A Minnesota psychologist has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently billing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community for over $800,000, the Star Tribune reported Sept. 28.
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Here's seven behavioral health partnerships that Becker's reported on in September:
WakeBrook Behavioral Health Facility in Raleigh, N.C., is expecting a four-month delay for crisis services due to a transition in health providers, CBS affiliate WNCN reported Sept. 27.
Digital video technology platform Videra Health has partnered with Discovery Behavioral Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston to launch an AI-driven online platform addressing relapse for patients in their first year after outpatient treatment.
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has started construction of a 25-bed short-stay unit at Butler Hospital.
An increase in temperatures led to more hospital visits for alcohol-related disorders and substance abuse, a study published Sept. 26 in Nature found.
HHS is creating a maternal mental health taskforce as part of a larger initiative aimed at improving maternal health.
Rosemary McLaughlin has been named the inaugural executive director of Nantucket, Mass.-based Community Solutions for Behavioral Health.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare has partnered with the University of Kentucky School of Social Work in Lexington to address the behavioral health workforce shortages in rural Kentucky and West Virginia.
Baxter Regional Behavioral Health Clinic in Mountain Home, Ark., will close its doors to patients Oct. 13.