The Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Adherence in Mental Health and Beyond
By providing education on how to start dosing a new medication, what to expect from that medication, and how to manage side effects, pharmacists can offer insights to get patients onboarded and help keep them adherent.
Report Looks at Trends in Maternal Care in 2026
With maternal mortality highest among the world’s high-income nations, the report looks at this looming crisis fueled by health disparities, federal policy changes, reproductive health restrictions, access challenges, and maternity deserts.
Study: Telehealth Isn’t Just a Niche Solution
A new study out of the University of Utah, with support from the University of Michigan and the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, finds that nearly half of all telehealth visits across the country for Medicare patients is for something other than a behavioral health concern.
IHI Forum: Panel Warns of the Health Implications of Compulsive Gambling
A panel of experts urged attendees at the IHI Forum in Anaheim this week to start paying attention to a societal issue that could be the next health epidemic: Compulsive gambling addiction.
Dartmouth Health Children’s Takes Innovative Step in Maternal Mental Health
The maternal mental health navigator role involves several responsibilities, including connecting struggling new moms with resources in the community, arranging peer support, providing strategies to cope with anxiety and stress, and supporting pediatricians and obstetricians who work with new moms.
Child’s Play? AI Offers Unique Benefits to Pediatric Providers
Children’s hospitals have a rich history of embracing innovation, often because the tried-and-true ways of care management for adults don’t necessarily work for kids. Clinicians often have to take new ideas and technology designed for adults and modify them for their own patients.
Exposure-Based Program Sees Strides in Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD
A recent outcomes report has found strong data on reductions in symptoms of anxiety and depression in young patients. The approach uses a tailored approach to treating children with moderate to severe anxiety and/or OCD using true cognitive behavioral therapy with a focus on exposures.
New Strategy Brings Substance Abuse Treatment Into the Hospital
The Los Angeles health system’s Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START) pairs an addiction medicine specialist with a social worker or case manager to coordinate post-discharge care plans, including diagnostic assessments, information on treatments, psychosocial support and follow-up phone calls for one month.
For CMOs, Prioritizing Physician Wellbeing Includes Reducing Stigma
Any healthcare organization wants to know that a provider is competent and capable of providing care, but that desire should not extend to prying into people’s mental health history, says Anthony Aquilina, DO, executive vice president and chief physician executive at WellSpan.
Trends in Behavioral Health Tech to Watch for in 2025
Between the growing appeal of digital therapeutic apps, the evolution of clinical note-taking tools, and the growing ability of AI tools to meet patients’ and providers’ needs, many of these trends are already in motion.