California Gov. Gavin Newsom is working to impose minimum staffing requirements for psychiatric hospitals, the San Francisco Chronicle reported April 29. Here are four things to know: 1. The administration is deploying the state’s emergency regulations regime to establish nurse-to-patient…
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Idaho has the highest number of people per psychiatrist at 13,709, while the District of Columbia has the lowest at 1,442, according to industry data collected by the Kaiser Family Foundation and population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Becker’s…
Behavioral health leaders are investing in EMR, AI documentation, remote patient monitoring and more. Becker’s asked 17 behavioral health executives about their technology investing this year. All of the leaders featured in this article are speaking at Becker’s Behavioral Health…
San Francisco’s public health department has partnered with Pleasant Hill. Calif.-based Crestwood Behavioral Health to open a stabilization center, CBS News reported April 24. The $6.7 million center will be staffed 24/7 by physicians, nurses and behavioral health specialists. First…
Psychiatrists working in ambulatory settings earned the highest average annual salary in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated compensation data for 2024 on April 2. Psychiatrists working in residential mental health and…
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Acadia Healthcare pressured staff to find ways to fill beds at a troubled Illinois facility, former employees alleged in a report published by The New York Times. The newspaper published an investigation April 22 into a series of incidents at…
Psychologists employed by the federal executive branch earn the highest average salary of industries with more than 1,000 psychologists employed, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated wage data for 2024 on April 2.…
Valhalla, N.Y.-based WMCHealth has reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James over allegations it improperly closed inpatient psychiatric beds and put patients at risk. The health system has agreed to restore psychiatric beds closed during the COVID-19…
A recent study found that rates of anxiety and depression are rising in youth, while other mental and physical diagnoses are remaining steady or falling. The study, published April 21 in JAMA Pediatrics, used data from the annual National Survey…
Los Angeles-based Kedren Health is launching a new site to serve as a national model for children’s behavioral healthcare. In April, Kedren Health broke ground on Kedren Children’s Village in South Los Angeles. Kedren, a federally qualified health center, operates…