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Generation Z is in mental health crisis – telehealth can help

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental health challenges among high school and college kids. And those mental health statistics are quite important because of the mental health professional shortage in the United States.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. And just like those other health systems, AccessHealth faced numerous challenges at first, in trying to adapt to this new normal. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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For Oak Orchard, telehealth relieves shortage of medical, dental and mental health pros

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The solution Oak Orchard found was telehealth, which it continues to use today. Patients can stay at home while providers work at the health center or other safe location to provide care. Telehealth has helped the health system with medical, dental and behavioral health services.

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Three in Five People 50+ in the US Will Likely Use Telehealth In the Future – An Update from AARP

Health Populi

Telehealth certainly appears to be here to stay,” the AARP forecasts in An Updated Look at Telehealth Use Among U.S. adults over 50 said they or someone in their family had used telehealth. One in three people over 50 in America are most interested in telehealth, with another 30% somewhat interested.

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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. What can be expected in healthcare and health IT now that the PHE has ended, and what does this mean for the future of telehealth? What does the end of the PHE mean for the future of telemedicine?

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Out of 56 counties in Montana, 55 are designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), limiting access to both urgent and routine medical visits. The use of telehealth technology can improve healthcare access for Montanans living in rural and tribal communities by providing access to primary care and specialty services.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions. What’s most important and impactful about telehealth is the technology’s ability to enable care and improve accessibility.