In 2019, Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health and Services launched a behavioral telehealth program aimed at addressing the growing demand for mental and behavioral healthcare from its more than 120,000 employees across eight states.
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Here are 121 new behavioral health centers and units that Becker's reported on in 2023:
Mississippi is the worst state for access to psychotherapy, according to an analysis from Milliman.
North Carolina Health Secretary Kody Kinsley has approved the merger of three behavioral health management care organizations in the state, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Dec. 19.
The average out-of-pocket cost for 60 minutes of psychotherapy was $174 in 2021, according to an analysis from Milliman.
Dayton (Ohio) Children's is planning a $12 million behavioral health campus in Miamisburg, Ohio.
Ascension has closed the psychiatric observation unit at Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kan.
One in five Americans lives with a mental illness, and approximately 12 million people consider suicide annually. These numbers are even more staggering when factoring in access to care: there’s a growing shortage of mental health providers; emergency departments (EDs)…
The Joint Commission is expanding its definition of suicide as a sentinel event.
More behavioral health providers will be eligible for Medicare payments in 2024, and many states will increase Medicaid reimbursements for behavioral providers.