Health plans are under pressure to improve member engagement while managing rising costs and increasing expectations around personalization. Medicare Advantage and Medicaid members are no longer passive recipients of benefits. They are consumers with clear preferences for flexibility, ease of…
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Georgia’s 988 crisis line experienced a significant decline in performance after its vendor — Carelon Behavioral Health, a unit of Elevance Health — transitioned away from a subcontractor that staffed the state’s mental health crisis lines, KFF reported Jan. 28.…
U.S. life expectancy at birth reached an all-time high in 2024 amid a record decline in drug overdose deaths, according to data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Four notes: 1. The death rate for the U.S. population…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Newport Healthcare has named Brent Nelson, MD, chief innovation and optimization officer, a newly created executive role, effective Jan. 29. Dr. Nelson will work across Newport’s inpatient, residential and outpatient behavioral health programs to advance clinical quality and…
Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System has named Ryan Clouser, DO, chief medical officer of Elliot Hospital and Transitional Care Services. In this role, Dr. Clouser will oversee Elliot Medical Group’s primary care and behavioral health services, along with clinical, operational,…
Needlestick injuries remain a persistent and underreported risk across healthcare settings, exposing clinicians and staff to serious bloodborne pathogens while undermining safety culture.About 385,000 needlestick and sharps-related injuries occur each year in the U.S., according to the CDC. Despite longstanding…
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Modernizing IT in rural healthcare isn’t easy. Tight budgets, difficulty attracting and retaining skilled talent, and escalating cyber risks make it hard for rural hospitals to move beyond day-to-day survival. This webinar examines how rural hospitals can modernize IT without…
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Phil Sobol
CCO, CereCore
Chris Riha
Principal Consultant, CereCore
For health systems under pressure to improve throughput and control costs, language access is an often overlooked lever. Interpreter services touch nearly every stage of care, yet they are frequently managed outside core workflows. When access is slow, inconsistent or…
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HHS has appointed 21 new members to its Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The appointments reflect HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s focus on aligning national autism policy with what he described as “gold-standard science,” according to a Jan. 28 news…
Mobile, Ala.-based AltaPointe Health added two mobile crisis vans to expand access to urgent mental healthcare. The vehicles will enable trained clinicians — including therapists, nurses and case managers — to respond directly to people experiencing behavioral health emergencies in…
