by Mindy Klowden | Dec 8, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
This blog is co-authored by Mindy Klowden and Greg Williams On November 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) to 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2), the federal regulation governing sharing of patient...
by Mindy Klowden | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that the only constant in life is change. In health care, organizations and providers are constantly navigating shifts in policy, payment models, new scientific findings, and consumer needs and demands. Navigating change can be...
by Mindy Klowden | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
In August 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report showing that in early 2022 the national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 8 percent, half the rate (16 percent) in 2010 when the landmark Patient Protection and...
by Mindy Klowden | Jul 12, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
This Saturday (July 16, 2022), the new national mental health crisis hotline 988 goes live. Authorized by the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, 988 builds on the infrastructure of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) but with a more...
by Mindy Klowden | Jun 8, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
While opioid use disorder and overdose deaths have received widespread attention in recent years, alcohol use disorder (a.k.a. alcoholism) has long been a hidden but deadly epidemic. Alcohol was the most prevalent drug involved in drug-related ED visits in 2021 (39.33...
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