Category: Health IT

‘Moving beyond dollars and cents’: AMA introduces telehealth framework to grasp value of telehealth

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, telehealth
May 24, 2021

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Medical staffing firm AMN Healthcare buys virtual care platform for $42M

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, telehealth
May 24, 2021

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No-Cancel Culture: How Telehealth Is Making It Easier to Keep That Therapy Session

By Eric Berger in COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, mental health, Public Health, telemedicine
May 24, 2021

No-shows for behavioral health appointments have been a long-standing problem, with up to 60% skipped. Now telehealth, fueled by the pandemic, makes it easier for people dealing with depression and other mental health issues to make it to their appointments at a time when such care is in high demand. But teletherapy creates other challenges.

Doctors now must provide patients their health data, online and on demand

By Sarah Kwon in Health IT, KevinMD, Policy
May 22, 2021

Last summer, Anna Ramsey suffered a flare-up of juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune condition, posing a terrifying prospect for the Los Angeles resident: She might have to undergo chemotherapy, further compromising her immune system during a pa…