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Exploring the power of shared decision making to improve care
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Listening closely to patients’ concerns and using shared decision making that is consistent with a...
FAIR Health study: claims, diagnoses increase
By Susan Gonsalves
Fewer patients seek help from psychologists
Patients with mental health diagnoses rose nearly 40%,...
Telehealth follies
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
The pandemic propelled many therapists into providing services via telehealth, typically through...
MPA highlights legislative priorities
By New England Psychologist Staff
Legislation for participation in PSYPACT® and to improve transparency of consumer health insurance...
The Nature of Change
By Maria Mouratidis, Psy.D.
We are not that different from a tree. As an analogy, trees breathe, have branches that resemble the branches of our lungs, and have tree rings much like a “fingerprint.”...
RI hospital eligible for $30-$40M Medicaid funding due to standalone psych facility
By Christina P. O'Neill
The state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital (ESH) in Cranston, RI has created a standalone psychiatric...
New Hampshire deal would mean more mental health beds
By Eileen Weber
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced a deal with SolutionHealth to...
Dealing with ongoing stress
By Catherine Robertson Souter
How psychologists can help patients and themselves
Remember the week everything shut down? As we approach the two-year anniversary of the designation of...
COVID-19 has impact on staffing, long-term effects on patients
By Eileen Weber
The fear of getting infected with COVID-19 kept many people at home—no trips to the hospital or clinics...
New rule prohibits ‘information blocking’ & allows patients greater access to records
By Catherine Robertson Souter
On April 5, a new rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services took effect that could impact mental health care professionals’ use of electronic health...