In the news, more hospitals bill for online messages as use increases. The industry considers the role of digital health in addressing behavioral and social determinants of health with screenings for mental health complications and substance use disorders, and a new blood test for preeclampsia gets FDA-approval. Plus, new trends in state-level maternal mortality by race and ethnicity confirm disparities.
7/13, STAT: More hospitals are billing patients as online messages surge
7/12, Fierce Healthcare: Providers rarely screen for maternal mental health. Are new guidelines enough to move the needle?
7/12, mHealth Times: Telehealth as a solution for Medicaid populations
7/6, Becker's Hospital Review: Why Johns Hopkins Medicine is charging for MyChart messages
7/5, Pharmaceutical Technology: Digital health tech: a solution to substance use disorders?
7/5, Contemporary OB/GYN: Blood test for preeclampsia granted FDA approval
7/3, JAMA: Trends in State-Level Maternal Mortality by Racial and Ethnic Group in the United States
6/22, AI Checkup: Where Generative AI Meets Healthcare: Updating The Healthcare AI Landscape