Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that mild or moderate depression together with brain amyloid, a biological marker of Alzheimer’s disease, could result in changes...
Training machine learning techniques on internal data from clinical notes in the EHR could help providers accurately evaluate violence risk in psychiatric patients, according to a study published in...
Only 3.8 percent of psychiatrists think it is likely that artificial intelligence will completely overtake their jobs in the future, according to a global survey conducted by Sermo.
Just 17 percent...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Geisinger, along with the University of Washington in Seattle and Washington University in St. Louis, a $5.8 million, five-year grant to study the...
Kaiser Permanente has awarded over $20 million to programs that address and support young people’s social determinants of health.
The grants will go to community-based and national charitable...
In the quest to get ahead of costly health events for high-risk individuals, identifying elevated levels of emotional and psychological stress may be just as important as documenting more traditional...
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are working with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Energy (DOE) to apply deep learning strategies to the...
The nation’s behavioral and mental health patterns are changing rapidly as patients and providers change their responses to issues such as depression, ADHD, and pain management, reveals...
HHS has released a draft report proposing recommendations to improve the nation’s pain management strategies and reduce the devastating impact of improperly used opioids on population...
Forty-seven percent of registered nurses (RNs) named opioid abuse as one of the top three healthcare crises that will have the worst impact on population health in the next five years, a recent survey...
As the industry continues its shift from volume to value, healthcare organizations should consider innovative strategies for incorporating mental and behavioral healthcare services with the clinical...
Chronic diseases are among the most costly, prevalent, and avoidable ailments impacting population health.
Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and opioid addiction claim thousands of lives and...
A machine learning algorithm can accurately identify risk factors for mental health issues, including high stress, by analyzing data collected from wearable devices, according to a study published in...
Combining electronic health record (EHR) data and results from a depression questionnaire can support a more accurate predictive analytics model that predicts suicide risk in the 90 days following a...
Minority health disparities continue to impact several quality metrics, including care access, provider communication, chronic disease management, and mental health treatment, according to a new CMS...
The implementation of behavioral health home models could improve patient self-management, increase patient engagement, and enhance understanding of the connection between physical and mental health,...
The social determinants of health, including economic status and demographic factors, significantly drive the impact of chronic diseases and other clinical conditions, according to a Moody’s...
Multiracial and other minority Medicare beneficiaries generally reported worse mental health functioning and more symptoms of depression compared to white individuals, according to a CMS data highlight...
State Medicaid programs will have more opportunities to design programs to meet their residents’ substance abuse and opioid addiction treatment needs, CMS announced this week.
Following the...
The opioid crisis is now an official public health emergency, the White House announced this week, recognizing the incredible toll of illegal drugs and prescription painkillers on the American...
