Payer-provider relationships have long been challenged by administrative complexity, inconsistent requirements and misaligned incentives. These issues can contribute to care delays, payment delays and unnecessary friction for both organizations. Inconsistent requirements, duplicative documentation and misaligned incentives have made even routine…
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Replacing just one primary care physician can cost up to $900,000 in lost revenue annually. Yet many health systems still treat staffing like a back-office function — not a strategic, critical lever for care delivery innovation, physician retention, and enterprise…
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Discover how AI is creating new opportunities for cost savings and efficiency in healthcare technology management (HTM). Register for our upcoming webinar where we will discuss new technology-driven strategies to tackle your healthcare technology challenges—from managing growing medical equipment inventories…
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Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham set the goal of expanding new patient access in excess of 5%. In fiscal year 2025, the system delivered more than 23,000 new patient visits, representing a roughly 10% to 11% increase translating to about…
Mesa (Ariz.) Community College has launched a behavioral health certificate program and opened a simulation lab to address Arizona’s shortage of mental health workers. Students will train in the new Behavioral Health Simulation Lab, where they will practice realistic patient…
Columbus-based OhioHealth has launched a new effort to expand access to comprehensive care for individuals with substance use disorders in rural Southeast Ohio. The Addiction Medicine Program is based at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital in Athens and is funded by a…
Las Vegas-based Brothers Behavioral Health owner Isai Anaya-Estrada has been sentenced for fraudulently billing Medicaid for services never provided and ordered to repay nearly $48,000 in restitution, 8 News Now reported Dec. 29. Anaya-Estrada was convicted of submitting false claims…
California is set to implement emergency staffing regulations for psychiatric hospitals Jan. 31, following an investigation into widespread dysfunction, abuse and understaffing, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Dec. 29. The proposed rules — issued by the California Department of Public…
Illinois will begin allowing workers with a psychiatrist-certified mental health disability to qualify for unemployment benefits starting Jan. 1, 25 News Now reported Dec. 30. The three-year pilot program, authorized under the Unemployment Insurance Act, enables individuals to collect jobless…
Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, is relocating its behavioral health department within its main medical center. The expanded clinic, which will be renamed the Mytue Mental Health Center, will be located on the second floor of the medical center…
