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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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Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

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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.

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Geisinger's journey to greatly expanded telehealth

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"Access to specialty care for many of our communities is scarce; these communities already are faced with primary care shortages, and for those who need to seek specialists and sub-specialists, long travels often are a costly and time-consuming reality," said Tejal A. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Screeners, navigators and nudgers: The future of conversational AI in healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

'" In the primary care setting, Vo said, chatbots could act as screeners for well-child visits to direct patients to the most appropriate level of care. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. Maintaining clinician satisfaction is key for virtual and in-person visits.

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A Hawaii health system meets island community and COVID-19 needs with telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"As COVID-19 dramatically increased patient and provider adoption of telehealth over the last 18 months, we are now using the telemedicine equipment and licenses supported by the FCC COVID-19 telehealth funds throughout the whole spectrum of care," Koenig observed. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.