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As Americans Start to Return-to-Work in the Summer of COVID, Mental Health is a Top Concern Among Employers

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

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URAC CEO talks virtual care access, tele-mental health, post-COVID regs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth and remote patient monitoring have proven themselves to be not only convenient but necessary tools for patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. URAC is an independent, nonprofit accreditation organization – and one of the most influential telehealth accreditors in the world. Dr. Shawn P.

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How telepsychiatry is helping chip away at the mental health crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. As many as 80% of individuals seeking mental health treatment in the U.S.

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Telehealth Is Just Healthcare Now – One Post-COVID Certainty, Three Reports

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As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

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Physicians Practicing in the Age of COVID-19: Lower Incomes, More Telehealth

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Most physicians are also worried about harm done to patients by postponing medical care: two-thirds of doctors rank this as great harm, along with 64% of doctors concerned about a potential spike in COVID-19 cases. That’s the private sector bullish approach to telehealth after the pandemic. On the payor front, large U.S.

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Grow Your Practice Through Telehealth

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For example, 56% of counties in the US do not have a psychiatrist, 64% of counties have a shortage of mental health providers, and 70% of counties are without a child psychiatrist according to McKinsey & Company. There is still uncertainty of the fate of other services as the public health emergency ends.

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Telehealth helps Lynn County Hospital District improve access to care, avoid ER visits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Deploying telehealth to improve access. In an effort to provide more accessible healthcare to Lynn County and the surrounding counties, LCHD applied for and received grants to establish telehealth hubs in Lynn County and the surrounding counties. One of those grants came from the Federal Communications Commission.