Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are updating their professional “incident-to” services and billing reimbursement policy for eligible providers serving commercial members, according to a June provider newsletter. The incident-to billing practice permits services performed by one provider…
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Unprecedented growth creates unprecedented complexity. As Ochsner Health expanded to 47 hospitals across the Gulf South, medical device spend climbed 141% between 2018 and 2024 — and a growing share of procedural spend remained invisible to the teams managing it.…
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Indianapolis-based Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center was approved by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction to assume community mental health center responsibilities in Warren and Lawrence townships currently held by Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health. The expansion of Sandra…
Young adults in racial and ethnic minority groups who have suicidal thoughts and behaviors are far less likely to receive mental health treatment than their white peers, according to a study published June 22 in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers at Cambridge…
Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center has opened a behavioral health hospital in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The Texas Legislature approved funding for the hospital, and Dallas-based Children’s Health provided funding for the hospital’s pediatric wing,…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation has received nearly $150,000 from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation to support new technology at Hackensack Meridian K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, N.J. The funding will support the installation of five interactive…
Salem-based Oregon State Hospital is in compliance with a long-standing federal court order for the first time in two years, Oregon Public Broadcast reported June 22. “This is a positive development for Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State Hospital, but…
New Orleans-based LCMC Health broke ground on the first inpatient behavioral health unit at New Orleans East Hospital. The new unit will provide specialized care for patients experiencing a mental health crisis and behavioral health conditions, and provide comprehensive, patient-centered…
James Polo, MD, will serve as chief medical officer for Optum Behavioral Health, according to a June 22 LinkedIn post. In his role, Dr. Polo focuses on clinical quality and policy, member experience, regulatory strategy, utilization management, affordability, innovation, and…