The Horry County Council in South Carolina has approved the proposed Asha Vista Behavioral Institute after months of opposition from nearby residents, NBC affiliate WMBF reported Feb. 3. The council voted 8-4 during its Feb. 3 meeting to allow Asha…
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Four studies involving Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Arkansas BCBS and Independence Blue Cross identified total cost savings through psychiatric collaborative care models, according to reports from the Mental Health Treatment and Research Institute, and the Bowman Family Foundation. Health plan…
More than 1,600 healthcare workers and residents in North County, N.Y., have signed a letter to state officials urging intervention to prevent the closure of Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance, WWNY reported Feb. 4. North Star’s hospitals at risk…
Grand Junction, Colo.-based Ava Health, a behavioral health provider, will open a facility in Grand Junction on Feb. 9 to expand access to mental healthcare services across the region. Partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programming, outpatient services and ambulatory detox are…
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2026 State of the State address included a sweeping set of proposals that could reshape New York’s youth behavioral health landscape, from workforce training and crisis response to community-based substance use recovery. Here are six things to…
Erlanger Behavioral Health Hospital, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has appointed Manjari Singh as CEO. In the role, Ms. Singh, who was previously serving as interim CEO, will focus on expanding access to behavioral healthcare services and providing compassionate and effective…
Best in KLAS is one of the most trusted and influential recognitions in healthcare technology, but what actually goes into determining the winners? In this webinar, Mac Boyter, Senior Research Director for Payer/Provider and Documentation Solutions at KLAS, offers a…
Mar 5, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Mac Boyter
Senior Research Director, KLAS
Value-based care programs generate no shortage of insights. The problem is turning those insights into action, consistently and at scale. As downside risk grows, organizations face thousands of coordinated tasks across quality, care management and utilization management. Manual outreach, siloed…
Mar 31, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Robert Connely
Global Industry Market Leader, Healthcare Pegasystems
Monique Stoner PhD, MBA
Vice President, Provider Network Management Services, Oscar Health
Bryan Waide
Director of Provider Contracting, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, Humana
Rhonda Mims
Executive Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Risk Officer, AmeriHealth Caritas
Amy Compton-Phillips, MD
EVP, Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health
Micah Krempasky, MD, chief medical officer of mental health at WakeMed in Raleigh, N.C., has seen firsthand how flexible scheduling rooted in clinician autonomy can improve workforce satisfaction without compromising patient care. “It’s really important to have work-life balance. And…
Hospitals focus heavily on denials — but denials are only part of the problem. Across the U.S., hospitals are losing millions each year to incomplete or inconsistent documentation that understates the true complexity of care delivered. Beyond visible denials lies…
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