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The Institutionalization Missing Data Problem

Bill of Health

One of the most important lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic needs to be about health surveillance of marginalized health populations — indeed, “who counts depends on who is counted.”. By Doron Dorfman and Scott Landes. Without such data, our laws and policies will be fundamentally incomplete.

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Addressing behavioral health resources and costs in Ohio

Healthcare It News

But population health management tools from Alera Health will help the Ohio Behavioral Health Providers Network better integrate mental health care. Since then, efforts to improve care for those diagnosed with primary or secondary behavioral health conditions as well as grow a larger behavioral health workforce ensued.

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How a single COVID-19 telehealth grant will help one provider for years to come

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

From the time Burrell Behavioral Health in Springfield, Missouri, received initial reports of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching the surrounding areas, clients and staff members became concerned about their physical health and wellbeing. " Darren Johnson, Burrell Behavioral Health. THE PROBLEM. PROPOSAL.

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Telehealth to be a permanent part of care at Boulder Community Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to 2020, Colorado's Boulder Community Health had put the infrastructure in place to support telehealth, but struggled to gain adoption because of limited provider and patient demand. COVID-19 changed everything. "In March 2020, it was clear that COVID-19 was coming to Colorado," Jefferies said.

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HHS OIG: 2 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during first pandemic year

Healthcare It News

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released a study examining how Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. What compelled the team to look into beneficiaries' use of telehealth? This past month, the U.S.

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The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed.

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Who doesn’t text in 2022? Most state Medicaid programs

Healthcare It News

West Virginia will use the U.S. Postal Service and an online account this summer to connect with Medicaid enrollees about the expected end of the covid public health emergency, which will put many recipients at risk of losing their coverage. West Virginia has more than 600,000 Medicaid enrollees.

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