Access to Behavioral Health
The White House Aug. 3 issued an executive order on 鈥渋mproving rural health and telehealth access.鈥 The order includes directives to: launch a new payment model for rural health care; develop and implement a strategy to improve rural health care infrastructure; create a report describing policy鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 published a final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The rule will be published in the Federal Register Aug. 4.
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. In this conversation, Lisa Hinton, Senior Health Equity and Value specialist with the AHA鈥檚 Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, speaks with a faith-based organization leader and two health care experts on ways they are broadening their鈥
Saint Anthony Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Chicago, through its Community Wellness Programs has continued to provide free mental health services targeting minority and immigrant populations despite challenges due to COVID-19.
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected communities of color throughout the nation, with minorities more likely to be infected and severely impacted by the virus. But its effect is more than physical.
For residents living in Chicago鈥檚 60623 ZIP code, known as South Lawndale, Saint Anthony Hospital (SAH) Community Wellness Programs have provided a wide variety of free social and health-related services for more than 20 years. The safety-net hospital is committed to delivering high-quality care鈥
These AHA Trustee Services resources are designed to help hospital and health system boards navigate behavioral health issues including employee burnout, behavioral health integration, acute care, and opioid use disorder.
Read the July 2020 report for members of the 黑料正能量 Association and the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules establishing 988 as the nationwide phone number to connect people experiencing mental health crises to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a network of 163 crisis centers that last year answered more than 2.2 million calls and 100,000 online鈥
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SAMHSA Issues Final Rule on Substance Use Treatment Information Sharing