Access to Behavioral Health
In an effort to make care more accessible to its changing community, Washington, D.C.-based Providence Health System will transition out of acute care services by the end of 2018 and will instead offer care coordination, telehealth services and virtual care, primary and urgent care, home care,…
Also in this weekly roundup of news from the field: Atul Gawande to embark on listening tour at new company; physicians are leaving Puerto Rico in great numbers; and replacing vacant lots with green spaces can ease depression in urban communities.
Four health systems are working together to meet the behavioral health needs of patients in Portland, Oregon.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a hearing to examine the status of mental health initiatives under the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will host a July 10 webinar.
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Read the July 2018 Behavioral Health Update here.
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center | Omaha, NE
Annually, more than 250,000 children from a five-state region receive care at children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, the only full-service pediatric health care center in the state. But two converging factors – physician shortages…
Held July 17
PRE-EVENT READING
Please join Paul Goering, M.D., Vice President – Clinical Care, Mental Health Services, Allina Health; Joe Clubb, Vice President – Operations, Mental Health Services, Allina Health; and Aimee Pappenfus, Manager – Community Partnerships, Allina Health, Minneapolis,…
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.