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Our Pandemic Lessons: Listening to Michael Dowling – a #HIMSS21 Wrap-Up

Health Populi

As the 2021 HIMSS conference comes to a close, it’s fitting for me to finish this week’s synthesis of the meeting (from afar, not on the ground in Vegas) with Dowling’s wisdom. We must avoid short-run thinking, as Dowling spells out in his book, Leading Through a Pandemic. Take care of your staff.

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How telehealth overcomes barriers to cleft palate care and speech therapy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A: On a global scale, wealthier countries – those with more dedicated resources and education – hold the keys to quality healthcare. Even within individual low- and middle-income countries, urban areas typically have better trained professionals and more access to resources compared to a country's rural areas.

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Providence spins off DexCare, which orchestrates capacity and digital health demand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We needed a digital platform that would fully integrate with all existing IT investments, but allow us to seamlessly shift resources between in-clinic to telehealth visits, ensuring the hundreds of thousands of patients we serve received the care when they needed it," she added. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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1 in 5 primary care practices predicts closure in a month, but telehealth could help

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With COVID-19 dropping non-urgent care to next to zero, the loss in revenue is putting a dire strain on resources and operations. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. “Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for these doctors to start seeing patients again and reclaiming some of that lost revenue,” he stated.

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How telepsychiatry is helping chip away at the mental health crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

PCPs and EDs feeling the strain on time and resources from the growing need for behavioral care are increasingly turning to telepsychiatry to improve access to specialty care for these patients. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Two Book Chapters Published

eHealth

Last week I had two book chapters published. First, a new social media book published by HIMSS titled Applying Social Media Technologies in Healthcare Environments edited by Christina Thielst , an early adopter of blogging in Health IT. ” The book addresses a wide range of issues including legal and public health.

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How one telehealth clinician is using technology to improve women's health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It offers access to doctors, nurse practitioners, nutritionists, mental health providers and many other resources. The patients seamlessly booked appointments with her through the platform and used their phones to have a video visit with her from home. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.