Our mental health system is not designed to treat people in crisis. Instead of being administered right away and effectively, it shoves patients through a maze of barriers. If we are serious about saving lives, then we must reconsider how mental health care is administered.
We cannot simply accept this status quo and leave an entire generation of children unsupported when more viable options are available.
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While the drop in drug overdose deaths is promising, and could potentially be partially attributed to the efforts of the federal government, we must remain cognizant about the sheer number of lives we continue to lose every year to overdose.
At a moment when medication therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) leaves too many behind and widespread access to curative gene therapies still lies in the distant future, automated red blood cell exchange is experiencing renewed interest. To improve patients’ lives, a broad commitment is needed to expand access to transfusion therapies.
Create Health Ventures announced the close of its inaugural $21 million fund, which is focused on technology for payers. This is because payers are “the lynchpin” for the types of change that the fund wants to see, such as better care access and improved population health outcomes, Managing Partner Amit Aysola said.
Providence is investing $712 million into new facilities in Orange County, California. The health system is adding a new medical center in both San Clemente and Rancho Mission Viejo , as well as a new patient tower for Providence Mission Hospital.
Health care professionals can refer patients to the best options for diagnostic imaging covered by Medicare to give more people the medical assistance they need without extra financial stress.
In addition to ensuring patients have access to treatment, biopharma companies need to manage new patient requests to enter clinical trials, who will need assistance navigating enrolment and reimbursement.
The Daring Circle - part of the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society - is hoping to use technology to tackle the issue of women's access to healthcare.
The Atlanta startup provides various tools to improve patient access, including patient matching, relationship management and check-in solutions.
In December 2016 and January 2017, Reach Health surveyed 436 healthcare experts to uncover their telemedicine program objectives as well as the challenges they face.
The layout of your phlebotomy station can significantly impact efficiency. A well-thought-out setup ensures that every tool is within reach, minimizing unnecessary movement and reducing patient wait times.
Through the collaboration, the New York City-based startup's technology will assist Horizon members in gaining access to the care they need at the right time.
A recent survey from AVIA and the American Hospital Association zeroed in on how 317 hospital and health system leaders view digital innovation.
The much-needed new treatment is underwritten by an unlikely benefactor: Steven A. Cohen, the former head of a hedge fund that pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in 2013.
Approximately three-quarters of healthcare and hospital systems ask for payment at the time services are provided, estimated Richard Gundling, a senior vice president at the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Whites were still the only racial group in which a majority of people with severe psychological distress get treatment. They were also the only group whose access to mental health services grew by a statistically significant amount since the ACA was passed.