As individuals make their way through outpatient care, measuring treatment success outcomes has proven difficult. Fragmented care throughout a patient’s behavioral health journey has become a key concern for clinicians, often leaving them unable to fully document treatment progress. With…
Author: Ella Ruder
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…
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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…
Mason County, Wash., has partnered with software company United We Care to launch a digital mental health pilot aimed at expanding access to underserved areas. Through the program, residents have 24/7 access to Stella, an AI-powered mental health companion, according…
Rural youth are less likely than their suburban and urban peers to use mental health apps and teletherapy despite experiencing similar rates of anxiety and depression, according to an Aug. 19 report from Hopelab. To develop the report, the company…
The World Health Organization has released the “Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Minimum Service Package” aimed at improving the scale and quality of emergency mental health responses. The roadmap provides step-by-step guidance on appropriate mental health and psychosocial support activities…
The University of Colorado Denver has launched a training program to prepare mental health providers to use “psychedelic-facilitation skills” in various clinical settings. The 16-week, two-course series includes weekly self-paced online learning modules and scheduled virtual classroom meetings twice per…