A digital platform that connects primary care patients to behavioral health services reduced hospital visits while increasing access to outpatient care, according to a new study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Managed Care. Researchers from…
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Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., has reintroduced the Repealing the IMD Exclusion Act, a bill aimed at eliminating a federal Medicaid restriction on coverage for inpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The bill would repeal the Institutions for Mental…
Sierra Vista, Ariz.-based Canyon Vista Medical Center has implemented a new intake and assessment process for patients experiencing mental and behavioral health emergencies. The redesign allows patients to bypass the traditional emergency department and go directly to an assessment within…
Olympia-based Washington State Health Care Authority and Washington State Department of Health have released a new resource library to help clinicians and emergency responders prescribe and administer medications for opioid use disorder. The virtual toolkit comprises videos, printable guides, testimonials…
At NMHS, virtual nursing is an enterprise-wide model serving a 400-bed flagship hospital and seven community hospitals. With virtual nurses completing 90% of discharges and 70% of admissions, NMHS has proven what’s possible when digital care is built for frontline…
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Heather Wilf, MSN RN, CAVRN
Manager Virtual Care, North Mississippi Health Services
Marcia Murphy, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, NE-BC, CCRN, CPHQ
Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Vitalchat
About a dozen states are experiencing a surge in emergency department visits related to a new combination of fentanyl and a sedative 100 to 200 times more potent than xylazine, The New York Times reported Dec. 15. The dangerous drug…
A study analyzing Medicaid data from 2001 to 2019 found shifts in prescribing trends for controlled medications, with declines in opioids, benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics, but rising stimulant and gabapentin use among young adults. The findings underscore both improved prescribing caution…
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld Nashville, Tenn.-based Newport Healthcare’s legal right to operate residential treatment homes in Leesburg, Va., for young adults with mental health disorders. The court ruled that Newport’s licensed group homes qualify as single-family detached dwellings…
Patient experience is no longer a “nice to have” — it’s a core driver of growth, retention and reimbursement. Yet many health systems are falling short due to one persistent barrier: data that is fragmented, inaccurate or untrusted. To meet…
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It has been noted that the biggest problem with behavioral health referrals is that most patients, regardless of insurance coverage, do not make it into specialty care after they are referred.1 Low completion rates may be due to lack of…