Abuses that placed children in long-term psychiatric facilities that may not have been medically necessary drove changes to referral pratices. Now what to do with the restrictive managed care company rules?
Abuses that placed children in long-term psychiatric facilities that may not have been medically necessary drove changes to referral pratices. Now what to do with the restrictive managed care company rules?
Some of the hardest-hit patients in managed behavioral health care are young people who are unable to access adequate services for psychiatric disorders.
Some of the hardest-hit patients in managed behavioral health care are young people who are unable to access adequate services for psychiatric disorders.
Futurists examine current developments and extend current trends to construct future scenarios and imagine future consequences. At the ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership Annual Summit in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 26-28,...
Futurists examine current developments and extend current trends to construct future scenarios and imagine future consequences. At the ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership Annual Summit in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 26-28,...
A couple of months ago, I noted an initiative by a group to banish the term “mentally ill” from our lexicon. At the time I read it, I suppose that I thought of it as just one more decent, but farfetched idea.
A couple of months ago, I noted an initiative by a group to banish the term “mentally ill” from our lexicon. At the time I read it, I suppose that I thought of it as just one more decent, but farfetched idea.
I think consumers of behavioral healthcare are even more at risk of being treated as a dehumanized thing - a set of procedures, checklists and deliverables - than in general healthcare because we are often already seen as broken and somehow...
I think consumers of behavioral healthcare are even more at risk of being treated as a dehumanized thing - a set of procedures, checklists and deliverables - than in general healthcare because we are often already seen as broken and somehow...
According to a recent study, children who are treated for mental health disorders have better results when treated at their pediatrician's office versus an outside specialist.
According to a recent study, children who are treated for mental health disorders have better results when treated at their pediatrician's office versus an outside specialist.
In the second part of this article, we hear from someone who works with government agencies and peer-run programs on the East Coast and the Executive Director of The Transformation Center.
In the second part of this article, we hear from someone who works with government agencies and peer-run programs on the East Coast and the Executive Director of The Transformation Center.
Pennsylvania launched its newly designed PDMP on Thursday, now with oversight by the health department and access granted to clinicians and pharmacists, who by law must use the database in everyday practice.
Pennsylvania launched its newly designed PDMP on Thursday, now with oversight by the health department and access granted to clinicians and pharmacists, who by law must use the database in everyday practice.
Geography is often a key factor in shaping the design of a behavioral healthcare facility and can influence design choices such as color, materials, lighting or structural elements of a building.
Geography is often a key factor in shaping the design of a behavioral healthcare facility and can influence design choices such as color, materials, lighting or structural elements of a building.
The use of EHRs in behavioral health is significantly lower than general healthcare, and developing structure and standardization will be critical for increasing the tech’s viability, according to a new report.
The use of EHRs in behavioral health is significantly lower than general healthcare, and developing structure and standardization will be critical for increasing the tech’s viability, according to a new report.