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Mental Health Awareness is Everywhere. Why Shouldn’t Virtual Care Be Standard?

HIT Consultant

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients, suggests that those with psychiatric disorders may be at heightened risk for contracting Covid even after vaccination. Telehealth from Hospital to Home. There’s also new evidence of Covid’s dual-threat on seniors’ mental and physical health. through traditional means.

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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

Hospital operations software maker symplr launched a survey management tool. Patient engagement platform MediKarma will be licensed to FloridaMed Health Network and CareNational Health System. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs expanded its use of CirrusMD to provide VA Health Chat in four additional states.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

AIHC

Case #2 : A 38-year-old man was brought to the hospital with altered mental status after crashing while riding a motorcycle. On hospitals days 5 through 10, the primary team’s progress notes documented identical examinations, each auto populated from a previous note, including the phrase “moves all extremities.”

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What’s Special About AI Risks and Remedies in Health Care?

Healthcare IT Today

The Executive Order requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an AI Task Force (in consultation with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs) to protect AI deployment. The perspective of attorneys with an expertise in health care is illuminating.

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Retail Health Ends 2018 With Big Plans for 2019

Health Populi

The company announced a collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs along with Philips and T-Mobile to expand healthcare access to veterans via telehealth. Walmart, already a major force in retail health through its pharmacies, retail clinics, health and beauty aisles, and groceries, is growing in telehealth.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

NATIONAL 6 health systems using GPT and AI tools 100,000 nurses left industry during the pandemic, report finds AHA backs bill to delay Medicaid DSH cuts by 2 years AHA launches info hub for healthcare quality leaders AHA opposes MedPAC recommendations to Congress on site-neutral, Part B drug, wage index policies AHA ramps up 340B protection efforts (..)