Lalithkumar Solai, MD, chief of mental health at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, told Becker’s how the system is transforming emergency department triage for behavioral health patients through the use of EmPATH — emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment and…
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A study led by Cleveland Clinic found diagnostic agreement between primary services and consultation-liaison psychiatry for delirium was 88%, compared to 67% for strict depression diagnoses. The multisite study was published Dev. 5 in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Cleveland…
Nearly 23% of U.S. adults have a mental illness and 48% of those individuals did not receive treatment in 2024, prompting health systems leaders to rethink traditional, clinical-based models of care. To address these gaps, the American Hospital Association’s Community…
Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare has opened its first large-scale permanent supportive housing development in Clatsop County, a 32-unit project in Astoria, Ore., designed to serve people with mental health and substance use disorders. The Baker Building includes at least nine units…
Hybrid nursing programs are gaining momentum, but securing alignment across nursing, finance and operations remains a persistent challenge. In this webinar, senior healthcare leaders discuss how to build durable business cases for virtual nursing programs and secure buy-in from executive…
Mar 23, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
Wendy Deibert, RN
AVP Virtual Care & Workforce Transformation Baptist Health System KY & IN
Marcia Murphy, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer Vitalchat
Alan Pitt, MD
Chief Strategy Officer Vitalchat
About 2,400 mental health professionals at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente have authorized a one-day unfair labor practice strike. The authorization follows a vote that began in late January and ended Feb. 21, with 92% of participating mental health professionals —…
A new approach is convincing some of healthcare’s most cautious CFOs to rethink AI. With dashboards, BI platforms and automation tools not delivering the needed impact, finance leaders are now reassessing what AI-native architecture can realistically deliver. In this webinar,…
Mar 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
John Orsini
EVP & CFO, Northwestern Medicine
John Everett
CFO, Wray Hospital & Clinic
Jack O'Hara
Founder & CEO, Translucent AI
Nashville-Tenn.-based Centerstone has completed a $109,000 renovation of its Sawyer Road clinic in Sarasota, Fla., adding a therapeutic sensory room for pediatric patients. The project converted two former offices into a dedicated space for intake, assessments and therapy sessions, according…
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego will receive $2 million in federal funding for pediatric mental health services through fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills. The funding will support Rady Children’s mental health integration program, which unites primary care and mental healthcare…
Palmer, Alaska-based Mat-Su Regional Medical Center’s certification-of-need application to build a freestanding behavioral health hospital was approved by the Alaska Department of Health. The 50,000-square-foot, 45-bed facility will be built on a 10-acre site east of the hospital’s main campus…