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Delaware Center for Health Innovation (#DCHI) is a non-profit entity, supporting the implementation of the State Health Care Innovation Plan (#SIMGrant).

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From thoughts on delivering hospital-quality care to patients' homes to tech companies' disruption of healthcare, here are 7 quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare.

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"Research suggests we may not be able to reduce negative social attitudes just by promoting a medical model of illness. For example, a study showed that a biological understanding of major disorders did not result in a decrease in stigma."

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In this video from the American Medical Association, Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, and Melvin Oatis, MD, discuss ways physicians can advance health equity through the integration of behavioral health in their practice.

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"Approximately 15.5% of the population is affected by mental health issues. These alarming numbers should prompt us to make more progress in destigmatizing mental health issues and providing better, more accurate treatment to patients."

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"Nationwide, more than ⅓ of U.S. adults, not including the elderly, have delayed health care out of fear of being infected with the virus, according to a February 2021 report from the Urban Institute."

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"One of the key aspects behind value-based wound care is the ability to hold healthcare systems accountable for missed action/poor quality. Value-based wound care programs can ensure clinicians and systems are operating at the highest level."

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"\Mental Health Action Day is an open-source movement of brands, organizations and cultural leaders to drive culture from mental health awareness to mental health action."

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"@BeebeHealthcare like many other health systems has created behavioral health teams in our emergency departments to assist patients with signs and symptoms of addiction and other mental and behavioral health concerns."

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"Telehealth can provide high-quality, high-value care, but the last year has also demonstrated that not all services are up to par, nor is telehealth the best platform to provide or receive care in all instances."

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"Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Outcomes" webinar will take place 12-1 pm on Thursday, April 15 to discuss the growing importance of AI in the healthcare industry and its potential to improve patient experience and outcomes.

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"Far less attention has been paid to the shadow behavioral health pandemic. Healthcare systems should start planning to integrate best practices in design so the physical spaces are well-equipped to provide patients with the support they need." #DCHIengage https://t.co/LWrlrwqWOB

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"As efforts are made to address many short-term needs, consideration must be given to also making changes that are sustainable, beneficial, and endure long into the future."

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"In 2020, the healthcare industry grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic and faced extraordinary challenges, not only with respect to providing care but also financially as systems struggled with declining revenues and margins."

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There are four questions that payers and policymakers are considering as they try to assess the role that telehealth should play. Answers to these are likely to lead to decisions around what services can be covered.

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“The valuable collaboration that exists among our academic institutions, healthcare systems, and our public and private partnerships makes Delaware an ideal place for healthcare providers to put their skills and expertise into practice.”

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Speakers during a National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care webinar spoke about how the pandemic has thrust healthcare for older adults into the spotlight and the importance of access to services.

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"While virtual care helped accommodate some of the appointments that would have otherwise been missed or postponed, telemedicine did not fully offset the decline in care utilization."

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"Our healthcare delivery system is transforming before our eyes, from hospital care to doctor’s office visits and urgent care clinics. The sharp lines between services blur as we merge, layer and integrate these disciplines into a new whole." #DCHIengage https://t.co/89Wpxipklt

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"Remote monitoring made up 44 percent of the market and store-and-forward services made up 20 percent. These services must also be considered as Congress reimagines telehealth in Medicare."

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"Even before the pandemic put an increased burden on behavioral health providers, forward-thinking organizations were developing value-based arrangements in behavioral health to give providers the tools they need to address whole-patient care."
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