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The Peer Advantage
Executive Briefing | November 15, 2025The integration of peer support into the health and human services continues. One of the most recent developments came on September 1, when Texas launched a peer support network for first responders (see New Texas Law Creates Peer Support Network… -
Harnessing Innovation For Digital Transformation
Management Newsletter Article | November 14, 2025As consumer expectations evolve and payers reward more integrated, virtual, and data-driven care models, health and human service provider organizations face mounting pressure to embrace digital transformations. The integration of digital technologies and data to improve consumer care, streamline operations,… -
How To Build Next-Generation Technology Ecosystems For Specialty Provider Organizations
Management Newsletter Article | November 14, 2025When health care executives confront digital transformation, the question often becomes, “Which technology should we prioritize?” The answer is not about choosing a single platform or solution—it’s about successfully integrating technology and solutions across the enterprise to achieve strategic goals.… -
Becoming A Technology-First Organization: The Keystone Human Services Case Study
Management Newsletter Article | November 14, 2025Federal policy is shifting, Medicaid rules are evolving, funding is in jeopardy, and the move from traditional waivers to managed Medicaid structures is forcing executives to make fundamental decisions about how they will deliver care. For many provider organizations, this… -
Reengineering Your Business Model For Digital Investments
Management Newsletter Article | November 14, 2025Many health care executives feel that critical elements of the current market are failing, including affordability of care (61%), consumer health management (52%), timely care access (49%), and personalized care (48%)—according to the new report, From Reactive To Proactive: Health… -
UPMC Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh Opens Second Behavioral Health Walk-In Clinic
Market Watch | November 14, 2025UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, in collaboration with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, announced the opening of a second pediatric behavioral health walk-in clinic where children and teens up to age 18 can be seen for a variety of behavioral health… -
Silent Beacon Joins Forces With Mental Health Cooperative To Equip Mental Health Crisis Workers With Wearable Panic Buttons
Market Watch | November 14, 2025Mental Health Cooperative (MHC), a Tennessee behavioral health organization, announced a partnership with safety technology company Silent Beacon to help protect MHC’s frontline mental health professionals. Through this collaboration, nearly 300 MHC team members now carry discreet wearable panic buttons… -
Indiana FSSA Announces End Of MDwise Participation In Indiana Medicaid’s Healthy Indiana Plan & Hoosier Healthwise Programs
Market Watch | November 14, 2025The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced that MDwise will no longer serve as a managed care health plan for Indiana Medicaid’s Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) and Hoosier Healthwise programs, effective January 1, 2026. “This decision follows a… -
University Of Houston Joins $21.2 Million Statewide Effort To Fight Opioid Crisis
Market Watch | November 14, 2025A $250,000 grant (the maximum individual grant award) from the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC) to investigate HIV and opioid use disorder in Harris County, which includes the city of Houston, Texas, has been awarded for research at the… -
Behavioral Health Provider Organization Spring Health Expands To More Health Plans Nationwide
Market Watch | November 14, 2025Spring Health announced that it is expanding its proven mental health platform to serve more health plans nationwide, empowering health plans to deliver faster access to high-quality care with lower total medical spend. Since 2016, Spring Health has delivered personalized… -
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From Turnover To Tenure
Executive Briefing | November 13, 2025Improving the engagement and career satisfaction of your team is a constant issue for most executives, including me. But a recent report, The 2025 State of Company Culture Report, which surveyed thousands of employees, provided new insights on the challenge. When… -
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program To Test Online Model To Increase Beneficiary Access
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing changes to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) intended to encourage more Medicare beneficiaries with prediabetes to access the program’s free coaching, peer support, dietary information, physical activity guidance, and… -
Kansas Foster Care System Fails To Meet Legally Required Improvements
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025The Kansas foster care system failed to meet legal requirements to reduce placement instability or provide mental health services to children who need them, according to the fourth annual report from an independent evaluator. The evaluation is part of a… -
Maryland Approves $465 Million In Contracts With 31 Provider Organizations To Add Over 2,000 In-State Foster Care Beds
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025The Maryland Board of Public Works approved $465 million in Department of Human Services (DHS) contracts to increase foster care capacity to 2,013 beds, a 4.8% increase from the previous 1,920-bed capacity. The contracts were awarded through a non-competitive procurement… -
Veterans Experience Adverse Kidney & Cardiovascular Outcomes Across Three GLP1s Prescribed For Type 2 Diabetes
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025Negative kidney and cardiovascular disease outcomes were similar among veterans with type 2 diabetes who were taking three types of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s), according to a recent comparative effectiveness study. The comparison included liraglutide (brand names Saxenda and… -
Machine Learning System Able To Predict OUD Treatment Relapse
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025A machine learning system was able to predict relapse, defined as non-prescribed opioid use and treatment discontinuation, among people with opioid use disorder (OUD) receiving outpatient treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The system was able to predict… -
States Project Systemic Challenges To Implement Infrastructure Supporting Upcoming Medicaid Work Requirements
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025A national survey of state Medicaid officials found that challenges are anticipated in implementing federal changes to Medicaid eligibility requirements targeted to non-disabled, childless adults ages 19 to 64 in the 43 expansion states expected to be affected. The work… -
Two-Thirds Of Nursing Homes That Graduated From The Federal Program To Improve Nursing Home Quality Were Not Able To Sustain Performance
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025Two-thirds of nursing homes that graduated from the federal Special Focus Facility (SFF) program were not able to sustain the improvements made during the program, according to a program analysis by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S.… -
Adverse Neurodevelopmental Diagnosis Rates Higher Among Children With Prenatal COVID-19 Exposure
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025The incidence of adverse neurodevelopmental disorders among children born to women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant was higher than among children whose mothers did not contract COVID-19 during pregnancy, a recent study found. By age three, 16.3% of children whose… -
Most Remote Monitoring Claims Are For Physiological Data
Weekly News Wire | November 13, 2025A recent study of commercial claims for two types of remote monitoring found differences in utilization among adults under age 65. The two types are remote physiological monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM). RPM vital signs data can include… -
SNAP Equal Treatment Rule Is Mandatory For SNAP-EBT Authorized Retailers
Market Watch | November 13, 2025The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminded retailers that are authorized to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefit Transfer (SNAP/EBT) benefits that they must comply with the SNAP Equal Treatment rule. This rule states that: Retailers must offer eligible foods…