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The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has finalized its purchase of a facility in Oklahoma City.  The site, previously owned by St. Louis-based SSM Health, will be renamed the Oklahoma City Behavioral Health Campus and is…

OU Health in Oklahoma City has hired Rasim Somer Diler, MD, to serve as clinical service chief of psychiatry and behavioral health and the Paul and Ruth Jonas Chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University…

Baxter Health in Mountain Home, Ark., has launched an evidence-based dementia doll therapy program through its geriatric behavioral health unit, becoming the first hospital in the state to offer the tool.  The program launched in partnership with the Grand Baby…

Lewis County, Wash., has repealed an ordinance that prevented Gather Church in Centralia, Wash., from operating a syringe services program, resolving a legal dispute over whether the restriction violated federal disability law.  The repeal follows a Dec. 31 order from…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone has named Bryan Baucom CIO.  In the role, Mr. Baucom will provide leadership and oversight across the organization’s technology functions, supporting teams responsible for the help desk, IT infrastructure, business applications, data analytics, EHR and cybersecurity, according…

Orlando, Fla.-based APG Health has opened a clinic in Lake Mary, Fla., expanding access to psychiatric care services and marking its third clinic in central Florida.  The behavioral health organization serves more than 50,000 clients across the region, providing psychiatric…

The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to resolve its investigations into the company’s alleged failure to provide timely and appropriate access to mental health and substance use disorder services.  The…

Outdated federal policies continue to limit access to behavioral healthcare, leaving patients to bear the consequences, Stuart Archer, CEO of Oceans Healthcare, wrote in a Feb. 9 LinkedIn post.  The Plano, Texas-based behavioral health provider operates psychiatric hospitals and outpatient…

Overall, 64% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicare in the United States.  South Carolina has the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicare, whereas California and Utah have the lowest.  KFF reported the rate of mental health treatment facilities…

Overall, 85% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicaid in the United States.  Wyoming and the District of Columbia have the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicaid, whereas California has the lowest.  KFF reported the rate of mental health…