How to Focus on What You Can Control: 10 Tips for Success and Happiness
When life is overwhelming or you’re having a very stressful week then it can feel like you have no control.
Like you’re a small ship being tossed around on a violent and chaotic sea.
No fun for sure.
At these times I find it helpful to first just focus on breathing deeply and slowly. And to pay attention only to my breath going in and out for a minute or two.
This calms my body down and greatly slows my mind from spinning around in circles.
After that I try to refocus. On what I actually can control. On what I can do to improve upon a situation and move forward.
And in today’s post I’d like to share the tips and h...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Happiness Personal Development Success Source Type: blogs
Blackbird Health Raises $17 Million Series A to Expand Access to Integrated, Technology-Backed Youth Mental Health Model
Blackbird Health Leverages a Neuroscience-Driven, “Understanding-First” Care Model to Take the Trial and Error out of Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young-Adult Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment
Blackbird Health, a neuroscience-led and technology-backed youth mental health provider, announced today it raised $17 million in series A funding. The round was led by Define Ventures and also included participation from Frist Cressey Ventures and GreyMatter. Blackbird has raised nearly $23 million to date.
Blackbird Health is a mental health company for kids and young adults struggling with social, emotional, devel...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Amy Edgar Blackbird Health Chirag Shah Define Ventures Dr. Matt Keener Frist Cressey Ventures GreyMatter Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Tom Peterson Source Type: blogs
ACT plus exercise, vs exercise alone …
and what a shame there was no ACT alone group…
No secret here, I like ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) as an approach for living well with chronic pain. I like it for many reasons, but probably the most compelling ones are that the hierarchy between therapist and person living with pain is minimised (we’re both humans finding our way through life) and that it doesn’t require the person to delve into challenging or disputing thoughts – this in turn enhances adherence to the core elements of ACT: living a life aligned with what really matters to this person. People seem to find using ACT mor...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - March 3, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Chronic pain Pain conditions Physiotherapy Professional topics Psychology Research Science in practice pain management Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
How Artificial Intelligence Could Completely Transform Mental Health
This article will focus on the use of AI for mental healthcare and its potential to revolutionize the ways we give and receive mental health services. But first, let’s take a look at the current state of affairs and the reasons why we could be dealing with a global crisis in this area.
The Demand Is Increasing
As per the recent WHO Mental Health report, about one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder.
Urbanization, economic pressures, and the fast-paced nature of life have led to growing stress rates and the accelerated spread of psychiatric conditions worldwide. Fortunately, over the past decade, p...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Alexey Shalimov anxiety Artificial Intelligence behavioral health Behavioral Health AI depression Eastern Peak mental heal Source Type: blogs
Radiology ’ s Next Phase: Real-Time Collaboration Leading the Way
The following is a guest article by Vivian Liu, COO at Braid Health
One thing in healthcare remains constant: the need for answers. This is why radiology is a pillar of our healthcare system because, without a diagnosis, there is no treatment.
In today’s digital age, people want things to be fast, convenient, and reliable. The same is true in healthcare. Patients seek fast, crystal-clear answers to their issues.
In the last 5–10 years, substantial innovations in imaging, particularly through deep learning methods of image classification, have emerged. A noteworthy development is the augmentation of radiology with A...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 29, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Braid Health Diagnostic Delivery Radiology Radiology AI Radiology IT Real-Time Collaboration Real-Time Radiology teleradiology Turnaround Time Source Type: blogs
Why Flight Emergency Medical Kits Need A Digital Health Upgrade
A few weeks ago a doctor used an Apple Watch to aid an elderly woman who suffered a medical emergency on a flight. NHS doctor Rashid Riaz, from Hereford, borrowed the device from a flight attendant to check the patient’s oxygen levels.
“The Apple Watch helped me find out the patient had low oxygen saturation,” the medic explained. Later, he also called on all airlines to consider having emergency physician kits as standard, which would ideally include tools to take basic measurements, diabetic and blood pressure meters, and an oxygen saturation monitor.
We all know that aircraft have some medical su...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 27, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers portable diagnostics emergency medicine Healthcare technology flight medicine wearables Source Type: blogs
Stellar Sleep Raises $6M to Help End Sleeplessness With the First Digital Sleep Therapy Platform for Chronic Insomnia
Stellar Sleep, which provides the first digital solution for chronic insomnia management, announced today a $6 million seed round, led by Initialized Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Lombardstreet Ventures, Switch Ventures, Moonfire Ventures, Scrum Ventures, 8vdx, and Goodwater.
More than 25 million Americans suffer from chronic insomnia – meaning sleep problems 3+ nights a week for 3+ months. The condition can lead to both mental and physical health issues, ranging from trouble concentrating to sleep apnea and heart attacks. For people suffering from chronic insomnia, superficial care advice (e.g. cutt...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 26, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 8vdx Edrei Chua George Wang Goodwater Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Initialized Capital Lombardstreet Ventures Moonfire Ventures Parul Singh Scrum Ventures Stellar Sle Source Type: blogs
The ultimate guide to child dental sedation
Cavities in kids are common, and many children are unable to complete dental work without sedation. Dental anxiety must be balanced with safe and expedient dental treatment. Further information about early childhood caries can be found here. The prevalence of dental decay in children varies in different groups but is as high as 85 percent
Read more…
The ultimate guide to child dental sedation originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Emily Knipper, MD Tags: Conditions Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention
There are a lot of new ideas and technologies being made to better the world of healthcare. These new ideas and technologies are only successful, however, if enough people collectively take notice and talk about it in order to make it trend. But in a time when our industry is facing high staff overtime and burnout, there’s simply no way that we can be aware of everything happening in health IT. This then results in certain topics being neglected – regardless of their quality and how much you would personally like to see them trend.
So what trend isn’t being talked about enough? What should be trending ri...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Arcadia Ariel Gamiño Bobbi Weber CliniComp Colin Banas Dr. Lawrence Werlin DrFirst Epocrates Health IT Trends Heather Bassett HRC Fertility Joan But Source Type: blogs
Digital Health, Menopause, And The $150 Billion Ignorance
The idea of this story came from personal experience. During the past year, I have spent countless hours and a bucketload of money trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with my health. I was feeling worse and worse, having various symptoms, totally inexplicable with my impeccable test results. During this journey, not a single doctor asked or suggested that my symptoms may come from entering perimenopause – the stage of life of women preceding menopause.
I am 47 years old, and as I have learned since then, extremely average in starting to have perimenopause symptoms at the age of 47. Also very average ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Lifestyle medicine female health menopause tech Source Type: blogs
7 Must-Have Features Of The Perfect Digital Health Platform
Searching for a great digital health platform feels like looking for a needle in a haystack. We have heaps of options, but one that genuinely delivers the goods? That’s a rare find.
So, let’s dive into what the perfect digital health platform should embody. But first, let’s clearly define what we’re discussing.
A digital health platform is a centralized hub for managing patient care, streamlining healthcare operations, and empowering patients to take a more active role in their health. It is software-based and integrates tools like electronic health records, telemedicine, secure communi...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 20, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF digital health digital health platform features Source Type: blogs
Conquer Your Fears: One Treatment Could Cure Multiple Phobias (M)
Research reveals a surprising link between fear of spiders and fear of heights. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - February 15, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Anxiety subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News
The 2024 Best in KLAS have been named. For the U.S. market, covered in the Software and Services report, KLAS recognized 136 software products across 8 categories. The Global Software report recognized regional leaders in ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 1stResponder Adam Goldberger Adam Petrich Advantus Health Partners Alliant Purchasing Amplitude Vascular Systems Arcadia athenahealth Availity Best in KLAS Awards Casey Bartolucci Chilmark Research Source Type: blogs
6 Obvious Signs Of Depression That Most People Do Not Recognise (M)
The majority of Americans fail to spot the signs of depression or anxiety. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - February 9, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Depression subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
What Your Dreams Say About Your Mental Health (M)
The purpose of dreams may be partly to prepare us for anxiety-provoking situations in waking life. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - February 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dreams subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
