Telehealth technology has been cited for its convenience, especially when usage skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are also frustrations, according to recently released UnitedHealth Group research.
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HHS puts $44M toward mental health for those with HIV/AIDS
The Department of Health and Human Services is establishing a number of grant programs, encompassing $43.7 million worth of funding, that are intended to strengthen mental health and substance use services for those with HIV and AIDS.
The biggest trends in healthcare are hospital care at home and the widening labor gap
During HIMSS22, Philips gave its top predictions for the future of healthcare systems over the next three years based on labor market trends and the expansion of hospital-at-home services.
Roy Jakobs, chief business leader of Connected Care at Philips,…
Remote patient monitoring improves access to care for Avera patients
In the spring of 2020, the virus that causes COVID-19 was tearing across the country and wreaking havoc on patients and on the healthcare systems that served them. No hospital, system or ancillary facility was left unaffected.
In South Dakota, when the…
President Biden signs bill protecting mental health of healthcare workers
In recognition of the difficulties faced by healthcare workers, President Biden has signed into law the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act,” which authorizes programs to improve mental and behavioral health among healthcare providers.
Cerner and RevSpring partner on omnichannel patient-engagement platform
RevSpring and Cerner are expanding their partnership through omnichannel payment solutions to boost performance and patient engagement.
More than 1,500 Cerner customers can access RevSpring’s PersonaPay, Talksoft and IVR Advantage solutions, to streaml…
Payer-provider partnerships essential to creating stable hospital-at-home programs
ORLANDO – Healthcare organizations from payers to providers have been sounding a common refrain in recent years: Provide the right care at the right place at the right time. Various hospital-at-home programs have popped up in response to this ethos, an…
The stigma of mental health has to go away, says Michael Phelps
Multiple gold medal winner Michael Phelps walked onto the stage at HIMSS22 to a strong round of applause from a full house in the Valencia Ballroom in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
Phelps, the closing keynote on Friday, brought a mess…
Digital transformation requires staff buy-in for a seamless flow of information
To get staff on board with digital transformation, everyone who will be using the system must be included in decision-making, according to Dr. John Chessare, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center Healthcare System.
How it usually wo…
FHIR may be the future of healthcare data, but payers want more
ORLANDO – Healthcare has undergone a number of policy and technology shifts in recent years, and at the intersection of these changes is Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, or FHIR. It’s a standard that describes data formats and an API for exc…
