Recent high-profile events have elevated the national discussion about mental illness and how best to circumvent potentially disastrous outcomes.Supply and demand of mental and behavioral health care services sit at the heart of the problem, and while various schools of thought exist as to the solution, most in the industry agree on one point: the behavioral health access crisis has reached a tipping point. From extreme shortages in psychiatric beds—numbering roughly 14 per every 100,000 people
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New Jersey Department of Health Awards $2.3M to Enhance Pediatric Care through Telehealth
The New Jersey Department of Health announced on Thursday it has awarded more than $2.3 million in funding to enhance primary, behavioral and mental healthcare for children and adolescents through telehealth visits and new education programs. The federal Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the state DOH $445,000 for five years — a total of $2,225,000. Funding Details & PurposeThe $2.3 million will provide technical assistance and training to 1,800 primary care providers on
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Synzi Launches “Next Generation” Virtual Care Platform
Synzi, a virtual care company based in St. Petersburg has announced the launch of its “next generation” platform, designed to give patients, clinical staff, and administrators a more user-friendly experience. Product updates include a reinvigorated user interface as well as new reporting, security and compliance features.Specific Product Differentiators- Enterprise administrators can now benefit from an updated dashboard, reporting components, and advanced security permissions. Those with
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VRHealth Launches First Telehealth VR Medical Platform
VRHealth, a Boston and Israel-based digital health company providing specialized virtual reality (VR) technology solutions and data analysis, today announced the launch of the first telehealth-VR medical platform that includes apps specifically designed for consumers to use at home. VR Health is participating in AARP Innovation Labs. As part of the company’s collaboration with AARP, VRhealth has a residency in AARP Innovation Lab and is integrating core features of its product into the “Health
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Ochsner to Deliver Remote Monitoring Service to Cardiac Implant Patients Across Southeast
Ochsner Health System announced it will deliver remote monitoring service for patients with cardiac implants will be utilized in the throughout Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The provider has signed an agreement with Geneva Health Solutions (GHS), a device data management platform and remote monitoring service for implantable cardiac devices to provide the service. The GHS system will drive full automated scheduling and reporting in collaboration with Ochsner’s Epic
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Why Virtual Care is Vital to Evolving Senior Care in 2019 & Beyond
Virtual care and connected care are vital to evolving senior care. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the year 2030 is an important demographic turning point as all baby boomers will be older than age 65. This will expand the size of the older population so that one in every five residents will be retirement age and aging baby boomers will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. Jonathan Vespa, a demographer with the U.S. Census Bureau, commented that “by 2035, there will be 78
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Veterans Affairs Taps T-Mobile to Expand Veterans’ Access to Telehealth Services
T-Mobile is providing 70,000 lines of wireless service to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help make telehealth services more accessible to veterans.The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has tapped T-Mobile to provide 70,000 lines of wireless service to the health care providers and support staff across all VA hospitals, clinics and outpatient facilities around the nation, making T-Mobile the primary wireless provider for the agency. T-Mobile’s agreement with VA is part of the
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Curavi Acquires Post-Acute Telemedicine Provider Platform TripleCare
Curavi Health Inc., a comprehensive telemedicine solution for the nursing home today announced the acquisition of TripleCare, a Long Island City, New York-based provider of telemedicine solutions for the post-acute, long-term care industry, including skilled nursing facilities. For Curavi, the acquisition positions itself as a leader in the telemedicine market for the post-acute care space.Triple Care OverviewSimilar to Curavi, TripleCare uses a comprehensive telemedicine platform to give
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Wake Forest Baptist Health Launches Tele-ICU Services for Real-Time Clinical Data
Wake Forest Baptist Health, an academic medical center and healthcare system based in Winston-Salem, NC has announced the launch of tele-ICU services at three hospitals within the health system through Advanced ICU Care. Advanced ICU Care’s high-acuity telemedicine services treat more ICU patients and save more lives than any other independent tele-ICU provider in the nation. Tele-ICU Services Supports ICU Care Delivery at System HospitalsWake Forest Baptist Health’s ICUs will be monitored
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Teladoc Health, USC Launch 5-Year Virtual Care Prescribing Study
Virtual care provider Teladoc Health is teaming up the University of Southern California (USC) Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and Northwestern University, to launch a large-scale study to assess antibiotic prescribing practices in telehealth. With concerted proactive initiatives in place, including both provider and member education programs, prescribing rates fall at or below the industry average. Researchers will now look to build on this work, accessing the organization’s
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