Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

In order to provide needed services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge needed to provide services via telehealth. Bridge evaluated a few HIPAA-compliant telehealth programs and Zoom’s was determined the best and most cost-effective for the agency’s purposes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 30, 2020

” Additionally, VIM has a vibrant mental health program, she added. VIM staff knew continuing to support their patients’ mental health needs would be crucial during this highly stressful time. And there are numerous vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2023

" The company says the HIPAA-compliant system can help patients avoid the skyrocketing costs of assisted living and in-home care and help address caregiver shortages, and claims the virtual caregiver offers better oversight and care coordination. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. It's kind of like company."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

COVID-19 has created another health crisis in this country – a massive increase in depression and other mental health issues associated with being isolated. The automated Google Meet video conference invitations saved schedulers hours of time each day. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Hims & Hers has grown rapidly across both of its lines – for men and for women – supporting care for many conditions that patients often feel uncomfortable talking about, including sexual health, mental health, contraception and hair loss. We follow HIPAA guidelines and employ strict access controls.

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Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Telemedicine 190

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 27, 2020

UPIC's services are HIPAA-compliant, Tucker said. UPIC will use a HIPAA-compliant electronic health record, and she said leadership does "spot checks" to ensure confidentiality among coaches providing care. Although most of the services are via video, telephone also is an option if needed.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For healthcare providers, telehealth presents an opportunity to address patient care needs, improve the customer experience and reduce costs. Healthcare providers needed to find an immediate solution to care for their patients while keeping them home and maintaining the safety of the community. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

"Patients residing in relatively remote areas who previously didn't have easy access to a local medical or behavioral health provider now can receive regularly scheduled treatment services at home," said Dr. Ece Tek, chief medical officer, mental health and addiction services at Cornell Scott-Hill.

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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. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

The pandemic has created an atmosphere in healthcare unlike anything seen before in modern times. It has set the stage for CIOs and other health IT executives to rethink their approach to accomplishing new tasks. United Way was getting many calls, and it needed a partner in the community to shift mental health-related calls to.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2024

In the video interview below, we sat down with Dr. Sarna and Jackie Rice, VP and CIO at Frederick Health , to discuss these challenges and Frederick Health’s work with the Backline team to address them. This has positive effects on burn-out, mental health, and effectiveness. Tell us what you think.

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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. Nor was it HIPAA-compliant, a major concern.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For Executive Mental Health in Los Angeles, California, and the clients served by Executive Mental Health, these restrictions created two significant problems related to the continuation of patient care and the safety of clinicians and ancillary staff. Kalechstein, president and CEO of Executive Mental Health.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 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. News and Resources.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

For instance, issues of whether or not — and for the length of time that telehealth will be reimbursed at a higher level — issues of reinstatement of copays that you know well in terms of remote monitoring; issues of what the reinstatement of the HIPAA flexibilities will look like as we get that sense of an off ramp.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

For instance, issues of whether or not — and for the length of time that telehealth will be reimbursed at a higher level — issues of reinstatement of copays that you know well in terms of remote monitoring; issues of what the reinstatement of the HIPAA flexibilities will look like as we get that sense of an off ramp.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 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.

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