WellStreet Urgent Care’s national consumer research found that nearly three out of four ED visitors knew before they walked in that they didn’t need emergency care. This report examines how WellStreet and a health system partner turned that insight into…
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Mike Franz, MD, executive medical director of behavioral health at Cambia Health Solutions, told Becker’s a layered approach that combines multiple established care models can improve access, upskill providers and keep behavioral health patients within the primary care setting. “I…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has enacted more than $1 trillion in Medicaid reductions over the next decade. As reimbursement tightens and patients arrive later with more advanced conditions, the cost of preventable, non-reimbursable infections is climbing. Waterborne pathogens…
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David Pierre
Director of Water Safety Programs LiquiTech ASSE 12080 Certified Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist
Jack Murphy
Vice President, Technology Solutions LiquiTech ASSE 12080 Certified Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist
Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital is launching outpatient mental health services for adult patients and expanding walk-in appointments for children. Beginning April 14, the hospital will open outpatient services for adult patients to improve daily functioning, develop coping strategies and enhance…
Healthcare organizations are moving fast on AI — but many are hitting a more fundamental obstacle: their data is not ready to support it. Fragmented records, interoperability gaps and unreliable pipelines mean AI results can be inconsistent, hard to trust…
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Julie Smith
MSHI, NI-BC, CEN Head of Global Healthcare Market Strategy
For a growing share of members, the care journey now begins not with a nurse line or portal, but with AI. Conversational tools are stepping in before a clinician is involved, guiding symptom interpretation and next-step decisions. While this shift…
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Rachel French
Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer, MD Live by Evernorth
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…
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…
