Healthcare News

You’ve heard it before: Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. And while there’s much truth in that statement, a study published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse offers reassuring (if not remarkable) news that remission from alcohol dependency gets easier with age.

There has long been a gap between the supply and demand of specialty behavioral health establishments. The good news is the gap is finally closing. The bad news? Demand still outstrips supply, according to a study by Indiana University and University of Michigan researchers.

Teen life is tough enough with all of its peer pressure, social media stressors, academic demands, and propensity for family discord. That's a lot for anyone to handle. Could life possibly get any tougher? Well, yes, it could. Imagine what life must be like for a transgender teen.

Are you auditing cases at your practice? Almost daily, we read about fines as well as the sentencing of healthcare providers over the submission of fraudulent claims – both intentionally and unintentionally. We are also noticing increased scrutiny of telehealth thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Can your employer ask you about your vaccination status and force disclosure of PHI? The short answer is, “Yes, but…” But it’s not as straightforward as that. As the United States continues to relax mask restrictions and open back up, the question of who needs to know about employees’ vaccination status has become a hot topic.

In response to the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, SAMHSA is distributing $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to support populations most in need. It represents the largest aggregate amount of funding to date for its mental health and substance-use block grant programs.

You've finally decided to switch to another EHR software. You've concluded that your current system simply isn't cutting it anymore and it's time to move on. And because this is no small commitment in time, money, and resources, you want to do it right. So, what should your first steps be?

It took just 130 days in 2020 to give telehealth the shove it needed. Until then, few U.S. providers had even given telehealth much of a thought. More than a century in the making, its evolution and acceptance had progressed at a snail's pace. What it needed was a jolt. What it got was astounding.

Are you checking the OIG exclusion list? If your organization receives monies from any federal healthcare program - including Medicare and Medicaid - you need to ensure that you are not employing excluded individuals or using excluded entities.