Behavioral Health Care Delivery
AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., and Shantanu Agrawal, M.D., president and CEO of the National Quality Forum, highlight a guide that offers health care organizations a 鈥渙ne-stop shop鈥 of actionable interventions and curated tools and resources to deliver quality鈥
Sixty faculty members from Partners HealthCare 鈥 the Boston-based system that has been at the forefront of exploring artificial intelligence 鈥 recently identified 12 emerging AI technologies with the greatest potential to impact health care as soon as next year. The team identified its 鈥淒isruptive鈥
The AHA today expressed support for the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (H.R.1767/S. 824), bipartisan legislation that would renew and expand an innovative demonstration program that expands access to treatment of mental illnesses and substance use disorders鈥
The AHA today expressed support for bipartisan legislation that would expand access to treatment of mental illnesses and substance use disorders through community-based clinics.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday released draft revised guidance to clarify its ligature risk policy, which pertains to environmental safeguards for patients at risk of harm to self or others.
AHA鈥檚 The Value Initiative and Section for Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Services are hosting a virtual workshop series exploring how hospitals are addressing the behavioral health needs of their communities to improve value. Visit www.aha.org/behavioralhealth to register for an upcoming鈥
The need for a strong behavioral health care workforce is more important than ever. The AHA is working to strengthen this important area of health care and integrate it with primary care.
April 2019 Behavioral Health Update
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Join AHA鈥檚 The Value Initiative and Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services for a joint virtual workshop on Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. This 60-minute webinar, May 1 at 1 p.m. ET, features behavioral experts from Atrium鈥
AHA鈥檚 The Value Initiative and Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services joint virtual workshop on Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care, a 6