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The Power of Hospital Partnership: How Dual Specialty Integration Boosts Outcomes
March 24, 2026Specialty hospitals, especially those with multiple care offerings, are known to excel in patient-centered care by offering personalized treatment plans, resulting in better outcomes and positive patient satisfaction rates.* The growing number of patients with multiple health conditions makes specialized service lines more critical than ever. Partnership has proven…
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A New Standard of Care: Delivering Behavioral Health That Aligns with Community Needs
November 10, 2025In 2024, 45 million people reported being in recovery from a mental health condition, while an additional 23.5 million reported being in recovery from a substance use disorder.
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The 2025 Denials Outlook: Why Partnerships Are Key to Hospital Financial Growth
July 30, 2025Hospitals and health systems spent nearly $20 billion in 2022 appealing denied claims.1 As denial rates continue to rise – averaging a 3% increase annually – hospitals are having to expend extra labor, resources and finances, ultimately impacting patient’s access to timely, critical care.2
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Behavioral Health’s Role in Relieving Emergency Department Strains
July 16, 2025The growing disparity between community need for psychiatric beds and limited resources forces behavioral health patients to turn to emergency departments (EDs) as a solution. These acute settings, however, are ill-equipped for specialized behavioral health needs, leading to ED operational strain through overwhelming admissions, bed shortages and ineffective treatment.
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Navigating Rising Patient Volume Trends: Post-Acute Partnership’s Role
June 23, 2025The healthcare landscape is shifting, as more hospitals face significant surges in patient volume, driven largely by an aging population with chronic conditions. If hospital priorities are not effectively changed, this growing patient population will have a major impact on care delivery, length of stay (LOS), bed capacity and readmission rates.
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The Future of Rural Healthcare: How Post-Acute Partnership Can Help
June 10, 2025The local community healthcare landscape in the United States is facing a severe crisis. Over the past two decades, nearly 200 local hospitals have closed their doors, leaving millions of Americans without access to essential healthcare services, including inpatient rehabilitation, behavioral health and emergency treatment.
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Elevate Patient Care Through Behavioral Health Integration: Mental Health Awareness Month 2025
May 06, 2025May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the deep connection between physical and mental health.
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Revolutionizing Behavioral Health: The Power of Partnership
March 19, 2025As behavioral health cases surge, overwhelming EDs, hospitals and staff, health leaders are seeking solutions to manage this growing crisis without diverting resources from core services.
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$16 Trillion and Growing: Strategies to Combat the Global Impact of Mental Health Disorders
November 19, 2024As of May 2024, 65% of U.S. adults report experiencing concerns about their own mental health or the mental health of their friends and family (up 15% from 2020), notes a CVS Health survey.1
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: November Edition
November 14, 2024Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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A Hospital’s Role in Fighting Health Disparities
November 07, 2024Health disparities are a persistent issue, with certain communities facing significantly worse health outcomes than others. This gap is often present in access to quality post-acute services, particularly for those requiring inpatient rehabilitation.
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Healthcare Headlines from the Hill: September Edition
September 24, 2024Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill. In this month’s edition you will find: Cost of healthcare: Three bills proposed. MedPAC considers rural health quality. MedPAC critical access hospitals: Shifting coinsurance to 20% of payment rates and introducing a cap. Prior Authorization: State…
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Co-occurring behavioral health conditions: What are they and how can hospitals address them?
July 10, 2024Approximately 21.5 million Americans meet the criteria for having co-occurring disorders, or illnesses happening simultaneously such as depression and substance use disorder.1 Historically, hospitals have approached mental health and substance abuse as separate programs. This leaves patients with a co-occurring disorder feeling lost when it comes to identifying the best…
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3 Factors Hindering Hospitals from Providing Quality Behavioral Health Treatment
January 17, 2024More than 56%, or 27 million, U.S. adults experiencing a behavioral health illness are not receiving treatment.1,2 Historically, a lack of education on behavioral health has played a major role in an individual’s willingness to seek treatment. However, as awareness and education around behavioral health services grow, new barriers hinder patients from receiving…
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New Healthcare Regulations, Consumerism Shifts and More: How Your Hospital Can Prepare in 2024
January 08, 2024In addition to identifying and addressing trends around financial health, staffing challenges, and technology opportunities, there remain a number of additional trends set to impact hospitals throughout 2024.Discover three additional trends that health leaders should consider when developing and managing their hospital’s strategic priorities this year. Shifting…
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Strategies to Improve Primary Care Operations: Importance of Behavioral Health Partnership
December 19, 2023Growing Need for Behavioral Health in the Hospital Setting An analysis by the Advisory Board noted that approximately 90% of both low- and high-acuity patients would choose to seek out their primary care provider (PCP) for behavioral health treatment and/or resources.1 However, patients who choose to admit to their PCP over other settings, such as a hospital-based…
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5 Healthcare Consumer Trends Impacting Hospitals Nationwide
December 12, 2023Healthcare is an ever-changing landscape, and so are its consumers. A recent Advisory Board report uncovered key insights into the latest healthcare consumer behaviors and how hospitals can prepare for its impact both now and in the future through inpatient rehabilitation integration. Five factors influencing healthcare consumer decisions and the driving forces behind…
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Combat Rising Emergency Department Admissions with Behavioral Health Integration
November 27, 2023Rising Emergency Department Admissions: A Cause for Concern The number of admissions and readmissions to the emergency department (ED) for behavioral health services has seen rapid growth in the past several years. This rise has not only significantly increased healthcare costs, but it continues to have a negative impact on the quality of life of patients, their families…
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Top 5 resources aiding in behavioral health talent development and retention
November 03, 2023As the rapid growth of both medically complex and behavioral health patients persists, the demand for resources has never been more intense.The challenge to meet this demand is compounded by the fact that the supply of behavioral health team members is not sufficient to meet the growing need for mental health and substance use services in the United States. This imbalance…
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Behavioral health consumes majority of healthcare spending: Improve outcomes through program integration
October 23, 2023Current state of behavioral healthcare spendingPatients with behavioral health conditions – in addition to physical conditions – drive roughly 57% of all healthcare spending. However, very little of that money goes toward treating behavioral conditions, notes a Milliman report.1Although behavioral health is a cost driver for many hospitals and health systems,…
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