For independent practices, denials don’t just delay payments. They drain staff time, strain margins and create backlogs that take weeks to unwind. The financial impact is visible in A/R reports. The operational impact is felt in every billing cycle. Most…
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A toxicology journal has retracted a 2010 study that claimed male newborns vaccinated against hepatitis B in their first month of life had threefold greater odds of an autism diagnosis than those vaccinated later or not at all. In a…
Every health system was built around a fundamental constraint: limited human expertise. As AI changes that equation, leaders face a new challenge: solving today’s operational pressures while preparing for a future that looks fundamentally different. Join leaders from St. Luke’s…
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Rural communities had about one-fourth the psychologist workforce rate of urban areas, making psychologists the most underrepresented healthcare profession examined in a new study published June 9 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from University of Kentucky in Lexington and…
A consensus has formed across five large health systems: Clinical integration of behavioral health is instrumental to improving outcomes across specialties and reducing overall utilization. Elicia Bunch, vice president of behavioral health at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth, told Becker’s true clinical…
Healthcare organizations have spent years investing in personalization, digital engagement, omnichannel outreach, and member experience. Yet despite more communications, more channels, and more technology, behavior change remains frustratingly difficult to achieve at scale. Why? Because most organizations still treat behavior…
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More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the U.S. reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a CDC study published June 11 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers analyzed 2021-2024 data from the Behavioral…
California’s new nurse-to-patient staffing ratios at acute, freestanding psychiatric hospitals took effect June 1, and in the early days of implementation, 65 beds — roughly half of them youth beds — across four counties were closing in the state. Facilities…
In 2024, nearly 30% of residents in Massachusetts with commercial insurance filled a prescription to treat a behavioral health condition, as diagnoses and medication usage increased across all demographics, WWLP reported June 11. Here are four things to know:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration unveiled $40 million in funding opportunities across eight grant programs, supporting President Donald Trump’s Great Recovery Initiative, according to a June 11 news release from HHS. The initiative is a coordinated federal…
