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To Truly Address Behavioral Health Worker Shortages, We Need Telemedicine

HIT Consultant

In late September, the Senate Finance Committee released a bipartisan discussion draft bill that aims to address the nation’s crippling behavioral healthcare crisis by providing funding for 4,000 Medicare Graduate Medical Education psychiatry residencies over the next decade. Through telemedicine.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Shortage of primary care professionals, unequal access to care. Thus, VBC sits at a pivotal juncture. Heightened cybersecurity threats.

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The Health Care Cost Curve is Bending Down – A New View from Deloitte

Health Populi

But letting a virulent public health crisis manage the downturn in American health spending is hardly an optimal hands-on, strategic approach to improving a nation’s health system, let alone a vision to drive health equity, quality improvement and sustainability for patients and care providers.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization: Comprehensive Approaches and Cross-Cutting Tools

NASHP

Nearly $278 million of the $364 million in the FY2024 budget is targeted to expanding certified community behavioral health centers; $72 million is for mental health care and facilities in educational settings, $20 million for telemedicine infrastructure, and $10 million to implement employee wellness supports to address stress and burnout.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Shortage of primary care professionals, unequal access to care. Thus, VBC sits at a pivotal juncture. Heightened cybersecurity threats.