Frisco, Texas-based Magellan Health has introduced a collaborative care model for pediatric primary care providers. The model, which integrates behavioral health support into primary care, has been validated in more than 90 randomized controlled trials, according to a Sept. 3…
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As behavioral health evolves amid staffing shortages, rising demand and growing complexity, clinicians must sharpen a new set of skills to meet the moment. From AI fluency to cross-disciplinary collaboration, here is what eight industry leaders say the workforce needs. …
Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare have partnered to open ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital, a 144-bed facility located less than a mile from ECU Health Medical Center, also in Greenville. The facility is set to open…
As some behavioral health leaders focus on “whole-body” treatment — with an emphasis on behavioral health and physical health coordination — there remains fragmentation across the care continuum. A new patient triage model from Birmingham, Ala.-based Pathway Healthcare and Watershed…
CVS Health’s MinuteClinic has expanded virtual mental health services in 49 states and Washington, D.C. Nearly 95% of MinuteClinic counseling visits now occur virtually, according to an Aug. 26 CVS Health news release. Licensed therapists provide care for conditions including…
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Birmingham, Ala.-based Pathway Healthcare and New Orleans-based Watershed Health have launched a strategic partnership aimed at improving care coordination for patients transitioning from emergency or inpatient behavioral health settings. The initiative targets fragmented transitions from acute to outpatient behavioral healthcare…
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…
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…