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Customizable Partnership Solutions Tailored to Unique Hospital Needs
March 13, 2023Partnership has become a leading strategy to efficiently improve quality while continuing to meet the needs of the growing medically complex patient population. While common, partnership is most often thought of in terms of joint-ventures but come in many shapes and sizes. Every hospital and community is different, and therefore a one-size-fits-all partnership strategy does not work.
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The Impact Prolonged Length of Stay has on Hospital Financial Performance
March 08, 2023At the end of 2022, 68% of hospitals were projected to operate at a financial loss due to barriers with inflation, rising operational costs and ongoing clinical labor shortages.1
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Reducing Unnecessary ED Visits Can Lead to Significant Cost Savings: How Behavioral Health Can Help
February 27, 2023Emergency departments (EDs) have the potential to experience over $4 billion in annual cost savings if adequate mental health resources continue to grow in communities across the nation, notes a recent American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) report.
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CMS Proposed and Final Rulings: What Does this Mean for Your Hospital?
February 20, 2023The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule highlighting intentions to regulate Medicare Advantage (MA) plans from using internal, propriety guidelines to inform coverage determinations for its patients.
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Infographic: 4 Benefits of Behavioral Health Partnership for Hospital Performance
February 15, 2023Workforce shortages, restricted patient access and shifting reimbursement are among the top challenges facing hospitals trying to meet the growing behavioral health population. Addressing today’s need is vital to help safeguard the overall health of their local community, and to relieve demand from emergency departments and other key areas of a hospital’s operations.
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Addressing the Growing Behavioral Health Population: 3 Key Strategies
January 30, 2023Recent research highlights that one in five U.S. adults, or 47.6 million people, experience mental illness each year.1 These spikes are an extension of an ongoing crisis in behavioral health globally and are not expected to decrease in the coming years.
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3 Steps to Help Optimize Your Hospital’s Rehabilitation Unit
January 25, 2023With greater emphasis being placed on care transitions and readmission rates, inpatient rehabilitation units have incredible potential to become high-performing centers of excellence that create greater patient access and enhance the performance of the entire hospital.
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American’s Mental Health Crisis: Where Do We Stand as a Nation?
January 16, 202390% of Americans believe there is a mental health crisis, according to a recent survey conducted by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Generational Trends Expected to Impact Hospital Operations and Outcomes
January 09, 2023By 2030, the U.S. population is set to exceed 355 million people – a 6% jump from today’s 333 million.1 During this time, the healthcare space is expected to see major shifts in generational trends, ultimately leading to modifications in care delivery and service line prioritization.
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Top Post-Acute Trends for 2023: Is Your Hospital Prepared?
December 20, 2022Determining a hospital’s strategic focus for the upcoming year can be challenging. From combating the ongoing workforce shortage and addressing chronic disease management to enhancing financial performance and hospital flexibility, there are often competing priorities.
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Two Trends Influencing Hospital Strategic Priorities for 2023
December 13, 2022For hospitals, 2022 was a year filled with uncertainty – labor was scarce, finances were strained and medical conditions became more complex. However, some of these challenges have not dwindled and are expected to continue into 2023.
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A Kaufman Hall Report: How Hospitals are Strengthening Financial Performance Amid Toughest Year to Date
December 07, 20222022 was one of the most financially straining years for hospitals, according to a Kaufman Hall study of 86 hospital and health system leaders.
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Behavioral Health Integration: Addressing Community Demographics for Improved Patient Outcomes
December 06, 2022Over the past several years, deaths associated with behavioral health illnesses have seen continued growth.
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Enhancing Behavioral Health Access to Meet the Growing Opportunity in Urban Communities
November 18, 2022In addition to the unique challenges and opportunities occurring in local communities, urban communities have their own hurdles to overcome in order to improve the access and overall quality of behavioral health services to its members.
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An Advisory Board Report: 3 population trends expected to influence inpatient utilization
November 15, 2022While the growing aging patient population continues to consume the largest amount of healthcare spend, little focus has been paid on the impact their complex and chronic illnesses have on hospital operations and outcomes.
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Strategies to Improve Behavioral Health Access in Local Communities
November 10, 2022As health systems work to effectively treat the 47.6 million individuals experiencing mental illness each year1, they must first identify one of the key factors contributing to this growing issue – location.
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New Survey Results Uncover Rising Mental Health Concerns
October 24, 202252 million people in the U.S are currently living with a mental health issue while more than 112 million Americans reside in areas where mental health services are scarce.1
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The aging patient population: 7 things to know
September 21, 2022As the last Baby Boomer is expected to turn 65 in 2030, this generation remains top of mind in the healthcare space as they continue to make significant impacts in the way hospitals approach care access and quality.1
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Infographic: Increase Geriatric Behavioral Health Access through Partnership
September 16, 2022By 2030, it is estimated that nearly 14 million Americans over the age of 55 will have a mental health or substance use disorder – an increase of 57 percent from 2012.1 This growing number has pushed behavioral health to the forefront of hospital strategic priorities.
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Understanding and Overcoming the Rising Adolescent Mental Health Crisis: 4 Factors
August 30, 2022More than 44 percent of high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2021 – an increase from 27 percent in 2004, as noted by the CDC.1
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