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From AI transcription tools to the incorporation of AI assistants, healthcare is racing to adopt the fast-growing technology. Behavioral health leaders have raised concerns over AI integration into mental health services, especially when there is no clear governance, but innovation…
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending annual screening for mental, emotional and behavioral health conditions in children. The report outlines guidance for pediatricians to begin screening within the first month after birth by identifying postpartum depression in caregivers, and…
A new tool developed by the American Medical Association, The Kennedy Forum and Third Horizon is shedding light on longstanding disparities in access and payment for mental health and substance use disorder, according to an Aug. 20 AMA report. Here…
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health and Summa Health Medical Group are no longer in-network with UnitedHealthcare affiliate Optum/United Behavioral Health as of Aug. 1. The contract expired July 31 after months of negotiation failed to yield a new agreement, according to…
Nine recent grants seek to strengthen the behavioral health workforce by bolstering expanded training programs, student support and increased access to care in underserved communities.
The recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a provision to invest $50 billion in creating the Rural Healthcare Transformation Program aimed at offsetting the loss of healthcare coverage nationwide. But leaders are questioning whether this effort will be…
American Psychiatric Centers, doing business as Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, agreed to pay $2.75 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims for psychotherapy services to government programs. Federal and state officials alleged that from 2015 to 2022, the Walnut Creek,…
Montana officials are moving ahead with plans to build a new state-run behavioral health hospital near Billings, the Billings Gazette reported Aug. 20. The $26.5 million project was approved by the state legislature earlier this year and is intended to…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health will open its new $100 million behavioral health center on Aug. 25 in Florence. The Jean and Hugh K. Leatherman Behavioral Care Pavilion will serve as a regional behavioral health hub offering a mix of triage,…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is unveiling a new 90,000-square-foot pediatric behavioral health center in West Taylorsville, Utah on Aug. 22. The Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Center will open to patients on Sept. 6 and was made…