Access to Behavioral Health
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinician partners – including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and the 43,00 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership…
On February 9, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a massive budget bill containing a number of priorities important to hospitals and health systems. In addition to funding the government until March 23, the bill also raises the debt ceiling and…
The American Hospital Association responds to the Senate Finance Committee’s request for policy recommendations to address the opioid epidemic.
The organization's initial foray into virtual health care was the creation of a home telehealth service. "Health buddies" visit veterans in their homes to administer and record simple diagnostic information and communicate it back to providers. In 2011, Martinsburg's program grew with the…
Treatment, housing and employment opportunities – not incarceration – are what helps people overcome substance use disorder (SUD), says Muriel Castiel, M.D., the health and human services commissioner for Worcester, Mass.
Livingston HealthCare | Livingston, MT
Many rural counties are experiencing high rates of suicide, substance abuse, and other behavioral health issues, compounded by the fact that there is often a shortage of mental health practitioners in those areas. That is why, via a grant from the Montana…
Freeman Health System | Joplin, MO
Located on 20 acres of land that used to house an orphanage, Turnaround Ranch is a 71-bed residential treatment facility that provides 24-hour residential care; individual, group, family, and recreational therapies; and psychiatric services for youths ages 10 to…
Bronson Healthcare | Kalamazoo, MI
Bronson Healthcare is a regional health system serving nine counties in southwest Michigan. Its flagship hospital implemented a Frequent User System Engagement 2.0 (FUSE) pilot program – a collaborative effort targeting frequent users of the emergency department…
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD
Services specific to perinatal mental health are sparse in our state, and those that exist are often difficult to access. In 2003, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore launched the Perinatal Depression Outreach Program (PDOP) to improve infant and maternal well-…
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, has been engaged in primary care-behavioral health integration for the last 30 years. However, the organization began implementing a formal system of integration based…