Articles
Disparities between mental, medical use reimbursements highlighted
By Beth Negus Viveiros
RTI International conducts research
A new study highlights the disparity in out-of-network use and reimbursements between mental health and medical/surgical...
Is telehealth here to stay?
By Andrew Cromarty
Accessibility for patients is benefit
Now that mask mandates and social distancing are a thing of the past, most medical care has gone back to being primarily...
Revisiting AI
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
Just a year ago, I wrote about the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and its potential to help in mental health treatment. The field continues to suffer from a...
InStride Health gets $30M investment
By Catherine Robertson Souter
One area of focus is Maine
Two years after its launch, startup pediatric mental health company, InStride Health, announced the closing of a $30 million funding round....
CT moving toward peer-run respite centers
By Eileen Weber
Bill proposes community-based alternatives
Connecticut is considering legislation to provide funding for eight peer-run respite centers in five separate regions....
Changed: Independent Practice in the Age of Cyberterrorism
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
I became aware of a problem related to patient claim submission in late February, when the electronic claim submissions through my electronic medical record platform ground to...
Reflections on Totality
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Words are the first to go.
When all that is left of the sun is a circle of light surrounding the black disk of the moon, you are reduced to simple instructions and...
RI bills aimed at improving treatment coverage
By Danielle Ray
Focus is on lack of parity, prior authorization denials
Two Rhode Island lawmakers have proposed legislation aimed at improving mental health and...
Blue Envelope Program supports neuro-diverse drivers
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Mass. latest state to implement measure
In April, Massachusetts became the latest state to implement the Blue Envelope Program, an initiative to improve communications...