Methodist Health System

Healthcare IT Newd | April 07, 2020

Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente and digital health specialist Livongo have teamed up to offer Livongo’s myStrength behavioral health app to Kaiser Members. The partnership allows Kaiser's members to have 24/7 access to the app through their mobile devices or their computer, which includes myStrength’s selection of digital behavioral health tools to combat stress and bolster mental health. We will likely see a spike in anxiety, depression, addiction and other conditi...

UC hospital system | May 05, 2020

The University of California's (UC's) hospital system has started to gradually resume elective procedures that have been canceled due to COVID-19. The five-hospital system is the latest to explore how to safely restart procedures that are vital to hospitals’ bottom line. Each UC hospital will have to abide by 10 principles that range from preparation for new outbreaks to expanding testing and screening of patients, the system said in a letter (PDF). “After exten...

PR Newswire | July 07, 2020

Building on its extensive background treating the impacts of PTSD and trauma with military veterans, and the experience of offering mental health resources to frontline healthcare providers and first responders in New York City, Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) is now offering free services in six additional locations of great need, as coronavirus cases surge again putting more stress on hospitals and first responders.CVN Frontline, a no-cost mental health resource center featuring interactive...

Healthcare Dive | July 02, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission has added $198 million to its rural healthcare program, which helps providers deploy broadband healthcare networks, the agency said Tuesday.The unused funds from prior years are being carried forward to 2020. With the current funding cap at about $600 million, the total available for provider requests will be more than $800 million — the most in the program's history.In a statement, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai noted telehealth funding is espe...