Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Mental health Digital Health Interoperability Healthcare IT 100

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative. THE PROBLEM.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Primary Care HIPAA 97

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 17, 2024

"The first issue we needed to address was the ability to efficiently and effectively assess patients who have been deemed at risk for suicidality for potential inpatient admission by our team of trained mental health services staff," said Julie Firman, DNP, RN, system chief nurse executive at Baptist Health.

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Telemedicine Psychiatry Nursing Telehealth 121

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Improving Youth Mental Health at Scale in Texas. One in six Americans aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year.

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Mental health EHR eHealth Healthcare IT 108

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

FHIR 110

FHIR RCM Healthcare IT Mental health 110

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The clinic was notified about a year and a half ago that its current EHR vendor was no longer going to support the application, and that its current hardware components were expiring. Charles Health System, the Bend clinic installed an Epic EHR. ” Additionally, VIM has a vibrant mental health program, she added.

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Nursing EHR Mental health HIPAA 197

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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RCM EHR Mental health BioTech 96

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Medicare Telehealth Telemedicine RCM 94

Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Working in telemedicine can leave you feeling disconnected from others.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2022

This lack of public transportation limits those living in rural areas from accessing healthcare and other social and educational services. In West Virginia, the number of mental health practitioners per 100,000 residents is 45% lower than the national average. " Shannon R. Click here to read the special report.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Public Health 129

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A JAMIA Open study published in 2019 showed it successfully reaching veterans in rural areas and helping patients with mental health conditions; another, published by Psychiatric Services , found the tablets helped lead to improved clinical efficiency. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Telehealth Connected Care Mental health Patient Experience 218

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Pain management HIE EHR Healthcare IT 97

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. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " MARKETPLACE.

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Telehealth Mental health Nursing Leadership 208

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

That said, as a large primary care office offering integrated behavioral health, it was important to expand mental health services to include specialty care for patients. Further, as a federally qualified health center, River Valley is charged with providing comprehensive, whole-person care. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Psychiatry Mental health Telemedicine Primary Care 128

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health.

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Telehealth Health IT Digital Health Mental health 121

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2020, telemedicine truly, finally hit the mainstream in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. Here, five physician telehealth managers tell their stories.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Primary Care 162

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2021

With this in mind, in working with its doctors, it noticed that patients' mental health issues increasingly were negatively impacting their health status. "When it came to referrals for behavioral health services, both our PCPs and their patients were extremely frustrated. In fact, they'll worsen.

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Mental health Psychiatry Primary Care HIPAA 122

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

A JAMIA Open study published in August concluded the initiative successfully reached veterans in rural areas and patients with mental health conditions, while a separate study published by Psychiatric Services found the VA’s efforts also led to improved clinical efficiency. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

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Telehealth Mental health Connected Care EHR 125

Lloyd Price

APRIL 30, 2024

They're backing companies that integrate with existing healthcare systems and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to ensure a smooth flow of data and improve care coordination. Integration with Mental Health Care: There's a strong link between chronic pain and mental health. from 2021 to 2028.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Because care plans are integrated into the EHR, this approach supports consistent care and communication across care settings, including in the emergency department. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE.

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EHR Nursing Mental health Telemedicine 158

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The idea of using digital health tools in a disciplined, trackable manner (e.g. This week, though, brings the news that Kaiser Permanente has made it possible for its psychiatrists and mental […]. as digital therapeutics) has been in the air for quite some time.

Mental health 56

Mental health Digital Health EMR EHR 56

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

“In mid-March, as soon as New York’s Governor issued the stay-at-home order, the institute’s leadership, clinicians, health information technology staff, clinical operations staff and communications staff worked to rapidly develop and deploy basic telehealth functionality across our organization,” Lever recalled.

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Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Leadership 186

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. "This will decrease wait time and increase access to behavioral health services," he concluded.

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Telehealth EHR Primary Care Leadership 174

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Telehealth Healthcare IT Federal healthcare Primary Care 86

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The goal for the health system was to maintain or improve access to high-quality multi-disciplinary care while reducing the burden for patients. When Penn State Health began to explore the benefits of telehealth, telemedicine vendor American Well stood out for a variety of reasons, Simmons said. " MARKETPLACE.

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Telehealth Nursing Telemedicine EHR 142

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2021

Amid the chaos of the past pandemic year, there have been many valuable lessons for CIOs and health IT leaders willing to learn them. This is the latest in Healthcare IT News' series of feature stories on lessons learned during the COVID-19 era. 'Super-scaling' telemedicine. You can read the others here and here.).

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EHR Leadership Telemedicine Telehealth 200

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2022

It uses telehealth technology to connect specialists and clinicians to areas of need, help monitor patients' health status and behavior remotely, promote timely and efficient care, and help providers reach previously isolated populations of patients. The opportunities telemedicine provides. Dr. Gerald J. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Telehealth Mental health Psychiatry Public Health 119

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2020

New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center, based in Jamaica, New York, operates outpatient mental health clinics in underserved communities in New York City. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. ” MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Mental health Telehealth EHR Healthcare IT 217

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Niagara Falls Memorial chose the eClinicalWorks telemedicine system to solve the problem. The provider organization uses the outpatient electronic health records system from eClinicalWorks. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " Jeffrey M.

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EHR Telehealth Primary Care Telemedicine 172

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2020

There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. VA is piloting a health chat feature as well. in room W311E. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Telehealth Connected Care mHealth Health Data 181

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 19, 2021

It has nine licensed mental health professionals on staff, all committed to providing thorough delivery of psychiatric care based on the latest research. Staff would have to juggle multiple windows between the EHR and the video call; it wasn't a smooth operation. THE PROBLEM. Nor was it HIPAA-compliant, a major concern.

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EHR Telehealth HIPAA Mental health 155

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Harbor is a nonprofit mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider based in Toledo, Ohio, that has been addressing community needs for more than 100 years. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. It serves more than 23,000 individuals annually.

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Mental health Telehealth HIPAA EHR 151

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The insights also can help healthcare organizations navigate vaccine distribution, as well as the ebbs and flows of patient volumes due to COVID-19 in the year ahead, according to the new report. Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Life Science Pharmaceuticals Mental health Telehealth 208

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2021

Before shifting gears to telemedicine, the technology infrastructure of Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex in McComb, Mississippi, was very old and extremely limited. "Aside from the equipment issues, we were only able to offer limited telemedicine services," she continued. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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Telehealth Mental health Telemedicine Nursing 172

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.

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Telehealth Mental health Telemedicine Patient Experience 125

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. On another front, telepsychiatry keeps gaining ground in the post-public health emergency landscape. And that is certainly true and a significant issue.

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Mental health Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing 127