Behavioral Health news and information

Federal health information technology policymakers plan to establish a voluntary program for the testing and certification of electronic health-record systems used by long-term care, post-acute care and behavioral health providers.
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DocuTrac, which develops electronic health records and practice-management software for the behavioral health industry, has hired Kevin O'Shaughnessy as director of technical support services.
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Average psychiatric inpatient hospital admissions rose more than 8% in 2011, according to an annual survey by the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, which said the need for inpatient behavioral health services continues to grow.
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its patient-centered medical home recognition program standards, which it says will better reflect healthcare trends such as the growing emphasis on outcome measures.
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Top executives who ran Florida Medicaid HMOs may be headed to prison after healthcare-fraud convictions in a scheme that illegally shifted millions of dollars from patient care to corporate profits.
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In what amounted to an all-day public relations affair on Monday, the Obama administration sought to heighten the national discourse on the understanding and awareness of mental health in America.
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Minnesota leaders say their state is well positioned for healthcare reform's focus on new payment models, ramped-up quality reporting and collaborative approaches to care.
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Going into the New Year, there was nothing but optimism that healthcare companies would continue the buying spree that colored 2012. But mergers and acquisitions in 2013 opened with a whimper.
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Ellie is a computer simulation, created in a lab at the University of Southern California, designed to engage real people in meaningful conversation and take their measure. The computer system looks for subtle patterns in body language and vocal inflections that might be clues to underlying...
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Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would create a pilot program to offer behavioral health services to children through computer technology.
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