Patients experiencing mental health crises often seek help through messaging-based platforms, but may face long wait times due to limited message triage capacity. Here we build and deploy a machine-learning-enabled system to improve response…
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When the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released its proposed rule that would remove some of the Covid-19 telehealth flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled substances, it caused an uproar from telehealth companies and advocates….
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 21, 2023 – Mental healthcare provided via telehealth can eliminate geographic and other barriers to care for youth enrolled in Medicaid, but only if they have the digital resources necessary for virtual…
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The Benefits of Hybrid Cloud for HealthcareAn on-premises infrastructure works well for critical care and collecting immediate feedback from ICU patients, while video-heavy telehealth and electronic health record platforms reside in the cloud, says…
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What You Should Know:
UpHealth, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cloudbreak Health, LLC, to private equity firm GTCR for $180 million in cash.
The sale will allow UpHealth to…
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What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has initiated the Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot program, a significant step in developing a quality improvement framework for organizations offering care through…
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 17, 2023 – Telehealth provides an effective strategy for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a new study.
Conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo…
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According to the latest global health report from WHO, the majority of the world might not reach the 2023 target for life quality and expectancy, meaning we urgently need a solution to improve the…
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Starting this month, digital mental health company Talkspace will begin offering its telehealth services for free to all New York City teens between the ages of 13 and 17, the company announced Wednesday.
New York…
Talkiatry is a telemedicine service connecting psychiatrists with patients suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and other common mental health and behavioral problems. This market is an especially complex area of health care…
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