Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Update on Key Issues in the Behavioral Health Care Field: August 2018
Highlights
Webinar on a Mental Health First Aid Training Collaboration in Jacksonville, FL
Four health systems are working together to meet the behavioral health needs of patients in Portland, Oregon.
Advocacy update, news, and more. Download the cover note below.
Read the July 2018 Behavioral Health Update here.
SAMHSA's Online DTAC Training Courses
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…