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Closing the gap: Organizations move to telepsychiatry and hybrid therapy to expand mental health services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telepsychiatry plays a critical role in improving access to mental health care, with over one in three outpatient visits being delivered by telehealth, according to Kaiser Family Foundation (for example, 35% and 38% of outpatient visits were over telehealth for depression or anxiety, respectively). ” he said.

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Closing the gap: Organizations move to telepsychiatry and hybrid therapy to expand mental health services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telepsychiatry plays a critical role in improving access to mental health care, with over one in three outpatient visits being delivered by telehealth, according to Kaiser Family Foundation (for example, 35% and 38% of outpatient visits were over telehealth for depression or anxiety, respectively). ” he said.

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GlobalMed and Answers Media Network Host Webinar on Urgent Need for Telemedicine

GlobalMed

How Medicare telehealth policies, the 21st Century Cures Act, CHRONIC Care Act, and Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act are changing healthcare. The webinar is partially based on GlobalMed’s new eBook titled, Why Telemedicine, Why Now? Go here to download a copy of the new GlobalMed eBook, Why Telemedicine, Why Now? ###.