Not long ago, a patient in a rural emergency department served by Renton, Wash.-based Providence might have waited two days, sometimes up to a week, for a mental health professional to evaluate them. Today, that same patient is typically seen…
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Telehealth is no longer a workaround; it is core infrastructure for how care gets delivered. In one industry survey, 93% of organizations reported an active telehealth program, and 69% have run one for three years or more. Drawing on that…
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Cardiac PET use in U.S. cardiology offices nearly tripled over the past decade and outpatient PET volume is projected to grow more than 60% in the years ahead. Today, more health systems are turning to PET to strengthen cardiovascular care…
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- Rupa Sanghani, MD, FACC, FASNC, Grace DeForest and William Louis Veeck Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Research Director of Nuclear Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center
- Brendon Loiselle, Chief Business Development Officer, CDL Nuclear Technologies
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Health systems are investing in new psychiatric residency programs as the shortage of mental health providers continues. A March report from Inseparable found nearly half of states were found to meet 25% or less of their estimated mental health workforce…