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Geisinger's journey to greatly expanded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"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. THE PROBLEM. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Under her leadership, Hims & Hers was able to stand up multiple services during the pandemic, as well. Early in the pandemic, the company launched mental health and primary care service lines. In addition to sexual health, contraception and hair loss, the pandemic led you to forge into mental health and primary care.

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One Mind™ Accelerator Announces Second Cohort of Mental Health Startups

Digital Health Global

By supporting emerging companies through the Accelerator, One Mind seeks to positively impact the lives of people facing mental health challenges by advancing precision psychiatry, and making high quality mental healthcare more accessible, affordable, and equitable.

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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. More than three-quarters of U.S.

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The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

At a time of tremendous stress and uncertainty for our healthcare system and our nation as a whole, the health plans and health systems recognized in the four categories below have shown exceptional vision and leadership in scaling virtual care and improving health outcomes for individuals and communities. Leadership Alignment.

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How Telepsychiatry Helps Impact Social Determinants of Health

Iris Telehealth

In a survey of 300 hospitals and health systems, the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that 80% of hospital respondents said their leadership team is committed to establishing and addressing social needs in clinical care. Healthcare organizations are catching on to the importance of addressing SDOH.

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How top health systems deliver high-quality care through telehealth

American Well

Will Daines, MD, Medical Director, Intermountain Connect Care. Leadership buy-in is critical to your telehealth program’s success. “I Today, Cleveland Clinic offers more than 55 different telehealth clinical services, including psychiatry, oncology, and home health.