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A nationwide shortage of all types of behavioral health staff – therapists, nurses, psychologists, substance use disorder treatment counselors and psychiatrists – is exacting a harsh toll on the behavioral health field. Long wait times for new assessments, longer times between visits, missed medication refills, and accelerating crisis situations head the list of patient and… View Article
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Clinicians and other behavioral healthcare staff should take appropriate action now that the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States has been declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE), according to INFINITY consultants. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially declared the PHE on Thursday, Aug. 4. Read the PHE… View Article
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With payment–related audits on the rise, here are some compliance priorities Has your behavioral health program been targeted for a payment-related Medicare or Medicaid audit? Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) contractors are ramping up the number of audits targeting post-acute care providers, including behavioral health, in response to a recent directive from the Office… View Article