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Telepsychiatry saves east Texas hospitals $18 million over 7 years

In the early 2000s, the state of Texas was in the midst of a widely recognized, multi-decade crisis from lack of mental health services for people in need. THE PROBLEM Psychiatric facilities were above capacity, leaving patients in mental health emergencies with either jail or emergency rooms as their only options. The ones correctly identified […]

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Hospitals need evangelists when deploying digital tech, says CHLA chief innovation officer

From digital therapeutics to virtual care and artificial intelligence, there are a number of novel advancements in healthcare technology offering providers an opportunity to revamp care for the better. But talking about healthcare innovation is easy – it's the deployment and adoption that often trips up larger healthcare providers. Omkar Kulkarni, Children's Hospital Los Angeles' […]

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Toby Cosgrove joins Google Cloud

Google announced that former Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD, has joined Google as Executive Advisor to the Google Cloud Healthcare and Life Sciences team. Cosgrove’s new stint was announced in a July 19 blog post written by Gregory. “Here at Google Cloud, we firmly believe in the power of data to advance healthcare, but […]