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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She is a member of the clinical leadership at Done, a platform that connects patients with psychiatric board-certified medical professionals for services including online video consultations , diagnosis, care team support and prescription delivery. She’s board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry as well as adult psychiatry.

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Leading the AMA Through Three Historic Challenges

Healthcare IT Today

Psychiatry. County public health […]. In her tenure as American Medical Association President, Dr Patrice Harris has faced a unique confluence of challenges – physician burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic, and racial inequality. Her specialty? Her experience?

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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.

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6 months in: What will the new normal look like for hospitals?

Henry Kotula

The middle- to long-term result is likely to be that telehealth thrives for some specialties like psychiatry, but drops substantially from the highest levels during shutdowns throughout the country. Slow or nonexistent leadership at the federal level, especially in sourcing and obtaining PPE, has been the bigger roadblock.

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Seattle Coronavirus Care: Short in Staff, Supplies and Space

Henry Kotula

Katharine Liang, a psychiatry resident physician who works rotations for Seattle-area hospitals, said requests for UW Medicine staffers to discharge patients in a timely fashion are not uncommon as administrators seek extra beds. points out of a possible 10, above the national average.

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