After an abnormal cancer screening, it takes an average of 156 days to reach diagnosis — a delay that increases costs, worsens outcomes and exposes gaps in care. This report outlines a new model: shifting clinical intervention earlier in the cancer…
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The American Dental Association has updated patient health history forms to include a mental health screening question and a prompt about GLP-1 receptor agonists. The ADA Council on Dental Practice approved the changes in January, according to a March 24…
Newport, Va.-based Riverside Regional Medical Center implemented a behavioral response team after identifying gaps in workplace violence prevention, increasing reporting by 245% from 2024 to 2025 and enabling real-time intervention for escalating behavioral health situations. The team is designed to…
Locum tenens costs are rising — but not evenly across specialties or markets. This report breaks down where spend is accelerating, where demand is tightening, and how key workforce metrics are changing year over year. From increases in CRNA spend…
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As interventional psychiatry scales, many behavioral health operators are encountering a growth constraint. Clinical innovation is accelerating, yet administrative structures remain brittle. This causes friction for both widespread access to care and scalability of advanced therapies like ketamine, TMS, SGB,…
CMS has introduced a new model to support whole-person care for children up to age 21 enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The Accelerating State Pediatric Innovation Readiness and Effectiveness Model will run for 10 years and…
Triage scores for children presenting with mental or behavioral health concerns were inaccurate in two-thirds of cases, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago analyzed 74,564…
Idaho lawmakers are working to restore Medicaid-funded mental health programs cut in 2025, the Idaho Capital Sun reported March 24. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted to approve use of settlement funds to reinstate services, including Assertive Community Treatment and peer…
New York has launched an online training program for mental health professionals working with first responders. The First Responder Mental Health and Cultural Awareness Training is a one-hour course designed for clinicians who work with or are considering working with…
Eight out of ten Americans turn to search engines or general-purpose LLMs at least once a month for medical questions. Yet physician-led evaluations show some AI chatbots deliver unsafe or harmful responses in up to 43% of cases, creating new…
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