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Tele-psychiatry helps small provider expand services, treat during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As is the case nationally, psychiatry is in limited supply in the area of River Valley Health and Dental Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That said, as a large primary care office offering integrated behavioral health, it was important to expand mental health services to include specialty care for patients.

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Honor Your Doctor – It’s National Doctors Day Today (and EveryDay)

Health Populi

The 2020 WebMD survey on the state of physicians showed a growing anomie among doctors working in the U.S. There are physician shortages for both primary care and certain specialty areas like surgery, psychiatry geriatrics and…infectious disease. according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

A Nursa survey found 86% of health systems had 10% or more of their nursing staff quit in 2023. In addition, Texas-based Primary Care Medical Partners implemented eClinicalWorks AI and Sunoh.AI. People Value-based care AI vendor Reveleer appointed Alan Tam as Chief Marketing Officer.

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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. To read the special report, click here.

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How FQHCs Can Build an Effective, Sustainable Telepsychiatry Program

Iris Telehealth

Many Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have never implemented a formal psychiatry program — much less a telepsychiatry program. Consider surveying your counselors, social workers, primary care providers, and patients to identify care gaps and evaluate your stakeholders’ current thoughts on your organization’s psychiatric care.

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Screeners, navigators and nudgers: The future of conversational AI in healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

'" In the primary care setting, Vo said, chatbots could act as screeners for well-child visits to direct patients to the most appropriate level of care. Creators must strike a balance, she said, between asking questions derived from these criteria and still sounding approachable.

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How Integrating Scheduled Services Benefits Inpatient Care

Iris Telehealth

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.