Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock (Miss.) has the best Medicaid rates for mental health services of any hospital in the nation — 360 percent its Medicare rate for the same services — according to data from Sage Transparency.
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The United States will face a shortage of 3.2 million healthcare workers by 2026 and a shortage of 139,000 physicians by 2033, according to a U.S. Surgeon General report, and 63 percent of physicians report being burned out, according to…
Psychiatry is one of the most highly-recruited physician specialties, yet psychiatrist compensation ranks 10th-lowest among physicians, according to Medscape's "Psychiatrist Compensation Report 2023."
St. George (Utah) Regional Hospital has the best negotiated commercial payer rates for mental health services of any hospital in the nation — 912 percent its Medicare rate for the same services — according to data from Sage Transparency.
The New Mexico Department of Health will pay $215,000 to settle allegations that a patient was abused and neglected at the state-owned Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas, N.M., Albuquerque Journal reported May 22.
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The Rhode Island State Psychiatric Hospital in Cranston received accreditation from The Joint Commission.
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health plans to open a new mental health crisis center at its Saint Mary's campus in Grand Rapids, Mich., MLive reported May 22.
Augusta, Ga.-based Serenity Behavioral Health plans to build a new $12 million addiction and mental health crisis center, ABC affiliate WJBF reported May 22.
Provider shortages in healthcare have been widely reported, and the problem appears particularly acute in behavioral health — but part of the problem can be blamed on inadequate diagnostic tools, one executive says.
Here are six figures that offer insight into the demographics of the psychiatric workforce.