By Taylor Knopf A new psychiatric hospital in Greenville will begin serving patients in eastern North Carolina later this month. ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital is a new 144-bed facility intended to provide inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services to adults and children; it will open with a 24-bed unit designated for pediatric patients. The […] The post ECU Health and for-profit giant Acadia team up to open new psychiatric hospital appeared first on North Carolina H...| North Carolina Health News
Electronic health records (EHRs) are often viewed as the building blocks for modernizing health care. Still, many behavioral health providers are just beginning the process of going digital. Only 63% of providers have a behavioral health-specific EHR platform in place, according to a survey conducted by Behavioral Health Business. Laura Groschen, Acadia Healthcare’s (NASDAQ: ACHC) […] The post Acadia Healthcare CIO Talks Best Practices of Choosing an EHR appeared first on Behavioral Healt...| Behavioral Health Business
Ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), is heading an information probe into the practices and patient outcomes of major for-profit methadone clinics: BayMark, Acadia and New Season. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are a major focus of the inquiry. While they are a primary source of methadone initiation […] The post Lawmakers Question OTP Business Practices of BayMark, Acadia, New Season appeared first on Behavioral Health Business.| Behavioral Health Business