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…
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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…
Inpatient care makes up just 7% of healthcare encounters but drives disproportionate costs and contributes to rising financial strain, even bankruptcy for patients. Low value care erodes hospital margins yet is difficult to define. Ardent Health launched a systemwide initiative…
Jan 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Susan Hughes
Vice President Case Management, Ardent
Mukul Mehra
Senior Physician Executive CDS, Premier’s Stanson Health
As more patient monitoring devices connect to clinical networks and EHRs, health systems face a new frontier of cybersecurity risk. A Becker’s–Philips survey of 100 healthcare leaders found that only half feel their organizations have a moderately or highly mature…
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Behavioral healthcare made up 40% of all medical spending for U.S. children in 2022 — nearly double the share from 2011 — according to a study published Dec. 15 in JAMA Pediatrics. The findings highlight sharp increases in out-of-pocket costs…
Mercy, based in Chesterfield, Mo., has scaled a virtual behavioral health division across four states, serving 35 hospitals and delivering psychiatric interventions to patients in crisis. The model enables rapid evaluation of behavioral health patients, reduces unnecessary inpatient admissions and…
Art Kleinschmidt, PhD, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is departing his role for another position within the administration, HHS officials confirmed to Becker’s on Dec. 12. Christopher Carroll, SAMHSA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary,…
Behavioral health extends far beyond the walls of a hospital. From housing to nutrition, when a patient’s everyday needs are unmet, their mental health can suffer. At Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara, Tracey Izzard, vice president of behavioral health services, noticed…