For the third consecutive year, U.S. drug overdose deaths have fallen, marking the longest sustained drop in decades. But addiction leaders warn the gains remain fragile. Itai Danovitch, MD, chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at Los…
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A machine learning-guided lifestyle intervention was associated with depression symptom remission in 55% of participants who completed the intervention, according to a pilot study published May 19 in Nature. The study, led by researchers from the University of California San…
Pittsburgh-based Southwood Psychiatric Hospital is facing multiple lawsuits claiming sexual and physical abuse of minor patients at its psychiatric facility, according to documents filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. The hospital is part of Franklin, Tenn.-based…
Quincy, Mass.-based Nova Psychiatric Services, Philadelphia-based Patriot Eldercare and psychiatrist Alexandra Accardi, MD, agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations they fraudulently billed Medicare, Medicaid and the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission for psychotherapy and medication management services that were…
Health systems are grappling with how to improve behavioral health access while ensuring patients are connected to the right level of care but capacity does not equate to continuity, Melissa Brule, director of behavioral health and specialty services at Elliot…
For many health systems, the push to modernize physician and provider compensation arrives before the organization is actually ready for it. Governance is informal. Stakeholders are misaligned. Compensation practices vary across the enterprise. And the result — delayed timelines, incomplete…
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- David Kruse, Vice President, Physician Enterprise, Hallmark
- Michael Porcelli, Vice President Physician Compensation, Summit Health
- Kevin Birnbaum, Vice President, Acuvance Coker
Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.-based Northwell Healthcare’s Phelps Hospital is expanding its community paramedicine program to include in-home behavioral health services for patients facing barriers to mental healthcare access. The program, launched in 2024 in partnership with Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corp., provides…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services disclosed Matthew Peterson resigned from his roles as executive vice president and president of behavioral health, effective June 19, according to a May 18 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Mr. Peterson, who joined…
Missouri has the highest hourly mean wage for psychiatrists in the U.S., as well as the highest hourly mean wage for psychiatrists when adjusted for cost of living, according to data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
Enterprise imaging is at a tipping point, and legacy infrastructure models are struggling to keep up. As imaging volumes surge and AI adoption accelerates, healthcare leaders must rethink how their platforms scale, secure data, and support clinical performance. This whitepaper…
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