Closing the Gaps in Behavioral and Mental Health Programs
Ahead of the marcus evans National Healthcare CXO Summit 2023, Joy Figarsky discusses the link between mental health costs and medical costs, and why hospitals should adopt a whole-person care approach.
Positive news for new Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities from CMS
Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Final Rule highlights
Mental Health Month: Look Around, Look Within
Your surroundings say a lot about your mental health.
Take a moment to consider your surroundings. Do you feel safe? Do you have access to health care and grocery stores? Does your home support you, both physically and mentally?
The Unique Role of the Interim Program Director
I have had the fulfilling opportunity of serving as an interim program director (IPD), for two years now. Through that time, I have managed four accounts across the US in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Colorado. These projects required an individualized approach to interim program directorship.
Only 1 in 3 Black Adults with Mental Health Needs Receive Treatment.
Jasmine Wadkins, addresses mental health stigma, access to care, and connectivity in the black community.
Oasa Health Announces Development Plans for a $52+ Million Behavioral Health Hospital in Olathe, KS
Oasa Health announced plans for the $52,100,560.00 development of Oasa Health – Olathe, a 96-bed behavioral health hospital to be built at 350 W. Frontier Lane, Olathe, KS. This facility, set on 9.9057 acres, will be Oasa Health’s second location in a nationwide advocacy effort to bring behavioral health services to high growth and/or high demand areas.
Happy Holidays from Signet Health
Blake Browder, CEO, and Joy Figarsky, President and COO, share holiday greetings and thank employees for living the Signet mission to advocate for the most vulnerable in society.
Elderly people face holiday depression at higher rates
Jasmine Wadkins, LCSW, CDP, BF-CMT, CCTP, CEA, Director of Behavioral Health at Peace Hospital, says seniors living at home with family are 20% more likely to experience depression than the average person and the numbers increase across various living situations. Watch her interview here by WHAS-TV 11.
Podcast: Tips on How to Survive Situations with Relatives who Make Holidays Challenging
Featuring guests Heather Henderson and Jenni Smith from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Behavioral Health Unit
OASA Health to Build Center of Behavioral Health Excellence in Fort Worth
Oasa Health purchased 10 acres located at 8625 N. Riverside Drive in Fort Worth, TX to build a Center of Behavioral Health Excellence to support the community’s need for additional behavioral health beds.
