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Five Public Health Needs for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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Check out the Future Health Report: Expert Opinion on “Digital Therapeutics to enhance the care pathways for depression across the national health service: expert proposals for Italy”

Digital Health Global

The document describes five expert proposals and a possible clinical-organizational process for the integration of Digital Therapeutics across depression care pathways in the Italian national health service, formulated by a multistakeholder panel coordinated by Alberta M.C.

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Bonus Features – January 28, 2024 – 49% of orgs likely to invest in RCM tech in the next 18 months, v2 drafts of TEFCA Common Agreement and QHIN Technical Framework out, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

News and Studies The Sequoia Project released a bundle of TEFCA draft documents , including v2 drafts of the Common Agreement and QHIN Technical Framework. About half (49%) of healthcare professionals are likely to invest in new RCM technology in the next 18 months , according to Salucro’s Healthcare Provider Fintech Insights Report.

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Zealous for Wellness: The Ongoing Quest for Standard Measures

Healthcare IT Today

Schleider, a clinical psychologist who is now associate professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University, says that simple questionnaires can turn up depression, one of the most common mental health conditions. with significant mental health have no treatment currently.

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2022 Trends in Mental and Behavioral Health

TheraNest

While being an independent contractor could help mental and behavioral health professionals find more opportunities, they’ll have to be cautious about the benefits they will receive in these roles. Health Disparities Are Growing. Unfortunately, health disparities are only growing, and that includes mental health.

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New Study of Mindfulness Apps & Online Programs

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Given the research and consumer interest in this and other mental health apps , a group of researchers led by Catherine Begin conducted a scoping review to better understand mindfulness and self-compassion using apps and online platforms to address concerns such as work burnout and stress. Using Apps for Clinical Care?

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Behavioral health and telemedicine: What's in store for 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine technology can connect rural patients to psychiatrists in big urban hubs. Eric Meier, CEO and president of Owl, a vendor of data-driven, evidence-based behavioral health technology, has his finger on the pulse of mental healthcare in the U.S.