An emergency room staff is accustomed to a certain level of unpredictability. As patients with mental and behavioral issues make more frequent visits to the ER, their unique needs can challenge the assumption of how much unpredictability is too much.
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Melchiades Amin, 45, a former community support worker for two mental health providers, was given a suspended sentence of three years in jail for Medicaid fraud, the Justice Department reported May 11.
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Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates named Steve Wigginton CEO.