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Aundrea Lewis, RN, has resigned as CEO of UofL Health-Peace Hospital in Louisville, Ky., effective April 18. Ms. Lewis has been with UofL Health for 18 years, more than two of which she served as CEO of the behavioral health…
Oregon State Police are investigating a patient death that occurred March 18 at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, a psychiatric facility managed by the Oregon Health Authority, according to a report from the Salem Statesman Journal. Police told the news…
Everett, Wash.-based Compass Health has named Janet Carbary as CFO. Ms. Carbary was most recently vice president of finance at Mill Creek, Wash.-based IRG Physical and Hand Therapy, according to her LinkedIn profile. As CFO, Ms. Carbary will advance Compass…
To the alarm of some physicians, an online do-it-yourself subculture has risen focused on quitting psychiatric medications, The New York Times reported March 17. The deprescribing movement first began about 25 years ago with peer-support groups forming around withdrawing from…
Fewer than half of Medicaid managed care plans cover all four FDA-approved treatments for alcohol use disorder, a study published March 13 in JAMA Network Open found. Medicaid-managed care plans are the largest payer of addiction treatment services, according to…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has purchased Palo Verde Behavioral Health Center in Tucson, Ariz. for $19.1 million, AZBigMedia reported March 18. UHS had previously leased the majority of the 84,000-square-foot facility. The company operates an 84-bed acute…
Training more providers is just one of the challenges of delivering wider access to behavioral health, says Charles Herrick, MD, system chair of psychiatry at Nuvance Health. Access to behavioral healthcare is worsening for many, Dr. Herrick said. Due in…
Chatbots’ self-reported levels of “anxiety” can increase when processing emotionally charged topics, a study published March 3 in npj Digital Medicine found. Researchers asked ChatGPT to rate its “state anxiety” using tools designed to measure anxiety in humans. Researchers then…
New York City will receive another $33 million to bolster behavioral health resources. New York state’s Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence will provide the funding, according to a March 17 news release from Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health +…