mental health
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Strategy
Anthem Finalizes Beacon Health AcquisitionAnthem said the acquisition creates an opportunity to combine existing behavioral health capabilities "with Beacon's successful model and support services...
Clinical Care
Primary Care Dementia Screening Does Not Increase Depression or AnxietyNew research findings are a step forward in understanding the harms and benefits of screening for dementia in the primary...
Innovation
Psychiatrists Decry Barriers to Wider Adoption of TelemedicineWell-intended laws on remote prescribing stand in the way.
Nursing
Nurses Have a High Risk for Suicide Results from a national study find that nurses are at a higher risk for suicide than the general population.
Clinical Care
Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career CliniciansAbout 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine.
Clinical Care
Prior Authorization Cuts Costs, but Is It Bad for Patients?Psychiatry is one area where study found clear harm.
Clinical Care
Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Will Lose Federal Money, and Its License Is Threatened After Allegations of AbuseCMS terminated an agreement and federal funding for Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is moving...
Clinical Care
Beaumont Health, Universal Health Services JV Breaks Ground on $40M Mental Health HospitalThe 150-bed facility in Dearborn, Michigan is expected to open by mid-2021.
Nursing
4 Key Components of a Successful Substance Use Disorder Recovery ProgramNurse autonomy and peer support for patients are some of the components of RWJBarnabas Health's substance use disorder recovery initiative.
Strategy
Union Reschedules Kaiser Permanente Strike Postponed After CEO's DeathThe health system's senior vice president of national labor relations said the conflict is resolvable, 'and there is no reason...
Clinical Care
Use 5-Part Tool to Manage Delirium and Agitation in Older ER PatientsThe "ADEPT" tool for delirium and agitation provides care guidelines for emergency department clinicians.
Clinical Care
Physician Burnout Eases, But Much Work Remains to be DoneResearchers document improvement in physician burnout from 2014 to 2017, but they find clinicians are at significantly higher risk than...