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Tech’s Role in Mental Health – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 64

Healthcare IT Today

For the 64th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Tech’s Role in Mental Health. Even before COVID-19, mental health was a really important topic. Of course, the […].

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Need for virtual mental health services skyrockets during COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The healthcare industry has been learning about virtual mental health services for quite some time. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, provided a crash course in this care delivery mode. Although demand soared during the pandemic, interest in virtual mental health services has been increasing for some time.

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Study shows increased use of digital mental health services following COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recently published study found a marked increase in the number of Australians and New Zealanders turning to digital services for mental health support during the pandemic. In the three months prior to the pandemic, 2806 people registered for a This Way UP course and 1907 people registered for a Just a Thought course.

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How telepsychiatry is helping chip away at the mental health crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It is no secret that the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis due to aggravated conditions from the pandemic exacerbated by of a shortage of mental health professionals, especially psychiatrists. As many as 80% of individuals seeking mental health treatment in the U.S.

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How U.S. healthcare leaders are shifting course to navigate a changed world

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study by consultancy firm McKinsey & Company revealed that, while usage has reduced somewhat as the pandemic recedes, telehealth still accounts for 17% of all healthcare appointments – 38 times greater than it did pre-pandemic – with some areas of care, like mental health, continuing to grow.

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It’s Private: Innovative Techniques Begin to Address Clinicians’ Mental Health

Healthcare IT Today

Mental health is also negatively impacted by our tech-heavy lifestyles, especially within patient care. Innovating Mental Health in Clinical Settings Mental health is a private matter. For clinicians, these nascent intrusions on the human brain inhibit both executive functioning and personal relationships.

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Safety in Health Care Ties Closely to Workforce Well-Being – Updates from Press Ganey and ECRI

Health Populi

The phrase “patient safety” summons up a list of common sources such as medication errors, surgical errors, health care-associated infections, diagnostic errors, among other adverse events and harms people experience in the course of receiving health care. “Safety is the foundation of healthcare.