A new study based on data from more than 7,000 patients found collaborative care models in hospitals are tied to shorter hospital stays and other improved outcomes. Researchers say it is the first ...

Healthcare leaders understand that improving interdisciplinary teamwork is critical to success within the new performance-driven care delivery landscape. Because medication management processes are ...

Mental health needs continue to increase within our communities and patient populations. The National Institutes of Health estimate that more than one in five adults in the U.S. live with a mental ...

The psychiatric collaborative care model (CoCM), better known as "collaborative care," is much more than just a synonym for well-rounded care or holistic treatment. Simply co-locating a licensed ...

To improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs, providers and risk-bearing entities must collaborate across the entire care continuum. This is essential for patient and member-centered care. 1.

Several factors contribute to provider burnout: ever-increasing administrative tasks, electronic medical record documentation, too little time per patient, as well as the needs of patients between ...

Tens of millions of adults in the U.S. suffer from depression and anxiety. Yet the barriers to entry in mental health care—including holes in insurance coverage, a shortage of behavioral health ...

Mississippi nurse-midwives sue the state, claiming restrictive laws hinder their practice and worsen maternal health care.

Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri, was experiencing low compliance with its existing secure texting system. Most staffers did not like using their personal phones for hospital business.

A bill that would require the Pennsylvania Department of Health to hold yearly meetings to collaborate with nursing homes on survey practices and results passed through the state House Monday. Sector ...

Rutgers School of Nursing and Axia Women’s Health, announce a strategic partnership that will enhance clinical rotation ...