About 37% of Americans live in areas where there is a shortage of mental health providers. By 2025, the U.S. will be short about 31,000 full-time equivalent mental health practitioners, said Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, assistant…
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A perfect storm of external and internal factors has combined to worsen an already dire nursing shortage nationwide, particularly in the field of nephrology: a rapidly aging population and workforce, increased levels of burnout…
AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Pfizer, and Roche are among the companies that must cut a check to the U.S. government. Those companies have Medicare-covered medicines whose prices rose faster than inflation and according to a…
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What You Should Know:– OpenLoop, a leader in white-label telehealth support services powering virtual and hybrid care across the country, today announced it has raised a $15M Series A funding.– The round was led…
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Jeremy Bloom, CEO, NorthSight RecoveryThe United States only represents five percent of the world’s population; however, Americans consume 80 percent of the world’s opioids.1 The U.S. is the world’s leader in the use of…
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The rising burden of multiple diseases and the growing rate of mortality in recent times has amplified the increase in healthcare spending to cater to the surging requirement for early diagnosis. According to the…
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The telehealth flexibilities allowed during the Covid-19 public health emergency greatly expanded access to healthcare services. But after the public health emergency ends, it’s ultimately up to Congress to further extend these flexibilities, said…
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Google announced a slew of new healthcare AI partnerships Tuesday, as well as an open source tool kit for developing digital health tools and new search functionality.In the AI space, the tech giant said…
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In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient […]
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In a fee-for-service world, it can be hard for health systems and other providers to prioritize caring for the homeless population, who carry some of the worst health risks of any other population in…
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