Behavioral health providers are facing a convergence of rising demand, workforce shortages and administrative burden that leaders say can no longer be addressed with incremental fixes. During a recent webinar hosted by Becker’s Behavioral Health, technology executives and a front-line…
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As the largest provider of behavioral health services in New York City, NYC Health + Hospitals delivers nearly 60% of all mental health and substance use services citywide. Omar Fattal, MD, system chief of behavioral health, told Becker’s Behavioral Health…
Nearly one-third of physicians enrolled in Medicaid don’t treat patients covered by the program, according to a study published Feb. 2 in Health Affairs. A team led by researchers at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University analyzed physician enrollment files…
Mental health policy, behavioral healthcare leadership and psychiatric hospital staffing rules have been in flux in recent weeks, as federal agencies reversed funding decisions, while California delayed hospital staffing regulations and the White House rolled out new addiction and recovery…
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) monitoring platforms promise efficiency, but integration gaps often prevent clinics from seeing real financial impact. At the University of South Florida’s implantable cardiac device clinic, early improvements from a new CIED system were limited by EHR…
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The Horry County Council in South Carolina has approved the proposed Asha Vista Behavioral Institute after months of opposition from nearby residents, NBC affiliate WMBF reported Feb. 3. The council voted 8-4 during its Feb. 3 meeting to allow Asha…
Four studies involving Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Arkansas BCBS and Independence Blue Cross identified total cost savings through psychiatric collaborative care models, according to reports from the Mental Health Treatment and Research Institute, and the Bowman Family Foundation. Health plan…
More than 1,600 healthcare workers and residents in North County, N.Y., have signed a letter to state officials urging intervention to prevent the closure of Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance, WWNY reported Feb. 4. North Star’s hospitals at risk…
Grand Junction, Colo.-based Ava Health, a behavioral health provider, will open a facility in Grand Junction on Feb. 9 to expand access to mental healthcare services across the region. Partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programming, outpatient services and ambulatory detox are…
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2026 State of the State address included a sweeping set of proposals that could reshape New York’s youth behavioral health landscape, from workforce training and crisis response to community-based substance use recovery. Here are six things to…