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How Integrating Scheduled Services Benefits Inpatient Care

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However, the shortage of behavioral health providers in this setting makes meeting patients with timely care challenging. hospitals surveyed, 54% had no psychiatrist on staff or available for medical ED or inpatient consultations. A study from the Mayo Clinic found that, of 2,300 U.S.

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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.

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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. When telehealth is especially valuable.