Clinical Integration
A new coalition of consumer advocates, employers and others today announced their opposition to the proposed health insurance deals between Aetna/Humana and Anthem/Cigna. The Coalition to Protect Patient Choice echoes what the AHA has been saying: That the consolidation of these companies will…
Merlyn LaPaix, MSN, MBA, LNC, Director, Psychiatric Nursing, Stephen Merz, FACHE, Vice President & Executive Director, Behavioral Health, Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital; and William Sledge, M.D., George D and Esther S Gross Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine,…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a proposed rule on Oct. 3 that would add new safe harbors to the anti-kickback statute (AKS) and exceptions to certain civil monetary penalty (CMP) provisions.
This AHA/HRET guide explains the value of integrating physical and behavioral health services and the importance of measuring integration efforts.