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The new analysis of a Pear Therapeutics-based randomized controlled trial came along another investigation that spotted early signs of treatment dropout.

Failing to initially show a positive test result for a coronavirus patient could lead to appeals and administrative headaches.

“We have doubled the number of patients seen on a daily basis because of the telehealth capabilities,” said Central Kansas Mental Health Center’s IT director.

A wide-ranging JAMA study showed that early adopters of direct scheduling were more often young, white and commercially insured.  

The UK’s Royal Marsden Hospital in London has developed an e-form solution using Hyland OnBase that captures and tracks COVID-19 symptom responses from cancer patients remotely, prior to an appointment or treatment visit.

Facing unprecedented challenges, many healthcare organisations and government institutions have turned to Watson Assistant, IBM’s AI-powered virtual agent to assist in responding to the deluge of inquiries from patients, employees, and the public at large.

“The pace of innovation with COVID-19 has been extraordinary but the challenge is to maintain that pace and benefits from it,” said Peter O’Halloran.

Although AI documentation assistants will likely be integral to future primary care consultations, they'll still need to be supervised by a human. 

The U.S. Department of Justice says its Viztek subsidiary violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently gaining 2014 Edition certification for its EXA EHR.

The Arc Madison Cortland is using virtual care to connect intellectual/developmental disability patients with providers who understand the nuances of that dual diagnosis.