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Nursing
Nurses Are Key to Treating the Nation's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Crises
Psychiatric-mental health nurses can help fill critical gaps in the mental healthcare system.
Clinical Care
Video: HealthLeaders Weekly Wrap
The Weekly Wrap, HealthLeaders' video series, brings you a quick look at what we're covering around the healthcare industry.
Clinical Care
The Exec: Mental Health Looms Large Post-COVID
Mental health conditions have come to the forefront in the United States for all age groups.
Telehealth
Mental Healthcare by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
Patients don't have to travel to a clinic. They don't even have to get cleaned up and leave their bedrooms.
Clinical Care
ECRI: Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Top Patient Safety Concern of 2023
Workforce shortages contribute to several patient safety concerns this year.
Innovation
New Report Calls for Innovative Solutions to Address Behavioral Health Crisis
A new study from Trilliant Health finds that the number of people needing help for behavioral health issues is outpacing...
Telehealth
BetterHelp to Refund $7.8M for 'Deceiving' Customers, Selling Mental Health Data on Social Media, FTC Says.
In a first-of-its-kind proposed action, the commission also issued an order banning the online counseling service from sharing consumers mental...
Technology
DEA Proposal Expands Telemedicine Prescriptions for Controlled Medications
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has proposed expanding the rules to allow providers to use telemedicine to prescribe controlled medications....
Innovation
How Automated Care Helps Northwell Health Stay in Touch With Patients at Home
The New York-based health system is closing care gaps and improving clinical outcomes through a platform that offers multiple opportunities...
Innovation
California's 'Whole Person Care' Program Reduced Medicaid Costs for High-Risk Patients
A five-year pilot project launched by California's Medicaid program that addressed social determinants of health in high-risk, high-utilization patients reduced...
Technology
Telehealth Programs Are Helping to Put Healthcare on the School Curriculum
School districts across the country are partnering with local health systems and telehealth companies to give students access to primary...
Clinical Care
More Patients Getting Care for Mental Health Conditions in Primary Care Visits
Primary care visits when mental health conditions were the main diagnosis increased nearly 50% from 2006 to 2018, a new...