Psychiatric and Substance Use Services
This edition covers an advocacy update, resources for Mental Health Awareness month, and more.
For more, read the full May 2018 Behavioral Health Update.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 27 issued a proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2019. CMS will accept comments on this rule through June 26. Key takeaways from the rule follow in the Advisory…
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.
Held April 11, 2018
Please join Montefiore Health System Executive Henry Chung, M.D., Senior Medical Director, Montefiore Care Management Organization and Professor of Psychiatry, on Wednesday, April 11, at 2 p.m. ET for a special AHA members-only webinar presentation and discussion highlighting…
AHA letter to Ways and Means Committee regarding policy recommendations to address the opioid epidemic.
This edition includes an AHA Advocacy Update, AHA Regulatory Update, and other resources.
Read more about how Boston Medical Center is Setting a National Example in Reducing Stigma
Every day, hospitals witness the devastating effects of the opioid epidemic on the patients, families, and communities we serve. Prescription opioids can be a safe and necessary element of pain management for those who have experienced trauma or are suffering from cancer, sickle cell disease or…
Pre-Webinar Reading: Understanding the Behavioral Health Crisis, Ronald A. Paulus, M.D., President & CEO, Mission Health
The American Hospital Association responds to the Senate Finance Committee’s request for policy recommendations to address the opioid epidemic.