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Towards Seamless Integration: Advocating for Reform
…services at the enhanced FQHC rate. While this enhanced rate encourages partnership with FQHC’s, having two agencies involved usually means two separate EHR’s. For individuals choosing to access both physical…
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The Center for Practice Innovations: A Resource for the Behavioral Healthcare Workforce
…about CPI at: www.practiceinnovations.org. If your program has not yet signed up for CPI’s training and resources, complete an application at: https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UiDOZnSqJw7hyJ For questions related to this article, please contact…
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Crisis Intervention: Is the Field Ready?
…commended for their leadership and insight into the need for a comprehensive behavioral health system that is equipped to respond to psychiatric crises for all New York state residents. The…
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Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options for Eating Disorders
…or using laxatives or diuretics to get rid of what was consumed. Anorexia nervosa can be fatal. It has an extremely high death (mortality) rate compared with other mental disorders….
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Can You Trust the Research Findings You Read on The Internet?
…organizations. The URL can often help you identify the source of the information (.edu, .gov, .com, .org, .US, etc.). Be wary of commercial sites that are selling products Examine the…
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Population Health: Transforming Health Care to Improve Our Health
…Guide to Mental Health Care” (Foreword by Glenn Close). To learn more about Dr. Sederer please visit his website www.askdrlloyd.com. References McGinnis, JM, Williams-Russo, P, Knickman, JR: The case for…
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Empowering Recovery: How Technology Supports Those with Substance Use Disorders
…allow individuals to track their progress, access educational materials, and communicate with their care teams. By having access to this information and resources at their fingertips, patients are better equipped…
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Zero Suicide in the United States
…died by suicide. Suicide rates are 22% higher in the United States than global averages (CDCP, 2017). The Zero suicide website (SPRC, 2017) states that the public health crisis is…
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Will the Effort to Prevent Overdose Deaths from Prescription Painkillers Work?
…recommends(4) that: States should develop “prescription drug monitoring programs” (which 36 already have in place) to identify high risk patients and physicians who prescribe large quantities of opiod analgesics. (High…
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For Older Adults the Future is Now: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
…tolerate antidepressants or antidepressant medication is dangerous when combined with certain other nonpsychiatric medications (Heart Disease, Renal Disease, Liver Disease, etc.) or potentially harmful if administered to people with a…
