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Telehealth helps one hospital reduce ER overflow hours from 1,700 to 148

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"By having a psychiatric nurse assessor interact with the patient to address immediate concerns and gather information first, the telemedicine psychiatrist receives a more thorough background and review of the patient’s unique needs. " Char Biamonte Stockl, RN, CaroMont Health. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. ” RESULTS.

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Geisinger's journey to greatly expanded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Improving the quality of healthcare while lowering costs and increasing access in rural Pennsylvania counties is challenging, she said. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. In fact, it has doubled in the last 30 years. MARKETPLACE. " RESULTS.

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Where telehealth can help curb the mental health staffing shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Milam has served in leadership roles throughout his psychiatric career and spearheaded the telepsychiatry initiative at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, where he still serves as an associate professor. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. More than three-quarters of U.S.