Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health and Los Angeles-based Amae Health are collaborating to expand outpatient care for severe mental illness in Charlotte, N.C.. The partnership will bring Amae’s outpatient care model for severe mental illness — which integrates psychiatry, therapy, primary…
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Monrovia, Calif.-based Autism Learning Partners has closed its New York Medicaid panels for new Medicaid and Child Health Plus patients, effective April 17. The move follows two reimbursement cuts for applied behavior analysis services: a 12.5% reduction that took effect…
More than two-thirds — 68% — of substance use and mental health treatment facilities reported using only an EHR with no paper charts, while 25% used a mix of digital and paper records, according to an April report from the…
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is launching a behavioral health research initiative that will fund up to $139.4 million to develop new therapies. The initiative, Evidence-Based Validation and Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health, will allocate at…
Dallas-based North Texas Behavioral Health Authority has reported a data breach affecting 285,086 individuals, The HIPAA Journal reported April 21. The organization identified unauthorized activity in its systems around Oct. 15. An investigation found an unauthorized third party accessed its…
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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and The Jed Foundation plan to combine into a single organization. The combined entity, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention/The Jed Foundation, is expected to be completed by this fall, according to an April…
Mothers prescribed at least one sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medication — including certain antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, beta-blockers and statins — had a 1.47-fold higher risk of having a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to a study published April 16 in Molecular Psychiatry.…
Tewksbury (Mass.) Hospital is facing increased scrutiny after a fourth reported assault on campus since an April 3 security policy change, NBC Boston reported April 20. The policy from the Executive Office of HHS barred Tewksbury Hospital security personnel from…
A plant-based psychoactive compound, ibogaine, is making headlines. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to accelerate research, regulatory review and access to psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine compounds. Texas is moving forward with its own research program, and Mississippi is…
A new wellness center backed by Chicago-based Rush University System for Health and several community partners will open April 23 on Chicago’s West Side. The Sankofa Village Wellness Center — a joint effort between Rush, Chicago-based Erie Family Health Centers,…