves, one thing is certain: telehealth is here to stay. In fact, we believe that telepsychiatry is revolutionizing the way healthcare organizations approach behavioral health. Telehealth increases medication adherence and follow-up visits. Misunderstandings around their mental health condition.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: Bloomberg reported that Walmart’s projected visit volume for the company’s new health clinic in Duluth, Georgia, exceeded expectations. Indeed, outpatient and ambulatory care is the New Black for hospitals and health care.

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Enzyme Health

JULY 31, 2019

Get to know the most important data on telehealth market growth, insurance and telemedicine, telehealth technology, telemedicine patient demographics, telehealth patient satisfaction, provider adoption of telehealth, and specialty telemedicine statistics. Telehealth Market Statistics. billion in the U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 4, 2023

First, we look at the macro picture on health services utilization comparing the end of 2022 with pre-COVID-19 levels. we see an over-indexing of office, institutional and telehealth visits (at 108) and a 104 gauge on new prescriptions. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Life expectancy in the U.S.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 20, 2018

The Complete Telehealth Guide for Therapists. Have you thought about offering telehealth sessions at your private practice? Given the rising popularity of telehealth in all areas of medicine, the answer is likely yes. What is Telehealth? The Benefits of Telehealth. According to the ONC.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 23, 2023

Since the 2021 Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved semaglutide injections (Wegovy) for weight loss, established weight loss programs, such as WeightWatchers, have been considering the purchase of rapidly growing telehealth weight loss companies. It is to be used with reduced caloric intake and increased physical activity.

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Mend

JANUARY 18, 2021

Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package. We believe arbitrary restrictions on telehealth must be permanently removed to make way for a modernized and more accessible healthcare system.”. But those calls were largely ignored.

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InTouch Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

A Prime Example of the Future of Telehealth Legislation. States around the country are creating new legislation to increase access to telehealth services , but one state is going above and beyond when it comes to enacting meaningful change within the healthcare system. Kentucky Doubles Down on Telehealth.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 30, 2019

CLICK HERE to learn more about how BHM helps your organization curb behavioral health costs. Telehealth continues to grow rapidly in both availability and popularity for members with behavioral healthcare needs. The use of telehealth grew 624% from 2014 to 2018, according to a new study from FAIR Health.

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