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Psychiatrists 'pleasantly surprised' with transition to telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail. WHY IT MATTERS.

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The New Employer Wellness Lens Includes Mental Health, Telehealth and Women’s Health

Health Populi

That spending will have a strong focus on behavioral health services: 9 in 10 employers are concerned with the level of access workers have to mental health services. Of key import is the finding that 9 in 10 employers have plans to address mental health stigma in the next year.

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For Oak Orchard, telehealth relieves shortage of medical, dental and mental health pros

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"When patients started to come back to the office, we used in-room telemedicine equipment from Elo and Logitech. "Patients were roomed by a nurse at one of our offices where the telemedicine equipment was already set up, and our providers would be at another one of our offices or possibly working from home," he continued.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. The second chart focuses in on telemedicine adoption by channel, comparing six years of Rock Health’s consumer research. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Digital health tools generate data.

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More than 70 orgs urge DEA: Revise telehealth controlled substance rules

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association and 70 other organizations signed a letter this past Friday urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. Drug Enforcement Administration to collaborate with the U.S.

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more complex and inefficient. THE PROBLEM.

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Teletherapy is closing the provider gap in rural North Dakota

Clocktree

There is a nationwide shortage of mental health services, but this shortage is even more pronounced in rural states like North Dakota. In response to the shortage, the state has boosted telemedicine as an option for mental health care. Read the article “ North Dakota doesn’t have enough psychiatrists.