Health systems are opening new outpatient, urgent care and inpatient behavioral health sites. Here are nine recent openings to know:
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If behavioral health leaders had $100 million, they would focus on youth, older adults and improving the treatment system. Becker’s connected with six leaders to learn where they would invest first. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for length…
Current suicide prevention practices at hospitals are missing opportunities to provide essential care, according to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts. The report, published July 14, suggests actions health system leaders, insurers and policymakers can take to ensure hospitals provide…
Behavioral health organizations are investing in AI, administrative support and population health this year. Becker’s connected with three leaders from across the U.S. to learn what investments they are most excited about now. Here’s what they had to say: Editor’s…
The University of Rochester (Minn.) is launching a master’s-level psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and counselor program, thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of HHS. The Uniting Nurses and Integrating Therapists…
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A group of behavioral health executives is calling for an end to Medicare’s lifetime limits on inpatient psychiatric treatment. In a piece published in Health Affairs Forefront July 8, Imad Melhem, MD, chair of psychiatry and behavioral health at Geisinger…
One crisis care company is focused on making value-based care work. Laura Buckley, COO of Connections Health Solutions, told Becker’s the crisis behavioral health provider’s top priority this year is expanding existing capitated arrangements into more value-based care. “The crisis…
Behavioral health remains a critical need nationwide, yet organizations continue to face tight margins, workforce shortages and policy hurdles. At the 2025 Becker’s Healthcare Behavioral Health Summit, leaders from Allina Health and Iris Telehealth shared how a strategic telepsychiatry partnership…
San Antonio-based Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution will pay HHS $225,000 to resolve potential violations of HIPAA rules. HHS began an investigation into Deer Oaks, which provides psychiatric services in long-term care and assisted living facilities, in 2023.…
A structure fire destroyed a behavioral health provider in Lynnwood, Wash., the Daily Herald reported July 7. The Center for Human Services in Lynwood provides intensive mental health support programs and employs more than 50 workers. Much of the work…