Psychiatrists earned an average median annual wage of $269,120 in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated wage data for 2024 on April 2. Psychiatric aides and technicians had the lowest average wages…
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North Dakota is the highest paying state for psychiatrists in 2024, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Becker’s used BLS data to determine the annual mean salary in every state, as well as calculate the hourly adjusted wage…
Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has been placed in immediate jeopardy after another patient’s death, OregonLive reported April 2. On March 18, a patient in seclusion fell and became unconscious, later dying. Investigators from both CMS and The Joint Commission filed…
Behavioral health provider SonderMind has expanded to New York and Michigan, now reaching all 50 states, according to an April 1 news release. The company expanded to four additional states at the end of 2024. SonderMind provides therapy through telehealth…
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center opened its new adolescent medical psychiatry unit April 1. The six-bed inpatient unit is staffed by child psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians and other mental health professionals who will provide mental health care to adolescents ages…
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Finding behavioral health providers is hard. Finding providers equipped to treat eating disorders is harder, according to Howard Weeks, MD, chief medical officer at Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center. Eating Recovery Center is launching its own…
Oklahoma lawmakers are debating whether to fund a $124 million shortfall for construction of a new inpatient mental health hospital, Oklahoma Voice reported April 1. The Oklahoma City-based Donahue Behavioral Health Campus was budgeted for $147 million, with $87 million…
The CEO of a Massachusetts behavioral health company has been sentenced to three and a half months in prison for a billing fraud scheme. Miguel Saravia, CEO of Needham, Mass.-based Dana Group Associates pleaded guilty to six counts of healthcare…
Mental illness, options for treatment and the connections between behavioral and physical health are still misunderstood, according to behavioral health leaders. Becker’s asked 28 leaders what they consider to be the biggest misconception in behavioral health. All of the leaders…
Surveyors with The Joint Commission noted serious threats to patient safety at Oregon State Hospital during a recent visit, placing the psychiatric facility’s accreditation status at risk, according to local news reports. The accrediting body was on site to review…