2022, EHR and Mental health - Connected Health Pulse

Mental Health Chatbots: What's next for the Conversational AI HealthTech market?

Lloyd Price

MARCH 3, 2024

Exec Summary: The future of mental health chatbots is likely to be one of cautious optimism. The ultimate goal should be to leverage these tools responsibly and ethically to complement, not replace, human connection and professional mental health care.

Mental health

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care spending in the U.S. This year, medical cost trend will rise by 7.0%, expected to decline a bit in 2022 according to the annual study from PwC Health Research Institute , Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2022. increased by a relatively low 6.0% The post Post-Pandemic, U.S.

Digital Health

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Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

News and Studies Nearly two dozen health systems have pledged to use Epic to share health information through the TEFCA framework , the EHR vendor announced, adding, “Our plan is to deliver software this year that will help our customers to be among the initial participants in TEFCA.”

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Weekly Roundup – November 26, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The Top Innovations at HLTH 2022. She discussed the value of integrating SDOH data into the EHR so it’s more readily visible to clinical staff, along with the impact of connecting patients to the community resources they need. Mental health provider SonderMind acquired Total Brain , a neuroscience company.

Patient Experience

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Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

COVID-19 has created another health crisis in this country – a massive increase in depression and other mental health issues associated with being isolated. Further, the opioid crisis has worsened with an increase in addiction. THE PROBLEM.

Primary Care

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

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%.

Mental health

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2022 Trends in Mental and Behavioral Health

TheraNest

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As healthcare gets more digitized, new practices are more likely to adopt an EHR like TheraNest rather than use pen and paper records, while existing practices are slower to adopt due to budget and time constraints. Health Disparities Are Growing. Unfortunately, health disparities are only growing, and that includes mental health.

Mental health

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 16, 2023

Following is the number of patients seen via telemedicine per year: 2018, 0 2019, 55 2020, 17,975 2021, 7,688 2022, 5,690 ADVICE FOR OTHERS "Telehealth is the norm for us now," Kinter said. " Kuder suggested healthcare provider organizations be aware of what an EHR can do. We’ve experienced the benefits.

Telehealth

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. While technology is embedded in this list, the headlines have more to do with social, mental, and behavioral health than pure-play technology and devices.

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Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By HIMSS TV | August 23, 2023 Video Indonesia's digital healthcare revolution Leading up to the HIMSS Asia-Pacific Conference in Bali on 27 - 28 September, 2022, HIMSS talked.

EMR

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Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A survey of Medisafe users found that 51% of patients say accessing mental health support is one of their primary health challenges , with women and younger patients more likely to express concerns about their mental health. Patient relationship management platform Equiva unveiled its Connected Home Health Hub.

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Bonus Features – November 13, 2022 – HCA extends 30-year relationship with MEDITECH, cost of care replaces pandemic as top reason to defer care, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

HCA Healthcare signed a new agreement for a large-scale deployment of MEDITECH Expanse , continuing a relationship with the EHR vendor that has spanned three decades and been recognized with the 2021 CHIME Collaboration Award. The company also announced Advanced Recovery Systems, bluebird bio, and John Muir Health as customers.

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The Best Global Brands Through a Lens on Health – Reading Interbrand’s 2023 Annual Report

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

compared to 16% in 2022. So we see Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Samsung, all providing some aspect of health care products and/or services, on top of the 100 companies’ brands. Most brands stagnated or lost ground in terms of brand value in 2023, with average growth rate of 5.7%

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Altera Digital Health and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Expand Partnership

Digital Health Global

APRIL 6, 2023

In addition to expanding the successful partnership between the two organizations, the medical center will also implement Paragon® Ambulatory Care EHR, as well as Microsoft Azure hosting and several other Altera solutions. In May 2022, Altera joined N.

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

News CMS has opened the Hardship Exception application period for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that participated in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program in 2022. The analysis also found that Z-codes are most frequently used in behavioral health and acute care settings.

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Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

They also discussed the all-important topic of EHR integration. Read more… Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health. There are many ties between mental health and SDoH such as food insecurity, unemployment, and access to transportation.

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St. Luke's University Health proves telehealth is as good as in-person care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 5, 2022

"Another problem we had was with the number of solutions we were using," noted Jody McCloud Missmer, behavioral health network administrator, St. Luke's University Health Network. "Over 205,000 unique patients received telehealth care at least once between March 2021 and March 2022. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

Greenway Health has launched a service called Greenway Medical Coding for its EHR clients to help relieve the administrative burden of coding and receive payments faster. Illinois-based Midwest Orthopaedic Center went with eClinicalWorks for its patient engagement, cloud-based EHR, and RCM products. Grants and Funding.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Behavioral health EHR Valant launched Prospective Patient Management , a tool for matching patients and providers. National specialty hospital PAM Health selected AtlasJobs for its talent acquisition and engagement app. Sutter Health chose Get Well as the platform for its virtual mental health program for patients ages 12 to 26.

Primary Care

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Bonus Features – November 6, 2022 – More than 90% of patients interested in telehealth, half of payers have had a data breach in the last five years, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A survey from virtual care platform KeyCare concluded that 92% of patients would be somewhat or very likely to use telehealth within the next year for routine medical care such as urgent care, chronic condition management, or mental health services.

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Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 14, 2022

HIMSS has released its 2022 Future of Healthcare Report , and survey results suggest that payers and providers look at big technology companies differently. Voice-based mental health biomarker firm Ellipsis Health announced an integration with Ceras Health , which offers a clinical monitoring and health data analytics platform.

Nursing

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Prescribing Psychedelics via Telehealth?

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.

Telehealth

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Urban Health Plan Leverages AI from eClinicalWorks to Reduce No-Shows by more than 50%

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 8, 2023

No Shows Cause Operational Issues UHP is a federally qualified community health center that operates twelve health centers, one mental health center, twelve school-based health centers and three part-time clinics, located in New York City’s South Bronx, Corona, Queens and Central Harlem communities. show rate).

Primary Care

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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

Healthcare accounted for 36% of all enterprise data breaches in 2022 , according to the latest research from ForgeRock. The report also cited a 50% increase in breaches from 2022 as compared to 2021. Behavioral health program provider United We Care launched its mental health and wellness coaching program in the United States.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Behavioral health EHR Valant launched Prospective Patient Management , a tool for matching patients and providers. National specialty hospital PAM Health selected AtlasJobs for its talent acquisition and engagement app. Sutter Health chose Get Well as the platform for its virtual mental health program for patients ages 12 to 26.

Primary Care

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Sparrow Health System uses pandemic lessons to expand its virtual care strategic plan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

"With most of our practices closed in late March of 2020, we needed an immediate solution that couldn't wait until July," said Patrick Sustrich, director of retail healthcare at Sparrow Health System. "Through August 2022, we have successfully completed more than 144,000 virtual visits.

Telehealth

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Federal Bureau of Prisons Partners with Bicycle Health & Wellpath Team for Telehealth-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 6, 2023

Until now, medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment regimens have been underutilized in criminal justice settings, according to a 2019 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) report. In June of 2022, it closed a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $83 million.

Telehealth

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Navigating the Complex Pathways in Pediatric Digital Health

Xealth

AUGUST 2, 2023

How to get the right digital tools into the hands of providers, their patients and their caregivers effectively What regulations must be navigated, and when First, it’s essential to understand the difference between non-prescription digital health tools and prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs).

Digital Health

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10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They also highlight that many of the health IT and EHR vendors haven’t updated their systems in order for their users to comply with the regulation. 39% of those surveyed by CHIME said that they were concerned about receiving an upgrade of their health IT system in time to comply. And the next chapter begins!

HIE

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Telehealth Could Be a Solution to Ending Clinician Burnout

SteadyMD

APRIL 7, 2022

There are many factors that contribute: overwhelming workloads due to staff shortages and increased patient demand; short appointment times for in-office care; updating of electronic health records (EHR); emotionally draining shifts; and time-consuming administrative tasks. ” – Dr. Jonathan Hinds.

Telehealth

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

Both are life-saving measures for delivering mental and behavioral health services and treating people with substance use disorders. Digital health startups banked a record-breaking $29.1B With the market downturns we’ve seen in 2022, that trend will shift. Susa Monacelli, General Manager at Propeller Health.

Telehealth

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Staffing issues, record losses, and burnout continued to plague the healthcare industry in 2022. Instead, we anticipate a more mix and match, custom approach to EHRs. Jason Gorevic, CEO at Teladoc Health. health expenses by 2027, thanks to rising labor and supply costs. These issues are expected to continue into 2023.

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Social Determinants of Health Risks Challenge the Promise of Hospital-to-Home

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

Along with the potential of the home evolving as a patient, consumer, and caregiver’s health hub come the realities and challenges of peoples’ daily lives: those social (and other) determinants of health (SDoH) and living situations that are real obstacles for many patients’ discharged to home.

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After a big telehealth buy, Horizon Health Alliance now serves 70% of patients virtually

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2023

In the months prior to the declaration of the COVID-19 global health pandemic, Horizon had been making preparations for and testing the implementation of an innovative telehealth system to expand service options for its patient population – persons with mental health and substance use disorders. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

Telehealth

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Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Among the many announced initiatives was the Sync for Social Needs coalition , a group of health systems, insurers, and vendors committed to standardizing the sharing of patient data on food insecurity and other social determinants. Handheld ultrasound scanner maker Butterfly Network launched its Proficiency Management Solution.

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 15, 2022 – News from Amwell, Epic, Google, MEDITECH, Microsoft, and more, plus the dates for HLTH Europe

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This edition is a special dispatch from HLTH 2022. FINN Partners and Galen Growth concluded that digital health funding in 2022 has focused largely on early-stage companies – but only 1 in 6 companies demonstrate “significant clinical strength.” Accolade added FOLX Health to its Trusted Partner Ecosystem.

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Telehealth now serves unmet needs, says athenahealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Telehealth has also increased the willingness of patients to seek mental healthcare with 25% of survey respondents indicating they opted for telehealth sessions to address new mental health conditions. The findings also revealed patterns of use based on gender and race.

Telehealth

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How Intermountain Healthcare gets top marks for virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2022

"It allows the critical care team to round on patients with an average daily census of approximately 180 patients across multiple facilities, gives the neurology team immediate access into emergency rooms for stroke care, and allows crisis care to serve patients experiencing mental health concerns," Wayling said.

Telehealth

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Bonus Features – February 5, 2023 – 78% of data breaches result from hacks or IT incidents, Nova Scotia taps Oracle Cerner for EHR modernization, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Among industry stakeholders, providers are by far the biggest targets, as they accounted for 70% of all breaches in 2022. A tepid investment market in 2022 is a big part of the reason why: New York-based companies raised $3.9 A tepid investment market in 2022 is a big part of the reason why: New York-based companies raised $3.9

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How virtual sitter services saved St. Luke’s $1.5M in 2023

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 29, 2024

Luke's nurse-driven elevated level of observation protocol allows the primary RN to initiate the virtual sitting program in their Meditech Expanse EHR. "From 2022-2023, some units in St. MEETING THE CHALLENGE St. Once the order is placed, the monitor specialists receive a notification via their ASCOM phone system.

Nursing

Nursing Mental health Primary Care Leadership

What is ChatGPT? Some Health Professionals Are Rightfully Worried

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Widespread repercussions for mental health are also outlined. Developed by a project known as OpenAI and launched in November 2022, healthcare applications use books, including the DSM, news, scientific journals, and Wikipedia to train. US legislators have recently been vocal about the dangers of AI, and ChatGPT in particular.

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Making DTx Part of Your Digital Health Strategy | Part 2 of 2

Xealth

JULY 5, 2023

In April 2022, the FDA loosened its regulations governing the approval of digital mental health tools to speed their time to market, for example. Another Xealth partner, the Froedtert & MCW health network , wanted to offer wearable and ingestible sensors for patients with diabetes and hypertension.

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What is ChatGPT? Some Health Professionals Are Rightfully Worried

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 9, 2023

Widespread repercussions for mental health are outlined in the article below. It was developed by a project known as OpenAI and launched in November 2022. Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in behavioral health have been in discussion for almost a decade. Before we dive in, let me add a personal note.

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What is ChatGPT? Some Health Professionals Are Rightfully Worried

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

Widespread repercussions for mental health are also outlined. Developed by a project known as OpenAI and launched in November 2022, healthcare applications use books, including the DSM, news, scientific journals, and Wikipedia to train. US legislators have recently been vocal about the dangers of AI, and ChatGPT in particular.

Telehealth

Telehealth Mental health HIPAA Health Information

Mental Health Chatbots: What's next for the Conversational AI HealthTech market?

Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

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Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Weekly Roundup – November 26, 2022

Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

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

2022 Trends in Mental and Behavioral Health

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

The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Bonus Features – November 13, 2022 – HCA extends 30-year relationship with MEDITECH, cost of care replaces pandemic as top reason to defer care, and more

The Best Global Brands Through a Lens on Health – Reading Interbrand’s 2023 Annual Report

Altera Digital Health and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Expand Partnership

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

St. Luke's University Health proves telehealth is as good as in-person care

Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Bonus Features – November 6, 2022 – More than 90% of patients interested in telehealth, half of payers have had a data breach in the last five years, and more

Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

Prescribing Psychedelics via Telehealth?

Urban Health Plan Leverages AI from eClinicalWorks to Reduce No-Shows by more than 50%

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Sparrow Health System uses pandemic lessons to expand its virtual care strategic plan

Federal Bureau of Prisons Partners with Bicycle Health & Wellpath Team for Telehealth-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Navigating the Complex Pathways in Pediatric Digital Health

10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Telehealth Could Be a Solution to Ending Clinician Burnout

Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Social Determinants of Health Risks Challenge the Promise of Hospital-to-Home

After a big telehealth buy, Horizon Health Alliance now serves 70% of patients virtually

Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 15, 2022 – News from Amwell, Epic, Google, MEDITECH, Microsoft, and more, plus the dates for HLTH Europe

Telehealth now serves unmet needs, says athenahealth

How Intermountain Healthcare gets top marks for virtual care

Bonus Features – February 5, 2023 – 78% of data breaches result from hacks or IT incidents, Nova Scotia taps Oracle Cerner for EHR modernization, and more

How virtual sitter services saved St. Luke’s $1.5M in 2023

What is ChatGPT? Some Health Professionals Are Rightfully Worried

Making DTx Part of Your Digital Health Strategy | Part 2 of 2

What is ChatGPT? Some Health Professionals Are Rightfully Worried

What is ChatGPT? Some Health Professionals Are Rightfully Worried

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