Addressing the Mental Health Toll the Pandemic Has Had on Healthcare Workers and Everyone Else

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Mark Davis, CEO of Wasatch Pediatrics. Mark has joined the podcast before to discuss behavioral health integration in a medical practice, and he’s here today to talk about the lingering impact loneliness and isolation has had on both staff and patients during Covid-19, and he shares strategies that practices can implement to address this problem. Sources in this episode: https://www.mgma.com/resources/quality-patient-experience/insider-mark-davis-on-behavioral-health-integrati https://nihcm.org/publications/addressing-loneliness-social-isolation-during-the-pandemic https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cncy.22347 Thanks to CareCredit for sponsoring this week’s show. Learn more about how CareCredit helps providers deliver a better patient financial experience at carecredit.com/mgmapodcast. If you like the show, please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. If you have topics you’d like us to cover, or experts you’d like us to interview, email us at [email protected], or find me on Twitter at twitter.com/MGMADaniel MGMA Insights is presented by Decklan McGee, Rob Ketcham and I’m Daniel Williams. Stay safe and thanks for listening. Sponsors:Your staff is buried in phone calls. Patients are frustrated. And you're losing revenue to no-shows. There's a better way. GoTo Connect for Healthcare is a unified, AI-powered communication platform built to support your HIPAA compliance, streamline scheduling, reduce staff burden, and help your team do more with less. Because when communication works, care works. Learn more and get a personalized demo.Allied Medical Waste is the premier medical waste and document shredding company for medical groups all over the United States. On average, Allied helps medical groups save up to 50% on their monthly costs. Allied is known for their great service and impeccable response times. Reach out today for a free quote! Allied has a special offer for all MGMA members: the first 2 months FREE of charge! Connect with us at [email protected] or call (801) 328-8581.