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Tele-psychiatry helps small provider expand services, treat during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As is the case nationally, psychiatry is in limited supply in the area of River Valley Health and Dental Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 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.

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Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We pride ourselves on being an innovative health system, and we felt that vendor Iris Telehealth not only had a strong reputation, high-quality providers and strong recruitment, but they were also in a much more innovative, co-development posture. As a result, we're able to get people into psychiatry usually within ten days.

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Geisinger's journey to greatly expanded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Raichura, director of the center for telehealth at Geisinger. This telehealth expansion would feature in-home care, when feasible, and broadband access to help ensure care is delivered in a timely and safe manner. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " Tejal A.

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Telehealth and RPM are improving care at Tanner Health System

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A few years ago, Tanner Health System, based in Carrollton, Georgia, recognized that as it moved from uncoordinated, volume-based delivery of health services to an integrated, patient-centric, value-based model, the healthcare industry's future will hinge on its ability to achieve higher-quality care, improved patient outcomes and lower costs.

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From Zoom to full EHR-integrated telemedicine on $245,000

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Portland Community had not provided telehealth appointments prior to March. To address this problem, the health center started using telehealth. ” To support staff and patients, the health center began reviewing a telemedicine application called Otto that could integrate with its NextGen EHR. THE PROBLEM.

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Telehealth helps reduce depression in youth, Texas consortium finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

They include a primary care access program that facilitates consults for primary care physicians; a school-based telehealth access program for direct intervention for students; and more. "Government agencies are trying to solve the mental health crisis by expanding access to behavioral health services," said Dr. Laurel L.

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Telehealth keeps I/DD patients close with their docs during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Without the ability to institute telemedicine as a solution to these problems, the population supported by The Arc would have seen a lengthy (permanent?) The Arc this year received funding from the FCC to help provide telehealth services. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.