Access to Behavioral Health
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration yesterday awarded grants to two tribal organizations in Alaska to increase access to mental health services and medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders for teens and young adults.
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Dementia caregivers are gaining an edge; hospitals are addressing the social determinants of health; and the health care field pledges to reduce carbon emissions.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will review results from the Zero Suicide Workforce Survey during a webinar tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Update on Key Issues in the Behavioral Health Care Field: September 2018
Psychiatric Hospital CEO Joins the AHA Board…The AHA has elected seven members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1. The incoming board members include Harsh Trivedi, M.D., president/CEO of Sheppard…
Join Susan Kimper, director, Behavioral Health, Naples Community Hospital (NCH) Healthcare System for a special 45-minute AHA members-only webinar presentation and discussion on patient-centered safety plans for suicidal patients.
In 2014, a group of stakeholders in Kansas City – including representatives from law enforcement, hospitals, courts, city government, mental health, and homeless shelters – started convening monthly to determine how to provide appropriate help to individuals with behavioral health issues who don’t…
To better serve their patients and communities, hospitals across the country are innovating telehealth solutions to efficiently connect patients to care.
Enrollees in large employer health plans with inpatient admissions receive an out-of-network medical bill approximately 18% of the time, according to an analysis released today by Kaiser Family Foundation.
On July 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its CY 2019 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center proposed rule. In addition to standard updates, the rule would substantially expand Medicare site-neutral payment policies in several areas and make…