Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the fiscal year (FY) 2019 proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) and quality reporting updates.
The California Hospital Association and other partners this week launched Behavioral Health Action, a statewide effort to engage candidates and highlight the importance of addressing behavioral health issues in 2018 elections.
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Google is researching technology that could reduce physician paperwork; WHO says gaming addiction is now an official disorder; and more.
Suicides have increased by more than 25 percent during the past decade, and it is now the tenth-leading cause of death in the U.S., costing more than $44 billion annually.
Billings Clinic | Billings, MT
Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health care organization and serves a wide region covering not only much of Montana, but also northern Wyoming and the western Dakotas.
Because of the size of the organization’s service area, patients suffering a psychiatric…
Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH
Founded more than 100 years ago, Cottage Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving a large region of New Hampshire and Vermont. It has 300 employees, 37 medical staff providers, and 25 acute care beds, in addition to the 10 beds that are part of its…
Advocacy update, news, and more. Download the cover note below.
Read the June 2018 Behavioral Health Update here.
This edition covers an advocacy update, resources for Mental Health Awareness month, and more.
For more, read the full May 2018 Behavioral Health Update.
As we reflect on and commemorate Mental Health Month, one thing is clear: shining a light on mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) does not exacerbate these conditions; it helps dissolve the stigma often attached to them.
A Teachable Moment – a feature-length documentary that shares stories from four stroke survivors, as well as insights from experts that outline tangible measures to reduce risk factors for the neurological disorder – premiered last night.