Malden, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 6 to mark the upcoming opening of a 144-bed behavioral health hospital. The hospital will be operated through a joint venture between Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine and Franklin,…
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Williamsburg, Va.-based Colonial Behavioral Health plans to expand access to mental health and primary care services through a new integrated healthcare campus, NBC affiliate WAVY reported Feb. 6. The planned facility will aim to bring behavioral health, primary care, dental…
Behavioral health and substance use navigators are filling a longstanding gap in the continuum for health systems: connecting patients to aftercare. When behavioral health patients are discharged from the emergency department, ensuring they remain engaged with services can be a…
Sanford Health — the nation’s largest rural health system, serving more than 2 million patients across the upper Midwest — has taken a deliberate, organization-wide approach to clinician well-being by investing in relationships, leadership development and a culture of listening.…
Mar 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Heather Spies, MD, MBA, Physician Director of Clinician Experience and Well-being, Sanford Health
- Jim Gilligan, VP Health System and Group Partnerships, American Medical Association
Health systems cannot afford fragmented specialty care or missed downstream opportunity. Three years ago, St. Luke’s University Health Network made a deliberate decision to invest in precision medicine as a core enterprise priority. Through its DNA Answers program, the health…
Mar 27, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Aldo Carmona, MD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Integration, St. Luke’s University Health Network
- Cassie Hajek, MD, Medical Director, Helix Research Network
- Craig Newman, Chief Transformation Officer, Helix
Pharmacy procurement now sits at the intersection of financial performance, supply chain and regulatory accountability. As margins tighten and shortages persist, leaders can no longer rely on isolated purchasing decisions to protect their organizations. This report outlines a clearer path…
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order that aims to improve behavioral healthcare and public safety in the state. The order directs several cabinet agencies to strengthen coordination between North Carolina’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems,…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has selected nine pilot programs to test health IT standards aimed at strengthening behavioral and physical health integration through improved data exchange. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the selections Feb.…
A study published Jan. 27 in Mental Health Research found an AI model predicted substance use disorder defining behaviors with up to 83% accuracy and addiction severity with up to 84%. University of Cincinnati researchers Sumra Bari, PhD, the study’s…
Discharge is one of the most legally and clinically vulnerable moments in care — especially for multilingual patients. When instructions are unclear, inconsistently translated or poorly integrated into documentation workflows, the consequences extend beyond confusion. Health systems face increased risk…
Mar 17, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACEP, Vice President, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Nuvance-Northwell Health
- Tripp Partaia, Managing Director and Industry Vice President, Oracle Cloud Engineering
- Paul Brake, Ph.D,, Healthcare Industry Executive, Oracle