Michigan has canceled its request for proposal to restructure the state’s Medicaid-funded behavioral health system, halting a planned overhaul that would have shifted management of $4.9 billion in services, Bridge Michigan reported Jan. 30. The cancellation, posted Jan. 29 on…
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St. Louis-based SSM Health has the highest capacity of psychiatric beds in Missouri. As a result, EMS providers often bypass other hospitals to bring patients directly to SSM for behavioral health services, Becky Dvorak, MSN, RN, regional vice president of…
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has received a $32 million unrestricted gift. The contribution marked the second gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to the organization in four years, following a $7 million donation in 2022, according to a Jan.…
Payer leaders are managing deeper downside risk, tighter margins and rising expectations for transparency, quality reporting and audit readiness. This guide outlines a practical framework for using AI in value-based care while managing compliance and operational risk. Rather than focusing…
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Mullicia Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health has initiated a substance use disorder program at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill to provide patients with initial treatment and connections to services during hospital care. The program is a partnership with the Gloucester County…
Boston Medical Center faced the same challenge many systems are grappling with: beds staying full longer than necessary because getting patients home safely took too long. BMC turned to AI to transform how teams identify patients ready for home and…
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Christopher Manasseh, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Inpatient Operations Boston Medical Center
Jason Cohen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Inpatient Qventus
Hospitals are under increasing pressure to expand behavioral health access while managing emergency department congestion, inpatient capacity and limited psychiatric coverage. Many organizations have adopted telepsychiatry to reduce boarding and improve access, yet leaders often struggle to evaluate which partners…
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Hospitals face mounting pressure to improve efficiency, control costs, and safeguard patient care—all while managing increasingly complex medical equipment inventories. This article explores four practical ways artificial intelligence (AI) can help health systems tackle these challenges today. From improving inventory…
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Rootstown, Ohio-based Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has earned accreditation for a new Master of Science in Mental Health Practice degree. The program is designed to train certified mental health assistants — a profession developed by NEOMED — to help…
As national emergency department demand has surged, Cincinnati Children’s — operator of the nation’s largest inpatient mental health hospital for children and adolescents — has taken a bundled approach to the pediatric behavioral health crisis. The strategy spans integrated behavioral…