Letter: Funds Needed to Battle Substance Abuse
Letter: Funds needed to battle substance abuse
Following years of level funding and underfunding, the governor's proposed budget for the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the Department of Public Health/Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (DPH/BSAS) actually cuts spending at a time when … Read more on Wicked Local Danvers
ONC Says Billion Now Spent on EHR Incentive Program
Though almost a third of Medicare patients discharged from acute-care hospitals must receive treatment from post-acute-care providers, long-term care and behavioral health facilities were not included in the incentive program. The problem is … Read more on Health Data Management
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