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Vital Signs
Federal policymakers to develop EHR testing program for behavioral health, long-term care facilities
By Joseph Conn | August 07, 2013
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 taps O'Shaughnessy to be director of tech support
By Rachel Landen | August 06, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
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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Vital Signs
Study shows increase in psychiatric hospital stays
By Jessica Zigmond | July 15, 2013
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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Modern Physician
NCQA seeks comment on medical-home recognition revisions
By Andis Robeznieks | June 20, 2013
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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Former WellCare execs convicted of fraud
By Joe Carlson | June 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
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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Obama puts spotlight on mental health
By Jessica Zigmond | June 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
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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Reform Update: 'We're ahead of the game,' Minn. says about reform
By Maureen McKinney | June 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
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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Magazine
Tempered buying | Firms broker fewer first-quarter deals than expected
By Beth Kutscher | May 24, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
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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Information
If your shrink is a bot, how do you respond?
By NPR | May 20, 2013
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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Information
Neb. mental health telehealth bill advances
By Associated Press via KLKNTV.com (Lincoln, Neb.) | May 17, 2013
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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