The Mental Health Parity Index found 43 states have disparities in access to in-network mental health care and substance use disorder treatment. The tool — created by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Foundation, The Kennedy Forum, Third Horizon…
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Across healthcare systems, leaders are increasingly treating clinician well-being as an operational priority rather than a bridge to be crossed reactively, particularly in high-stress areas such as psychiatry, residency training and hospital violence prevention. A May cross-sectional study published in…
New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian has been ordered to make “sweeping” reforms and pay $500,000 as part of a settlement over its treatment of patients experiencing behavioral health emergencies. Six things to know: 1. Following a yearslong investigation, the Office of…
Sacramento-based Sierra Vista Hospital is proposing to add 12 inpatient psychiatric beds. The expansion would increase the capacity to 171 beds and add another 3,400 square feet to the acute psychiatric facility, the hospital told Becker’s. Sierra Vista Hospital provides…
Edna Foa, PhD, a pioneer in exposure therapy for PTSD, died March 24 from complications of pneumonia at 88, The New York Times reported April 12. Dr. Foa developed prolonged exposure therapy, a structured protocol to help patients confront traumatic…
Optum/United Healthcare/United Behavioral Health has updated its clinical policy to allow psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in 26 states and the District of Columbia to order, supervise and administer transcranial magnetic stimulation. Previously, TMS was only ordered and administered by…
The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare named Scott Dziengelski president and CEO. Mr. Dziengelski most recently served as a consultant with the FDA and Life Sciences team and advocated before Congress and federal agencies like HHS and CMS for legislative…
A person living with diabetes may see providers across endocrinology, primary care, cardiology and bariatrics, yet continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data is often not easily available to the full care team. This guide shows how health systems can build a…
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This webinar is on-demand and can be viewed at your convenience. Prior authorization continues to create friction between payers and providers, slowing decisions and increasing administrative burden. New interoperability expectations, including CMS-0057-F, are accelerating the need for more connected, transparent…
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- Daniel Cawood
- Sarah Woodson
Millions of Americans are already turning to AI tools to understand symptoms and make real-time health decisions, signaling a clear demand for more immediate and accessible care. To meet that demand, healthcare must shift from a system centered around the…
- Allon Bloch, Co-Founder and CEO, K Health
- Padmanabhan Premkumar, MD, President, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group
