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Psychiatrists 'pleasantly surprised' with transition to telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail. WHY IT MATTERS.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To help private-practice physicians manage the operational and business challenges posed by the coronavirus emergency, AMA has put together some new toolkits to help practices stay strong and deliver better care during the fast-evolving coronavirus crisis. On this National Doctors Day , as the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.

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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sam Shah COVID-19 has been deadly, it’s infective and has posed the biggest public health risk to society in almost a hundred years. Amongst these tragic circumstances there has also been a lot of attention on technology in healthcare and public health. You seem a bit hot today. Apps, apps and more apps.

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Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare provider organizations and caregivers better respond to the needs of Americans who have contracted the virus and Americans who need to touch base with their providers on the status of their health.

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Hims & Hers Welcomes Five New Experts to Its Medical Advisory Board

Digital Health Global

She provides her expertise in weight loss both locally and nationally through various media outlets as well as telemedicine. is a Florida-based primary care physician, menopause specialist, and population health expert focused on improving health care access and design, particularly for women. She received her M.D.

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Telemedicine for Coronavirus care: what are the limitations and how are hospitals adapting?

Lloyd Price

As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare provider organizations and caregivers better respond to the needs of Americans who have contracted the virus and Americans who need to touch base with their providers on the status of their health.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Hospitals must learn to run like fast-paced private practice ASCs, who benefit from lofty, high-volume facility fees. Ankit Gupta, Founder and CEO at Bicycle Health The opioid epidemic is the most acute and urgent public health crisis in America. lacks a robust public health infrastructure.