Author: Ella Ruder

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has launched a confidential mental health program, Code Phoenix, for clinicians and first responders experiencing behavioral health crises, according to a Dec. 4 report from NBC affiliate News 4. The program is available through a partnership…

Nearly 800 mental health patients in Malheur County, Ore., will lose access to their current behavioral health providers, effective Jan. 1, under a new Medicaid policy from Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, KTVB7 reported Dec. 4. The policy change will require…

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has expanded access to behavioral health services statewide following a $150 million investment in 2019.  The system integrated licensed behavioral health specialists into 62 primary care clinics and expects to reach 65 by the end of the…

Here are 17 new and in-the-works behavioral health facilities to know:

A foundation design flaw at a new state psychiatric hospital in Concord, N.H., has delayed construction by more than nine months and may leave taxpayers on the hook for an additional $5 million, according to a Dec. 3 report from…

A poll from Arlington, Va.-based National Alliance on Mental Illness found that most Americans strongly oppose recent federal cuts to behavioral health programs and want Congress to make mental health funding a priority.  The NAMI/lpsos poll was conducted Nov. 7-9,…

A new study from the Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Precision Psychiatry examined how accurately clinicians can predict suicide attempt risk using traditional structured assessments, and whether machine learning models can enhance those predictions.  The analysis included 89,957 patients…

Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and its physician organization, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, have appointed Hadine Joffe, MD, as chair of the psychiatry department.   In her new role, Dr. Joffe will oversee the department’s clinical, research and educational programs.…

CMS will begin accepting applications in 2026 for a new payment model designed to expand access to technology-supported chronic care for individuals with “original Medicare.”  Here are four things to know: Interested parties can complete a form to be notified…

Sacramento, Calif.-based Mindpath Care Centers, along with former chief strategy officer Jeff Williams, COO Abigail Sheriff, and senior integration and project manager Sarah Williams, agreed to pay $1.9 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare.  What happened?