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Charting a Path Forward for Behavioral Health After the Public Health Emergency

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Talib Jaber, RPh, VP of Customer Success, Sunwave Health The pandemic caused a significant increase in overdose and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) related deaths, exposing long-standing deficiencies in the identification and treatment of SUD. About Talib Jaber Talib Jaber, RPh is the VP of Customer Success at Sunwave Health, Inc.,

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Telehealth, supply chain monitoring key areas of investment during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These were among the results of a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, which offers answers and recommendations related to coordinated response to future pandemics, protection of front-line healthcare workers and improved EHR interoperability. " Nathan Eddy is a healthcare and technology freelancer based in Berlin.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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International Medical Center expands on digital offering via new partnership

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The multidisciplinary hospital will reportedly make use of STC’s advanced telecom services “to enhance its medical care services and speed up the digital transformation process in the field of telemedicine,” the company said in a statement. ON THE RECORD.

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Legislators and healthcare orgs rally in favor of bipartisan telehealth bill

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" American Telemedicine Association CEO Ann Mond Johnson called the originating and geographic site requirements, which have historically restricted eligible telehealth areas for reimbursement, "arbitrary barriers. "It's a pretty exciting time for telehealth," said Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz.,

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Stony Brook Medicine crafts a telehealth strategic plan that bears fruit

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It uses telehealth technology to connect specialists and clinicians to areas of need, help monitor patients' health status and behavior remotely, promote timely and efficient care, and help providers reach previously isolated populations of patients. The opportunities telemedicine provides. Dr. Gerald J. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Geisinger's telemedicine program shoots from 20 specialties to more than 70

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With this, the health system saw many hospitals experience strains in their ability to accommodate the volume of patients needing care. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " David Fletcher, Geisinger. MARKETPLACE. " Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.