Draft:Primary Care Occupational Therapy Annotated Bibliography

Health IT Safety Leaders Address Changes Needed to Improve Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care

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Monday, February 8, 2021

Integration between these two healthcare specialties offers important opportunities to improve patient care, says ECRI, the nation's most trusted voice in healthcare.

Key Points: 
  • Integration between these two healthcare specialties offers important opportunities to improve patient care, says ECRI, the nation's most trusted voice in healthcare.
  • ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety, a multi-stakeholder collaborative that sets priorities in health IT safety, worked together with the Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA) to understand the technology challenges with behavioral health and primary care integration.
  • Their just-released white paper, Optimizing Health IT for Safe Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care , provides specific recommendations to develop and implement health IT to support and enhance such integration.
  • Effective treatment for these conditions benefits from the integration of behavioral health and primary care.

Centene and Quartet Health expand partnership nationwide to help ensure members have access to critical behavioral health care during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

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Thursday, July 16, 2020

The nationwide expansion will enable members to seamlessly access quality behavioral health care from providers located in their areas who serve their unique clinical needs.

Key Points: 
  • The nationwide expansion will enable members to seamlessly access quality behavioral health care from providers located in their areas who serve their unique clinical needs.
  • To support members who want access to care from their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, all scheduled appointments will be with providers who support virtual care.
  • Quartet's national network of care options includes virtual tele-psychiatry and tele-therapy, enabling members to access the care they need safely from their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Virtual care can also lower the stigma associated with accessing behavioral health care services in person.

Reliq Health Technologies, Inc. Announces New Contract with digiiMED to Provide its iUGO Care Platform to Patients in Puerto Rico

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

digiiMED is a leading healthcare solution provider in Puerto Rico with a proven understanding of the local market and an extensive network of care providers and patients on the island.

Key Points: 
  • digiiMED is a leading healthcare solution provider in Puerto Rico with a proven understanding of the local market and an extensive network of care providers and patients on the island.
  • We look forward to working with the digiiMED team to improve access to care and health outcomes for their clients chronic disease patients.
  • At digiiMED, our goal is to bring improvements to the health and well being of the people of Puerto Rico, said Jose Alvarez, CEO of digiiMED and Surgical Solutions Puerto Rico.
  • iUGO Care allows complex patients to receive high quality care at home, improving health outcomes, enhancing quality of life for patients and families and reducing the cost of care delivery.

Net Health Announces New Therapy Solution for Hospital-based Acute Care Settings

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

PITTSBURGH, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Health, a leading provider of EHR software for specialized care settings, today announced that it has launched a new fully integrated digital solution for rehab therapists in acute care settings.

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  • PITTSBURGH, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Health, a leading provider of EHR software for specialized care settings, today announced that it has launched a new fully integrated digital solution for rehab therapists in acute care settings.
  • Net Health Therapy for Acute Care enables physical and occupational therapists and speech language pathologists in acute care settings to improve clinical and business outcomes by increasing efficiency and standardizing patient care.
  • "Acute care therapy managers have been sharing their daily frustrations with us, and we have been listening closely," says Net Health CEO Josh Pickus.
  • Pickus noted that Net Health Therapy for Acute Care was designed to help acute care therapists adhere to hospital-set documentation timelines, maximize staff utilization while prioritizing patient care needs, meet productivity demands, report financial performance to upper management, and foster employee satisfaction and retention.

"In Depth" with Laurence Fishburne Program Covers Caring For Patients with Chronic Conditions

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Thursday, July 2, 2020

Now the award-winning actor is hosting an educational segment for the program "In Depth" with Laurence Fishburne.

Key Points: 
  • Now the award-winning actor is hosting an educational segment for the program "In Depth" with Laurence Fishburne.
  • Medical professionals will discuss how to provide proper care for patients experiencing chronic health conditions.
  • Nearly 50 percent of all adults have one or more chronic health conditions, and one of four adults have at least two or more chronic health conditions.
  • "In Depth" will explore more about how to go about caring for people with chronic health conditions in the upcoming episode.

ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care Partners With PursueCare To Offer Telehealth Medication-Assisted Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder To New Hampshire And Vermont Residents

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

ClearChoiceMD has played an active role in addressing community care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering on-site testing and its own virtual care visits.

Key Points: 
  • ClearChoiceMD has played an active role in addressing community care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering on-site testing and its own virtual care visits.
  • Those in need of substance use disorder treatment and/or mental health care receive any necessary physical exams and lab work at ClearChoiceMD before transitioning into PursueCare's integrated telehealth program.
  • The PursueCare program begins with a virtual assessment and continues with MAT, addiction counseling, behavioral therapy, and psychiatric care through video sessions.
  • "Urgent care and walk-in centers play a vital role in community access to timely treatment," said Nick Mercadante, CEO of PursueCare.

New Study: Future Medical Innovation Will Be Hindered Unless Elected Officials Embrace Health Care Entrepreneurship

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

We must fix this broken system so all patients can affordably access the latest health care innovations."

Key Points: 
  • We must fix this broken system so all patients can affordably access the latest health care innovations."
  • "Empowering Entrepreneurs to Address America's Health Care Challenges" shows that to fully realize the entrepreneurial health care revolution, government officials must make temporary regulatory reforms permanent and remove other government barriers like fixing the broken health care payment system.
  • A health care system driven by entrepreneurship can inspire future innovations that can solve many chronic health care problems, while better meeting patient needs and reducing costs.
  • By empowering health care entrepreneurs, we can create an American health care system that is more affordable, accessible, and productive for all."

BridgeHealth Partners With WebPT to Deliver Flexible In-Home PT Solutions to Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Through the WebPT Networks program, BridgeHealth will provide members access to flexible physical therapy solutions Flex-PT at no additional cost to its plan sponsors and their members through Dec. 31, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Through the WebPT Networks program, BridgeHealth will provide members access to flexible physical therapy solutions Flex-PT at no additional cost to its plan sponsors and their members through Dec. 31, 2020.
  • Together with BridgeHealth, we can connect members who need physical therapy with local, virtually-accessible physical therapy practices improving those members ability to adhere to their PT programs and, ultimately, enhancing their clinical outcomes.
  • With a 40% market share, WebPT is the leading rehab therapy platform for enhancing patient care and fueling business growth.
  • BridgeHealth ( www.bridgehealth.com ) is a provider of value-based healthcare services that guide members to surgical Centers of Excellence nationwide.

CAR-T Therapy Market Outlook to 2030 by Target Antigen, Application, Region, Country and Company

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The CAR-T therapy market is driven by the increasing financial support provided by different organizations to promote the development and consumption of CAR-T therapy.

Key Points: 
  • The CAR-T therapy market is driven by the increasing financial support provided by different organizations to promote the development and consumption of CAR-T therapy.
  • The financial support provided by different organizations towards CAR-T therapy positively drives the growth of CAR-T therapy market.
  • The companies in the CAR-T therapy market are conducting clinical trials to assess the ability of CAR-T therapy to treat multiple myeloma.
  • It compares the car-t therapy market with other segments of the car-t therapy market by size and growth, historic and forecast.

Global CAR-T Therapy Market Assessment 2020-2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

The CAR-T therapy market is driven by the increasing financial support provided by different organizations to promote the development and consumption of CAR-T therapy.

Key Points: 
  • The CAR-T therapy market is driven by the increasing financial support provided by different organizations to promote the development and consumption of CAR-T therapy.
  • The financial support provided by different organizations towards CAR-T therapy positively drives the growth of CAR-T therapy market.
  • The companies in the CAR-T therapy market are conducting clinical trials to assess the ability of CAR-T therapy to treat multiple myeloma.
  • It compares the car-t therapy market with other segments of the car-t therapy market by size and growth, historic and forecast.