Aug 19, 2022 | News Stories
Brian Erickson in American City & County | 07/7/2022 The nation’s mental health crisis is taking a serious toll on first responders. Real-time access to a virtual behavioral health professional can aid de-escalation efforts, avoid involuntary committals and save...
Aug 19, 2022 | News Stories
Doug Duskin, HIT Consultant | 07/07/2022 COVID has shown us that telemedicine is effective and easy to use. But why limit the use of virtual care to public health emergencies? With providers and clinicians under increasing strain from staffing gaps and other issues,...
Aug 19, 2022 | News Stories
Camalot Todd, Nevada Current | 06/29/2022 The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services launched a new virtual mental and behavioral health pilot program Wednesday with 11 law enforcement agencies in the state through a $3.8 million grant from the Leona M. and...
Aug 19, 2022 | News Stories
Trent Abrego, Argus Leader | 7/15/2022 The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes live on Saturday across the country and in South Dakota. The number is available to call or text for anyone who is experiencing a behavioral health crisis and needs to reach trained mental...
Aug 19, 2022 | News Stories
Kathleen Dias | 6/27/2022 “When I talk to our taxpayers, they ask, ‘Why didn’t we do this sooner?’” Jun 27, 2022 Sheriff Fred Lamphere of Butte County, South Dakota, was blunt: “This is our future. We can’t fight it. My initial impression was ‘no one is going to talk...
Jul 13, 2022 | News Stories
By Lori Stenvold Mille Lacs Health System Mille Lacs Health System (MLHS) recently rolled out a new technology in the Emergency Department (ED) allowing providers to video conference with board-certified emergency medicine physicians and nurses from outside our...
