Access to Behavioral Health
AHA Executive Dialogue Series on Behavioral Health Care
Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life – McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
Held May 31, 2017
Stigma-- a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person – continues to be a significant…
Expanding an Effective Jail Diversion Program in the Emergency Room – Florida 11th Judicial Circuit Criminal Mental Health Project Collaborates with West Kendall Baptist
Learn more about addressing and combating the stigma of behavioral health issues and substance use disorders with this list of educational resources.
Aaron Wood, Administrator, and Brooke Health, Communications Specialist, and Kristofer Lundeberg, LCSW, Behavioral Health Network Coordinator, Sanpete Valley Hospital, Mount Pleasant, Utah, part of Intermountain Healthcare will describe how they helped launch the Sanpete Behavioral Community Health…
A Monthly Report for Members of the American Hospital Association and the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
Update on Key Issues in the Behavioral Health Care Field: November 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published frequently asked questions on the implementation of its final rule applying certain provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to Medicaid managed care organizations, Medicaid alternative…
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum will host a Nov. 9 webinar on a team-based approach to improving care for hospitalized adults with substance-use disorders. Honora Englander, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Improving Addiction Care Team at Oregon Health & Science…
A new AHA issue brief offers resources and strategies to improve care for “high-need, high-cost patients” – adults who have three or more chronic diseases and functional limitations in their ability to care for themselves or perform routine daily tasks. Access the resource at www.aha.org/hnhc.