From requiring companies to disclose that chatbots are not human to restricting the technology’s use in treating patients, these five states have passed laws or created agencies to address AI’s role in mental health.
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A California emergency staffing order intended to improve patient safety is having an unintended consequence: fewer inpatient psychiatric beds available for some of the state’s most vulnerable patients, including children under 12. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health was forced…
Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health entered a restructuring agreement that will reduce the company’s debt obligations and result in a change in majority ownership. If approved by regulators, investment funds managed by HPS Investment Partners will assume majority ownership in…
CMS told Becker’s it is aware of a reported patient death by suicide at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, which in January was placed in immediate jeopardy for the fourth time since 2019. On…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare has faced mounting legal, financial and leadership challenges in recent months, including lawsuits alleging abuse at one of its psychiatric hospitals, a multimillion-dollar employment verdict and pressure from investors over the company’s performance and governance. Here…
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Maryland’s five adult psychiatric hospitals are operating at an average capacity of 95%, creating monthslong wait times for some court-ordered patients, The Daily Record reported May 26. The psychiatric hospitals “primarily serve individuals with mental illnesses who are involved in…
Oklahoma City officials have approved final plans for the MAPS 4 Robert Ravitz Crisis Center, a behavioral health facility slated to open in 2027. MAPS 4 includes $12.27 million for the project, and the Arnall Family Foundation contributed $3 million,…
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health in Council Bluffs, Iowa, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 96-bed behavioral health hospital. The hospital, slated to open to patients in June, is a joint venture between Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Franklin,…
The Tucson-based University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and physician Steve Bierman, MD, have partnered to launch the Noetic Medicine Initiative. Noetic medicine is an emerging field focused on how communication, mental state and clinician-patient interactions may…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health is bringing its psychiatric and behavioral health programs together under one systemwide brand, Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. The transition includes inpatient and outpatient programs formerly operated by Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, according to…