In parts one and two of our mental health podcast series, “The Kids Are Not Alright,” we discussed some of the biggest concerns we have today regarding the mental health and well-being of our children, and the solutions that can be implemented and the local level to improve access to vital youth mental health services. 

In our third and final installment, we’re once again joined by Dr. Karen Goldberg, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Dr. Alan Mease, a Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Specialist, to discuss the effective execution of these critical strategies. 

What role do parents and schools/educators play? How can the community help? How and when should primary care providers and mental health specialists be integrated into the overall, holistic approach?

Whiteboard Sessions Podcast Episode 3

Machine Learning – or ML – and Artificial Intelligence – or AI – are terms that you hear used frequently in healthcare analytics, often interchangeably. But what do these terms actually mean? How are they different? How do they complement one another and work together? What are some of the most common misconceptions of both?

In part one of our new podcast series, Decoding the Future: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Analytics, eQHealth Solutions’ Chief Strategy Officer, Mayur Yermaneni, is joined by an expert panel that includes Ila Sarkar, Ph.D., Vice President of Analytics at eQHealth Solutions, and Farah Buric, Ph.D., Senior Data Scientist at eQHealth Solutions, for a discussion about ML and AI and the current and future implications of both in the healthcare analytics space.

Decoding the Future - Part 1

Here are some harrowing statistics from the JAMA Pediatrics:
•	Death by suicide in children aged 10-19 increased almost 90% from 2007-2017;
•	17% of youth have a diagnosable mental health condition – of that 17%, only 49% received treatment;
•	Depression, ADHD, bi-polar disorder and autism spectrum disorder have rapidly increased in youth since 2005.
Our healthcare system is woefully unprepared to tackle this enormous issue facing our youth. What exactly are the obstacles standing in the way of accessible mental health? eQHealth Solutions discusses this with industry leaders on our first podcast.

The Kids Are NOT Alright - Part 1

While there is widespread consensus that there is a lack of adequate child and adolescent mental health providers, the problem stubbornly remains year after year. Part two of this podcast discusses what can be done – today. Not tomorrow, not next year or in 5 years, but today. What grassroots initiatives can we implement to get started now?

Dr. Mease and Dr. Goldberg both agreed on the following three community-level initiatives:

•	Telemedicine: This has greatly increased since Covid and has been one of the positive trends to come out of this pandemic. We want to see this continue and expand into the mental health field.
•	Integration: Have child/adolescent psychiatrists act as consultants to pediatric primary care clinics to help with the behavioral/mental aspects of patients.
•	Collaboration at the local level: Cast the net beyond physicians: incorporate psychologists, counselors and mental health specialists into the pipeline so no provider is operating in silo.

The Kids Are NOT Alright - Part 2

Collaborative innovation is key to continue to move the needle forward in population health management and making vital shifts in healthcare delivery and care models as a whole. Get the insight, inspiration and motivation to enlist in this transformative movement. 

Join open, candid conversations with medical professionals and industry thought leaders on topics such as: 

•	Artificial intelligence and its impact on population health 
•	Machine learning and the next generation of technology in care management
•	Challenges facing American healthcare
•	And much more!

Listen to the Whiteboard Podcast Series by eQHealth Solutions to gain insights, ideas and concepts that are necessary to discuss for the future health of our national population.

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