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The Average Patient Is No Longer Good Enough

Jason Free — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:04:41 +0000

A new brain science finding from Stanford Medicine carries a warning for healthcare technology leaders far beyond neuroscience. The study found that analyzing children’s brain activity through group averages can obscure, and in some cases misrepresent, how individual brains regulate behavior.

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GAO: VA Behavioral Health Referrals Lack Oversight, Undermine Care Continuity

Jason Free — Wed, 14 May 2025 13:11:20 +0000

A new report from the Government Accountability Office is raising red flags about the Department of Veterans Affairs’ management of its behavioral health referral process. The May 2025 GAO report found that the VA does not track whether community-based mental health providers are sending back medical records after treating veterans which is a gap that directly threatens care continuity and undermines the department’s broader modernization goals.

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Intermountain Health Partners with NeuroFlow to Provide Behavioral Health Support

Jason Free — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:06:21 +0000

Intermountain Health, a nonprofit health system in the Western U.S., is partnering with NeuroFlow, the industry leader in behavioral health technology and analytics, to identify and triage behavioral health risk within Intermountain's primary care population and improve efficiency of their integrated care programs.

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HHS Announces LEAP in Health IT Special Emphasis Notice for AI and Behavioral Health Focused Projects in Fiscal Year 2024

Jason Free — Thu, 16 May 2024 17:51:12 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), published a Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) funding opportunity for fiscal year 2024.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $46.8 Million in Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities to advance President Biden’s Unity Agenda as Part of May Mental Health Awareness Month

Jason Free — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:40:46 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced $46.8 million in notices of funding opportunities to promote youth mental health, grow the behavioral health workforce, improve access to culturally competent behavioral care across the country, and strengthen peer recovery and recovery support.

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HHS Approves New Mexico’s Request to Expand Access to Critical Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams

Jason Free — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:37:23 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved a proposal from New Mexico for community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to provide Medicaid crisis services.

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CMS Approves New York’s Groundbreaking Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment to Improve Primary Care, Behavioral Health, and Health Equity

Jason Free — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:59:39 +0000

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to build a health care system that benefits all Americans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved an amendment to New York’s Medicaid section 1115 demonstration that bundles a series of actions to advance health equity and strengthen access to primary and behavioral health care across the state.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $74.4 Million in Funding Opportunities to Improve Behavioral Health

Jason Free — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:50:18 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced notices of funding opportunities this week for grant programs that address behavioral health challenges in local communities by preventing substance use initiation, reducing the progression of substance use, and addressing other related concerns.

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PointClickCare to Provide an Automated Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform

Jason Free — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:23:04 +0000

PointClickCare Technologies, a leading healthcare technology platform enabling meaningful collaboration and access to real-time insights at every stage of the patient healthcare journey, today announced it was awarded a contract with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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The Importance of Better Behavioral Health Networks

Jason Free — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:46:11 +0000

Currently, there are more than 155 million Americans living in designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas according to the Department of Health and Human Services. With more than 50 million Americans experiencing mental illness, according to Mental Health America, this means many who live with depression, anxiety, and a number of other issues do not have access to the resources they need.

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