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...
by Mindy Klowden | May 11, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
In 2021, Third Horizon Strategies (THS) launched the Health Equity Project (HEP), a national effort to reinvest in marginalized communities by developing and promoting integrated, equitable health models. As part of its first phase, HEP collaborated with Pareto...
by Mindy Klowden | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
The concept of value-based payment in health care is, in simple terms, payment for care delivery should be tied to the quality of care rather than the volume of services provided. Numerous value-based – a.k.a. alternative payment models (APMs) – have been introduced...
by Mindy Klowden | Mar 9, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
Our nation’s behavioral health care delivery system continues to struggle to meet the dire needs of veterans and active-duty military members. Last year, the Government Accountability Office reported that the number of veterans seeking mental health services from the...
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