Race and Hispanic ethnicity factor into emergency department (ED) visits for people with mental health disorders, concludes a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among the findings: Black adults…
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The unprecedented expansion of telehealth and mental health care during the pandemic was a monumental shift for behavioral health care in more ways than one.
The flexibilities for behavioral health visits that resulted from the…
If there’s one thing about Amazon, it’s that the company isn’t afraid to try something new and toss it out if the project doesn’t go as planned.
This week, Amazon announced that it is…
Practice Better, a practice management platform for health and wellness practitioners, scored a $27 million growth investment led by Five Elms Capital. WHAT THEY DO
The Canadian company offers a platform for health and wellness professionals…
Over the past few decades, healthcare organizations have been moving toward digitized workflows. In this transition, many organizations are swamped with paper from years of record keeping. While…
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Hearing care startup TympaHealth scooped up $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures. The raise also included participation from existing investors and newcomers Dara Capital, Rezayat investments and angels Bob…
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Wisconsin’s The Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin health network is striving to meet the challenges of healthcare today in part by building healthcare information technology and healthcare services around people and their lives,…
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During a discussion at HIMSS23 this past week in Chicago, officials with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some updates on…
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Arizona-based virtual care platform eVisit has acquired New York-based Bluestream Health, a virtual care management platform for healthcare providers and health systems. eVisit offers a telemedicine platform alongside scheduling, waiting room management, intake and discharge.
Bluestream…
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine, alongside its partners, is seeking proposals for the development of a health and data platform for individuals traveling to space.James Hury,…
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