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Healthcare IT: Helping Mental Health Professionals Better Serve Patients

Electronic Health Reporter

Mental healthcare providers are facing a crisis. The growing number of Americans seeking mental health care is putting a strain on psychologists, and it’s affecting those who need help the most. In fact, according to […].

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Houston FQHC to deploy AI-based mental health support at no cost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Federally Qualified Health Center Community Health Network, operating in Brazoria, Harris and Galveston counties in Texas, has partnered with Wysa to integrate its artificial intelligence-guided mental health platform to offer adjunctive behavioral health support throughout patient care journeys and give clinicians and administrators insights.

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Trayt Addresses the Social Determinants of Mental Health

Healthcare IT Today

We all know about the growing mental health crisis in healthcare. We’ve likely all heard about the challenges that social determinants of health (SDoH) play in our health. How often have you heard how SDoH impacts people’s mental health? Tell us what you think.

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Antidote Health debuts telemedicine-based mental health clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth company Antidote Health is extending its virtual care offerings to include a service focused on mental health issues. Antidote Health and its clinicians will use an approach called enhanced, evidence-based care. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Is Mental Health ready for Generative AI?

Lloyd Price

Acceptance by patients and clinicians: Generative AI is a new technology, and it may take time for patients and clinicians to accept it as a legitimate form of mental healthcare. Despite these challenges, there is a lot of potential for generative AI to improve mental healthcare.

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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 healthcare resources are not always readily available to help them.

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How virtual care can help ease the rural mental health crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Southwest Rural Health Research Center has identified mental health concerns and addiction as the first and second most important priorities for rural health stakeholders, according to a May 2023 policy brief. Colleges and universities are not immune to healthcare access issues, especially those based in rural areas.