Recently, Florida and Texas passed laws requiring hospitals that receive Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program funds to collect information about patient immigration status, KFF reported Aug. 26.
Category: Care Coordination
California hospitals plan labor and delivery closures
Two California hospitals are moving forward with plans to suspend labor and delivery services this fall, according to local news reports.
NYC Health + Hospitals aims to halve appointment times as volumes grow
Starting this fall, NYC Health + Hospitals plans to cut primary care visit times from 40 minutes to 20 minutes. The change will address growing demands for care at the nation’s largest public health system, according to internal documents obtained by G…
57% of rural hospitals lack maternity care: 20 states with the biggest gaps
Over the past 2 years, more than 50 rural hospitals across the country have stopped delivering babies, contributing to the 57% of rural U.S. hospitals that lack labor and delivery services.
Mass General Brigham's 'tip of the spear' for boosting access, capacity
Health systems nationwide have faced growing capacity challenges. So when Mass General Brigham launched its Patient Transfer and Access Center in October, the goal was to increase access and capacity for patients, particularly the sickest, across its a…
A mental health care model more systems are trying
With a national rise in mental health needs, health systems are turning to a new type of care facility to take pressure off hospital emergency departments — behavioral health urgent cares.
Mass General Brigham's Home Hospital becomes nation's largest
Boston-based Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital program has expanded to 70 beds, making it the largest home hospital in the country, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Pediatric psych beds haven't budged since 2017
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers found there has been no significant increase in pediatric inpatient hospital beds since 2017.
A California hospital cut mental health ED visits by 40%
A pilot program at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (Calif.) is credited with reducing mental health visits to the emergency department by 40%, the American Hospital Association reported.
A California hospital cut mental health ED visits by 40%
A pilot program at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (Calif.) is credited with reducing mental health visits to the emergency department by 40%, the American Hospital Association reported.
