Health systems can reduce suicides through patient screening, safety planning and mental health counseling, a new study suggests, an important finding as the U.S. confronts it 11th leading cause of death. The 'Zero Suicide Model' was developed in 2001 at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, where the focus on people considering suicide included collaborating with patients to reduce their access to lethal means such as firearms and then following up with treatment.
A community review board unanimously voted to disapprove the transaction. The board doesn't have decision-making authority, but the vote could be a stumbling block.
New research suggests that given the right kind of training, AI bots can deliver mental health therapy with as much efficacy as — or more than — human clinicians.
More employees at NIH are expected to be laid off in the coming days, multiple federal officials say, less than a week after an initial wave of cuts gutted many offices within the health research agency. The NIH was initially supposed to lose about 1,200 scientists, support staff and other officials as a result of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s restructuring. It is unclear how many additional employees will be targeted for cuts.
Health First is accelerating plans to open Brevard County's first stand-alone emergency departments, as rival health care company Orlando Health prepares to close its 298-bed Rockledge Hospital later this month. Health First said it will be opening two free-standing emergency departments. One will be adjacent to Health First's Business Center at 3300 S. Fiske Blvd., about 1.5 miles from Rockledge Hospital, which will close on April 22. The other will be at a yet-to-be-announced site in south Brevard.
As we step fully into the era of autonomous transformation, AI agents are transforming how businesses operate and create value. But with hundreds of vendors claiming to offer “AI agents,” how do we cut through the hype and understand what these systems can truly accomplish and, more importantly, how we should use them?