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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

Among these visits, 76% were with a primary care provider, 32% with a specialty care provider, and 18% with a mental health provider, the study found. Four in ten older people who had experienced telehealth also said they would be interested in telehealth for mental health care in the future.

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Telehealth Platforms: Building Blocks for Omnichannel, Networked Healthcare

Health Populi

One of the most compelling telehealth access scenarios in the first months of pandemic will be told by consumers accessing virtual care for teletherapy and counseling. One of the public health hallmarks of the pandemic era has been stress, documented by the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey.

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

Addressing mental health is, truly, embodied in every one of the ten pillars in Manatt’s imperatives: Ensuring access to both physical/medical care as well as mental health — ideally bundled into primary care.

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Time To Travel And Wait In Health Care: The Opportunity For Self-Care At Home

Health Populi

Considering the “poor health” bar in the graph, we can see the opportunity for telehealth and home visits to people who may have mobility and other challenges leaving the home space. “The positive, salutary effects of having a USC have been documented for decades,” the authors note.

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

Health Populi

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated digital transformation of organizations, including health care providers.

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Finally, the company noted more than two-thirds of clinicians using Nuance DAX Copilot for AI-powered documentation had an improved experience providing care. Studies Almost half (48%) of American women don’t have a PCP or get regular preventive care , according to a survey from Tia Health.

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6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

Most offer the same reasons: Medicaid reimbursement rates are typically lower than other insurers and the documentation requirements can be burdensome. Remote monitoring can increase medication and care plan adherence or alert providers of a spike in blood pressure or other need for intervention.