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How virtual reality can help address the mental health professional shortage

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More people are in need of mental health treatment today than ever before, but there just aren't enough therapists to meet the growing demand. received mental health treatment or counseling. A deluge of digital health apps has hit the market. In 2020, it was estimated that around 41.4 million adults in the U.S.

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AWS announces healthcare workforce accelerator cohort

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Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of International Public Sector Health & the Global Healthcare Venture Capital and Startups team at AWS. " Others, meanwhile, are focused on remote monitoring, secure information exchange, patient engagement, mobile health workforce and training tools. Rose Health.

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To bridge the digital divide, national nonprofit offers free devices and internet

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One big question in healthcare when it comes to the digital divide: How can people in these households get access to telemedicine ? Virtual care can be a game-changer for people in rural communities and healthcare deserts. Even in urban centers where there are shortages of specialists. Approximately 11.7

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Executive Roundtable: Can Innovation Alleviate Clinician Burnout?

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The potential fallout of this trajectory is alarming: The advisory cites the Association of American Medical Colleges’ estimate on clinician demand outpacing supply, with an anticipated shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians predicted by 2033. However, the question remains: How can it be solved?

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