The California Department of Public Health has approved temporary rule waivers for 23 hospitals after a nurse-patient ratio rule went into effect June 1, Mercury News reported June 29. The new regulations require 35 psychiatric hospitals to assign one nurse…
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Columbus, Ohio-based Boundless and Lafayette Hill, Pa.-based Merakey USA have affiliated to create a shared organization focused on providing care for individuals with autism, mental health conditions, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities and other complex needs. Boundless will…
Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Regional Medical Center opened a pediatric behavioral health crisis stabilization unit for children experiencing psychiatric emergencies. The new pediatric EmPATH — emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment and healing — unit includes 15 beds and is housed within McLeod…
Phoenix-based Southwest Behavioral and Health Services reported a hacking and IT incident involving email systems that affected 2,316 individuals. Notification of the breach was submitted May 20, according to HHS’ breach portal. A forensic investigation determined that six employee email…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are updating their professional “incident-to” services and billing reimbursement policy for eligible providers serving commercial members, according to a June provider newsletter. The incident-to billing practice permits services performed by one provider…
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Salem-based Oregon State Hospital is in compliance with a long-standing federal court order for the first time in two years, Oregon Public Broadcast reported June 22. “This is a positive development for Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State Hospital, but…
New Orleans-based LCMC Health broke ground on the first inpatient behavioral health unit at New Orleans East Hospital. The new unit will provide specialized care for patients experiencing a mental health crisis and behavioral health conditions, and provide comprehensive, patient-centered…
A toxicology journal has retracted a 2010 study that claimed male newborns vaccinated against hepatitis B in their first month of life had threefold greater odds of an autism diagnosis than those vaccinated later or not at all. In a May 21…
More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the U.S. reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a CDC study published June 11 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers analyzed 2021-2024 data from the Behavioral…
Colorado youth treatment centers generated 1,154 calls to the state child abuse hotline over the past five years, but about 92% of those reports were ‘screened out’ by county child welfare officials — meaning county human services departments determined the…