Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Patients with mild cognitive impairment being treated at Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute practices in New York and Connecticut, as well as their caregivers, have access to a new virtual neurological specialty care support program. WHY IT MATTERS. MCI patients experience RPM by playing games and learning new skills on the tablet.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It should not be news to anyone in the healthcare industry that the nation is suffering a profound shortage of mental health professionals, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. What is news to many is the different ways various telemedicine technologies are being used to help chip away at the mental health-staffing problem.

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Health Populi

JUNE 17, 2020

employers worry about workers’ mental health and substance use as employees begin returning to work in the summer of 2020. companies say behavioral health has a negative impact on workforce productivity. Larger employers are more likely to deal head-on with behavioral health benefits. About 4 in 5 U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2021

In fact, “pharmacy” is the jumping off point for the expanding and increasingly beloved retail health ecosystem, J.D. Power believes that pharmacies are “setting the stage for the transformation of ambulatory care delivery,” in their words. Mail order: Humana Pharmacy, Kaiser Permanente, Aetna Rx Home Delivery.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As the HLTH conference convenes over 6,000 digital health innovators live, in person, in Boston in the wake of the delta variant, what should attendees keep in mind to help HLTH make health? The top-line in the report, and the bottom-line for health citizens, was that 38% of U.S. One-half of U.S. One-half of U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. Consumers have come to expect an array of options bringing care closer to home, including virtual urgent, remote patient monitoring and mobile delivery.

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Health Populi

MAY 29, 2020

The barbershop and beauty salon are important community touch points for health, wellness, and social connection in so many peoples’ lives. In my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen , I feature the black barbershop to introduce a chapter on “The New Retail Health.”

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Ever since Clayton Christensen explained the concept of disruptive innovation in 1995, health care became one of the poster children emblematic of an industry ripe for disruption. “By 2030, nontraditional players could own as much as 30% of the primary care market.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2023

As part of a new collaboration with the Connecticut Children's Care Network, Nest Collaborative will provide unlimited same-day telehealth appointments with certified lactation consultants for parents in need of prenatal and perinatal breastfeeding support. The collaborative says IBCLCs are the gold standard of care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2022

Supported by Y.Elites Association and the Hong Kong Youth Development Alliance, the service runs in two phases: the first round, which has been completed, delivered teleconsultations to low-income families, and the upcoming second round will cover senior people living alone and those living in nursing homes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 11, 2023

households do not have in-home internet access and approximately 5.5 Virtual care can be a game-changer for people in rural communities and healthcare deserts. A recent study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research found telehealth is nearly as effective as in-person primary care visits when it comes to addressing patient needs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and clinicians have pointed to behavioral health as a particularly effective use case for telehealth and virtual care. But what about after the public health emergency? The program focused on supporting primary care doctors in managing older adults with mental illness.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

Telehealth continues to be a priority for the healthcare industry. 72% of survey respondents want to attend healthcare appointments both virtually and in-person post-pandemic, demonstrating the clear need for telehealth as an option for this hybrid approach to healthcare. It has proven itself throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

Leading healthcare industry stakeholders on Monday implored top leaders in the House and Senate to help ensure, among other imperatives, that "Medicare beneficiaries [don't] abruptly lose access to nearly all recently expanded coverage of telehealth." This would have a chilling effect on access to care across the entire U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a 17 percent jump in telehealth visits compared with the previous fiscal year, and says the VA delivered more than 2.6 million episodes of telehealth care in FY 2019. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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GlobalMed

MAY 5, 2020

While many of us are sheltering in place to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a massive mental health pandemic is also brewing. Fears about COVID-19, the economic meltdown, and prolonged social-isolation are all taking a toll on mental health. Like COVID-19, Mental Illness Does Not Discriminate.

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Health Populi

MAY 4, 2020

Physical distancing and sheltering-in-place at home are becoming norms in our pandemic life-flows. And when food, hygiene supplies, and medical care can’t be delivered by Amazon or Instacart via FedEx, UPS, or the U.S. Enter health care into the drive-through and drive-up era. public health patchwork quilt.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As we see the medical and acute care sector moving toward health and wellness, there’s a sort of equal and opposite reaction moving from the other end of the continuum of health/care: that is, wellness and fitness companies blurring into health care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 14, 2021

Demand for "on-demand" telehealth services will grow, technology will normalize access to health experts via telemedicine, virtual chronic care management is growing and personalization will influence telehealth engagement. Q: Do you believe demand for "on-demand" virtual care will grow?

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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.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Smart TVs, a treasure trove of data , according to Elizabeth Parks, CEO of Parks Associates, can also deliver access to telehealth services, share family photos, and provide engagement for older adults who may be homebound. And the rest may have standard TV with attached streaming devices. Learn more at Caavo. Learn more at MedSign.

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When thinking about mental health in the Black community, it’s important to put into perspective how their experiences are impacted by culture and history. Organizations can work to address these inequalities by helping create better access to mental health support and providing more culturally competent care.

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Mend

MARCH 27, 2023

In part 1 of our blog series, Mend reviews the permanent Medicare changes to the Telehealth policy. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has been in place for three years. This has had myriad effects on Telehealth policies as well as how providers deliver digital care.

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Iris Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Lack of access to proper psychiatric care in the United States is a major challenge for our healthcare system. However, virtual solutions like telepsychiatry make getting psychiatric care more accessible, effective, and patient-centered. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people found themselves relying on telehealth to get care.

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are defined by the conditions of an environment where people are born, live, and work. Depending on an individual’s circumstances, these conditions can create and exacerbate mental illness and make it difficult to access mental health care. Providers see the value, too.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs, via the Veterans Health Administration, oversees care for more than 9 million individuals through upwards of 1,000 facilities. Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care. Also in 2021, VA provided more than 2.3

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Iris Telehealth

MAY 6, 2024

In a webinar hosted by Iris Telehealth Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Thomas Milam, Beth Engelhorn, Executive Director of Southside Behavioral Health in South Central Virginia and Iris provider Dale McQueeney, PMHNP, shared how virtual services can help optimize care delivery for patients experiencing substance use disorders (SUDs).

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Iris Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2022

Given this population’s proximity to mental health resources and other unique barriers like transportation and economic hardship, getting behavioral health support isn’t always possible. Common mental health challenges rural youth face. The role of telepsychiatry in rural America.

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Iris Telehealth

JANUARY 17, 2023

Telemental health services solve common challenges. How telemental health works for organizations. How telehealth works for certain conditions and populations. If you’re looking to implement telehealth services into your organization, you might wonder, “how does telehealth work?” Quick links. How Iris can help.

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Iris Telehealth

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I was looking more into telehealth , and I noticed that with the pandemic, it had shifted. There has been a lot of new technology that helps make telehealth work. Iris was one of the telehealth companies I was interested in working for. What does a typical day as an Iris Telehealth provider look like for you?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It is no secret that the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis due to aggravated conditions from the pandemic exacerbated by of a shortage of mental health professionals, especially psychiatrists. Varrell is chief medical officer and founder of Array Behavioral Care and a practicing psychiatrist.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other new innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The risks of isolation have negative impacts on physical and mental health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions. What’s most important and impactful about telehealth is the technology’s ability to enable care and improve accessibility.

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Mend

MARCH 14, 2024

Imagine a healthcare landscape where treatment is accessible, patients receive personalized care tailored to their unique needs, and innovative approaches pave the way for improved medical outcomes. The incorporation of harm reduction principles and shared decision-making into treatment acknowledges the need for individualized care.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 27, 2022

Mental health is essential to a person’s overall health and well-being. While there’s no denying that physical health can help a person feel great, someone’s mind can affect their body just as drastically. Educating your organization on mental healthcare.

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Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

According to the World Health Organization , approximately 15% of adults aged 60 and over have a mental health condition. However, less than 3% of older adults receive treatment from mental health professionals. The state of mental health and aging.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Telehealth expands access to care. It’s practically a mantra at this point – the very real ability of remote communication technology to connect underserved populations to top-notch medical care. But what happens when certain populations can’t even get access to virtual care?

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