October 1st, 2013
By Edward Stern J.D.
Are clients/patients entitled to test data as part of their records if they request a copy of their records or request their records be forwarded to others?
In 2002, the...
October 1st, 2013
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Confronted by the many faces of depression and despair that we see in our offices, we listen and speak, choosing our silences as carefully as we choose our words, never...
August 21st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS); the organization expects 1.6 million new cases will be...
August 21st, 2013
By Pamela Berard
State governments and courts are scrutinizing whether insurers are complying with laws meant to ensure care for the mentally ill.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha...
August 21st, 2013
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As the first state in the country to attempt to institute a government-funded universal health care plan, Vermont will have all eyes on it as the rest of the nation watches how...
August 21st, 2013
By Howard Newman
The current level of psychiatric inpatient youth services at the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) will survive for another year, at least, but the organization’s struggles to...
August 21st, 2013
By Rivkela Brodsky
A new law passed in Connecticut aims to establish a ‘best practices’ plan when it comes to treating the mental, emotional and behavioral health of children in the...
August 21st, 2013
By Susan Gonsalves
The Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Mass. (Bedford VAMC) will offer an exercise program designed to engage and motivate veterans who shun traditional...
August 21st, 2013
By Jo Kadlecek
It used to be that someone with a heart condition needed a different health care provider if they also struggled with clinical depression.
A new collaboration in Vermont...
August 21st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
Issues regarding reimbursement have long plagued psychologists. Recently, some Massachusetts providers have become frustrated over the complex rules regarding “crossover”...
