Author has wrong idea about medication assisted
treatment.(LETTER)(Letter to the editor)
I was completely taken aback by Doug Tieman's comments
regarding medication assisted treatment (MAT) in his article in the July
issue. Mr. Tieman lists "three key elements of harm reduction"
(he . . .
Empowerment.(health of behavioral healthcare
professionals)(Editorial)
Mental healthcare consumers have become a strong constituency,
advocating for their rights and prompting changes in behavioral
healthcare services. But this wasn't always the case. When . . .
No pain, no gain; Our society emphasizes the path of least
resistance, which makes working toward true recovery
difficult.(PERSP
This past summer our national appetite for sensational and tragic
stories of high-profile individuals was fed constant headlines about
Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears. These two individuals . . .
Moving our joint agenda: our fields need to have a larger role in
the 2008 election.(PERSPECTIVES)
As the 2008 presidential election looms ever closer, leaders in the
mental health and substance use care fields recognize that important
opportunities, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, . . .
Software design is serious business: creating your own EHR system
entails significant time, resources, and risk.(PERSPECTIVES)(
The behavioral healthcare field is one of quickly changing
regulations, unique organizational missions, and complex local reporting
requirements. With every new mandate, an electronic health record . . .
Consider creating your own it product: vendors cannot meet every
provider's needs.(PERSPECTIVES)
The mental health treatment market has evolved into a competitive
environment. Top-tier providers realize that to compete they must not
only remain current in the services and programs they offer, . . .
EHRs: back to the basic benefits; It's easy to lose sight of
EHRs' basic advantages in today's national debate about
electronic
The popularity of electronic health records (EHRs) has reached a
pinnacle. EHRs are now a topic of national debate, presidential
candidates' platforms, and editorials in major newspapers. The . . .
Improving quality step by step: the conclusion to a two-part
series about improving the quality of behavioral health
services.(P
Editor's note: In part one of this series in the August issue,
Dr. Dougherty outlined the problems facing behavioral healthcare as it
attempts to improve service quality. In the conclusion to this . . .
Time to take ACTION: a national campaign aims to help providers
increase access to and engagement in addiction treatment
service
This is an exciting moment in the field of behavioral health,"
says Dr. David H. Gustafson, director of the Network for the Improvement
of Addiction Treatment (NIATx). "We've learned a great . . .
Taking the LEED: a profile of one campus's movement toward
being "greener".(Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design)(FACIL
With the goal of treating people with mental illnesses having moved
from institutionalization to rehabilitation in the community, the mental
healthcare landscape has transformed during the past 40 . . .
The path to healing: an Alabama provider adds a labyrinth to its
campus.(FACILITY DESIGN)(Report)
Life's journey does not follow a straight path. It involves
twists and turns at different points along the way, and behavioral
healthcare professionals can provide support during difficult times. . . .
Software ends scheduling headaches: a behavioral health hospital
reduces the time needed to create staff schedules by two-thirds
With 130 beds, Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital is one
of the busiest behavioral healthcare facilities in Illinois. For our
hospital the process of manually generating equitable . . .
A heart that keeps on beating: despite the challenges during and
after Hurricane Katrina, Memorial Behavioral Health finds ways
On August 27, 2005, 5,100 people gathered for the annual American
Heart Association Heart Walk at Jones Park in Gulfport, Mississippi. The
bright, hot, humid day was like any other Saturday in late . . .
The out of the ordinary can lead to the extraordinary: a
Louisiana human services agency finds ways to improve its operations
af
Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA) is an
18-year-old, locally governed, publicly funded provider of behavioral
healthcare and developmental disability services on the east bank . . .
Data collection with recovery in mind: involve service users as
much as possible.(TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION)
Are you looking for another way to move your programs and services
further into a recovery framework? Take a look at your data-collection
system. It can help focus your organizational energy on . . .
Consider a CMA as the CFO.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
I appreciated Jonathan Cherry and Margarita Labarta's July
article about the seven characteristics of organizations well-prepared
for audits. They are applicable to governmental organizations as . . .
Questioning a 'rosy' view of New Mexico's
system.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
The article "A New System for New Mexico" in the June
issue provided a general overview of changes under way in New
Mexico's behavioral healthcare system. The "Braided
Funding" system, developed . . .
Infrastructure.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Our nation's infrastructure is aging. The tragic bridge
collapse in Minneapolis last month was a stark reminder of the billions,
if not trillions, of dollars needed to maintain, monitor, and update . . .
Raising our umbrella: it's time for our many associations to
unite under an umbrella organization.(PERSPECTIVES)
In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the fourth definition of
umbrella is "something which covers or embraces a broad range of
elements or factors
Considering a public health approach: the public health framework
might work well in addressing mental health and substance use
The term "public health" is mentioned infrequently in
mental health and substance use service circles. Hence, I took special
notice when Terry Cline, PhD, administrator of the Substance Abuse . . .
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