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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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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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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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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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Psychiatric evolution | DSM-5 changes draw mixed reactions
By Andis Robeznieks | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Former President Bill Clinton may be the headliner at the May 18-22 American Psychiatric Association convention in San Francisco, but the release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as DSM-5, will steal the show.
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Majority of doctors do not follow treatment guidelines for ADHD
By Time | May 07, 2013
More than 90% of pediatric specialists who diagnose and manage attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in preschoolers do not follow the American Academy of Pediatrics clinical-treatment guidelines, according to a survey conducted by the Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York.
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Outliers: Adding up your mental health
By Modern Healthcare | May 04, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Outliers notes a new campaign is encouraging Americans to take an online test to screen for common mental illnesses. Advocacy group Mental Health America is partnering with M3 Information to let anyone take a three-minute...
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Texas hospitals could use more oversight: review
By Associated Press | April 28, 2013
A Texas newspaper's review of documents related to about three-dozen deaths at state-run mental health hospitals between 2005 and 2012 raises the question about the need for more oversight.
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