5 Ways to Combat Loneliness
5 Ways to Combat Loneliness Elvis Presley sang about the pain of loneliness when he wrote in Heartbreak Hotel, “I’m feelin’ so lonely I could die.” Loneliness is the feeling of sadness we get when we’re lacking companionship. Though Elvis said he could simply pass away from his amount of loneliness, the feeling itself can’t […]
Virtual Care Model Aims to Provide Clinical Support in Nursing Homes
A pilot study aimed to virtually apply a pre-existing in-person model to improve clinical support for the growing nursing home population.
How primary care physicians can harness apps for a new age of patient care
Caring for patients with autoimmune diseases is a team sport. Here’s a way for technology to tie your team together.
7 Hypertension Fighters in Your Kitchen
7 Hypertension Fighters in Your Kitchen Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects nearly half of Americans across the country. As we recounted in a recent blog, hypertension is often called the “silent killer,” with many people going unaware of their heightened blood pressure levels until it’s too late—resulting in a stroke, heart disease, and heart attacks. Hypertension, however, […]
How Mayo, Mass General Brigham, Providence are using generative AI, virtual nursing
From generative artificial intelligence to virtual nursing, health systems have been investing a lot of resources in digital innovation. Here are 24 projects Becker’s has reported on in the past month.
AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry
Geoffrey Boyce, CEO and cofounder of Array Behavioral Care, spells out some of the biggest challenges to virtual mental healthcare – and offers some solutions.
AI in medical care: A map for clinical practice and patient protection
Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen an exponential increase in the already rising interest within the medical field since the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022.
Telehealth: Past, Present, Future
If the buzz of investment activity and increasing acceptance among patients signals are any indications, direct-to-consumer (DTC) telehealth is having its moment.
ARIZONA OKS TELEMEDICINE CARE FOR PETS
The state is one of the first to fully sanction veterinary telemedicine, a growing trend since the pandemic that has shown to benefit not only the pet but the pet’s owners.