Patient Engagement
A strong therapeutic alliance can be created virtually – most critically, telepsychiatry helps patients feeling the serious effects of a mental health issue get better quickly, notes the CMO of the company behind the peer-reviewed research.
Also, the NSW government has expanded statewide the implementation of its virtual urgent care service for children.
Remote Patient Monitoring
The health system's medical director will offer more perspective on how remote patient monitoring is helping, including enabling an adherence rate of 80% to daily vitals, at HIMSS24.
The agency seeks to use extended reality and digital therapeutics to create healing "journeys" for aging Vietnam veterans that could improve their relationships with caregivers.
There are a variety of applications of ChatGPT and LLMs in healthcare, and various uses that have the potential to help or harm patients. Dr. Srinivasan Suresh, VP, CIO and CMIO at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, digs into these tools.
It is the only hospital in the country currently validated at this level.
Technology, including AI, should serve data as the foundation for the optimal patient experience, says Noyo National Practice Leader Gary Davis.
And this year there will be a focus on continuing access to medications for mental health because mental health is a critical part of overall health, predicts a psychiatrist who practices telehealth.
Bicycle Health patients can connect to therapists outside the realm of opioid use disorder, and Talkspace patients will have access to opioid use disorder specialty care.
At HIMSS24, a clinician will show how the community provider’s more enlightened, person-centered approach for its Native American and POC patients has helped reduce the number of custody holds for drug and alcohol emergencies by more than 90%.