Partnering with Lifepoint Health expanded the acute care rehabilitation service and care quality for Tampa General Hospital (TGH), providing the community with a new state-of-the-art facility, specialized expertise and aligned values.
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Prevalence of behavioral health conditions grew 50% in 2021 and continues to steadily increase year over year. To help combat these rising numbers, mental health tech startups were provided funding to grow their service offerings – collectively reaching $5.5 billion globally in 2021.1
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness for those living with behavioral health illnesses and to help reduce the stigma associated with treating addiction and mental health.
When thinking about partnership structures, free-standing hospitals most often come to mind – but that is not always the case. In addition to the three most common hospital partnership models, there are additional structures in which partnerships can take form.
As the medical complexity of patients in the U.S. continues to increase, it is important for providers to be flexible in their ability to respond to current and future patient needs. This has been proven to be especially vital as the COVID-19 public health emergency demonstrated the need for health...
As behavioral health leaders continue to navigate the intricacies of healthcare environment – including rapidly rising patient admissions, regulatory shifts and overcrowded emergency departments (EDs) – experts note that the ongoing staffing shortage will continue to be the largest pain point throughout 2023.1
Behavioral health integration within the primary care setting can play a pivotal role in a hospital’s ability to generate improved patient satisfaction and outcomes, as well as enhanced hospital efficiency and overall care quality.
Partnership has become a leading strategy to efficiently improve quality while continuing to meet the needs of the growing medically complex patient population. While common, partnership is most often thought of in terms of joint-ventures but come in many shapes and sizes. Every hospital and community is different, and therefore...
At the end of 2022, 68% of hospitals were projected to operate at a financial loss due to barriers with inflation, rising operational costs and ongoing clinical labor shortages.1
