Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Telehealth has increased access to mental health services, I’ve highlighted this Mental Illness Awareness Week here in Health Populi. But telehealth has also emerged as a preferred channel for routine health care services, we learn from J.D. CVS Health and Walgreens ranked last at 825 and 822 Indices.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the importance of connectivity, WiFi, broadband, as a social determinant of health and living. Connecting from our homes — now our health hubs, workplaces, schools, entertainment centers, and gyms — is necessary like air and water for survival across daily life flows.

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Health Populi

MAY 4, 2020

And when food, hygiene supplies, and medical care can’t be delivered by Amazon or Instacart via FedEx, UPS, or the U.S. Postal Service, there’s always the automobile — which, in the U.S., Postal Service, there’s always the automobile — which, in the U.S.,

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Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2023

” HealthEdge’s latest research into health consumers’ perspectives finds peoples’ satisfaction with their health insurance plans lacking, with members seeking easier access their personal health information, high levels of service, and rewards for healthy behaviors. .”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Telehealth will continue to grow because it fills a void in the mental health space by creating improved access for many individuals who lacked this access previously.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

The pandemic ushered in millions of peoples’ first digital health experiences, many of which will persist according to the 23rd Annual U.S. CTA conducted an online survey among 2,409 U.S. CTA conducted an online survey among 2,409 U.S. 20% of people used online health services, and 20% intent to keep using them.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 26, 2022

You might have recently walked into a brick-and-mortar retail pharmacy. Or, you might have refilled a prescription to help you manage a chronic condition, online. The pharmacy is all these things, and increasingly digital-first, we learn in The Rx Report: A new day in retail pharmacy , a consumer survey from CVS Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2022

Hong Kong startup iMeddy provides free video consultation for COVID-19 patients. iMeddy, a startup nurtured by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is providing free video medical consultations via its online healthcare platform for COVID-19 patients.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2023

While the same proportion of Black and White patients say they are looking for a doctor with empathy and compassion, there are relatively large differences between patients based on their race, found in the Everyday Health-Castle Connolly Physician-Consumer study. consumers and 277 Castle Connolly health care professionals.

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care spending in the U.S. This year, medical cost trend will rise by 7.0%, expected to decline a bit in 2022 according to the annual study from PwC Health Research Institute , Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2022. increased by a relatively low 6.0%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

The American Board of Telehealth announced this week that it is launching a Teleprimary Care Certificate program, geared toward helping primary care providers develop future virtual health strategies. The online program will cover a range of topics and best practices, including workflow, regulatory considerations and health equity.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Talkspace , a leading online behavioral health company, and Wheel , the foremost virtual care platform powering the next generation of virtual healthcare, announced they will partner to offer patients access to board-certified general practitioners and licensed behavioral health providers across the U.S.

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Continue Education Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 31, 2022 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action issued the following statement in response to today’s publication of a study authored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. About ATA Action.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2024

While COVID-19 sparked many challenges for healthcare providers across the USA, it highlighted technology’s essential role in patient communication and engagement. In fact, in 2020, research found that just under half of the US population used tech to communicate with their healthcare providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

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. Varrell is chief medical officer and founder of Array Behavioral Care and a practicing psychiatrist. Dr. James R.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A panel of radiology experts at RSNA23 put the spotlight on the important role radiology plays in achieving the quadruple aim. The panelists unanimously agreed that radiologists have a significant impact on a patient’s care journey and population health. This is what both patients and clinicians ultimately want.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The bottom line is that people want to have access to healthcare anytime, anywhere, across multiple devices and in the language of their choice. The bottom line is that people want to have access to healthcare anytime, anywhere, across multiple devices and in the language of their choice.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 3, 2023

On the one hand, big tech companies have the potential to revolutionise healthcare by developing new technologies and services that can improve the quality and affordability of care. Google is also developing wearable devices to track health data and to detect early signs of disease.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Southwest Rural Health Research Center has identified mental health concerns and addiction as the first and second most important priorities for rural health stakeholders, according to a May 2023 policy brief. What is the problem with rural and partially rural areas and so few mental healthcare providers?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

Despite the success of telehealth during the last year and a half, some have questioned its broader use as healthcare returns to in-person office visits. Telemedicine visits have tapered off some since their pandemic peak in 2020. Telehealth continues to be a priority for the healthcare industry. Will telemedicine remain popular?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

One often neglected legal requirement by telehealth practitioners involves translation or language access services for limited English proficient (LEP) patients. This law applies to includes hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers that receive federal funding in any form, including Medicare or Medicaid.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 26, 2019

employers are tightening their focus on mental and behavioral health, addressing workers’ chronic conditions, emphasizing women’s health, and allocating more resources to digital and telehealth investments, we learn from Optum’s Ten Years of Health and Well-Being at Work: Learning from our past and reimagining the future.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2021

Presbyterian Healthcare Services serves one third of New Mexico's residents with nine hospitals, a medical group and a health plan. "The committee identified our acute care system as a major challenge ripe for redesign," said Dr. Denise Gonzales, medical director at Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

The special consultation service was created for those with may display symptoms of COVID-19 or at high risk of contracting of the coronavirus. These include those travelling back from high risk countries or having contact with high risk people. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

APRIL 9, 2024

The rise of people affected by chronic health conditions in the UK has become an unavoidable problem, one that is only increasing with lack of resource within the NHS. But with an understanding that a person’s overall health is linked to a range of factors, there could be a new approach on the horizon.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. This includes personal data, medical histories, laboratory results, insurance numbers, and more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. As the letter outlines, during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the DEA waived the prior in-person evaluation requirement for patients being prescribed controlled substances via telehealth.

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Mend

JANUARY 31, 2024

Welcome to the inaugural post of our six-part blog series, unraveling the intricacies of becoming a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). In this series, we will navigate through the essential requirements outlined by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) to shed light on the path toward achieving CCBHC certification.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Hims & Hers has grown rapidly across both of its lines – for men and for women – supporting care for many conditions that patients often feel uncomfortable talking about, including sexual health, mental health, contraception and hair loss. One of the big keys to the company's success has been telehealth.

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Iris Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2024

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of virtual care across all medical specialties and primary care has been critical, especially in behavioral health. Today, behavioral health usage rates remain high. That’s because many hospitals don’t have access to behavioral health resources.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Health is “made” where we live, work, play, pray, learn….and For many years, I have followed the activities of CHPA, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association , and have participated in some of their conferences. Dr Wu has “opened the door” for greater collaborations on health education.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 30, 2023

Amazon has spent many years and billions of dollars on healthcare projects with varying degrees of success, some of them have been a big success and others a big failure. The key areas where Amazon has been involved: Amazon Care: Amazon launched Amazon Care, a virtual healthcare service for its employees, in 2019.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

We often hear telehealth and telemedicine used interchangeably, so let’s set the record straight – telehealth is the umbrella term that refers to medical services that healthcare practitioners provide to patients from a distance. Nurses, physicians, counselors or dentists can all provide telehealth services.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

For Raleigh Radiology it means providing patients with the convenience, control, and access they are expecting. Smart and progressive healthcare providers have invested the time, effort, and resources to modernize their approach by becoming more patient-centric.

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Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Hospitals and clinics have safety and quality metrics they must report on, and sometimes it’s unclear who’s responsible and whether they have the training and skills to do that type of work. That’s where leveraging an Iris provider as a virtual medical director for a behavioral health program can be a great move.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

The service gets data from patient records through AI and natural language processing (NLP). as well as from what the patient says to the service. According to Eden Brownell, director of behavioral science, mPulse Mobile is always listening for a potential mental health concern or an indication that the patient is isolated.

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Iris Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

Telehealth has revolutionized the patient experience by making it easier to attend appointments, communicate with their provider, and reduce no-show rates. On top of enabling continuity of care for patients, telehealth also increases clinician satisfaction and provides financial benefits for organizations. million people in the U.S.

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