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CHE Behavioral Health Partners with NextGen Healthcare; CenCal Health to Allocate $7M for California Student Behavioral Health Program · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news brief for May 11th.
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  First,
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  Chay Behavioral Health Services is teaming up with medical software and services
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  company, NextGen Healthcare, to improve access to mental health services.
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  Chay Behavioral will begin using NextGen Behavioral Health Suite in 14 states.
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  The software allows providers access to a single, integrated,
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  physical and behavioral health record to treat the whole patient. Chai offers,
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  telehealth visits, psychiatric services, inpatient long-term care,
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  facility visits, and in-person clinic services to treat anxiety, depression,
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  adjustment disorders, psychosis, and behavioral disturbances.
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  It also provides behavioral interventions for non-compliance, hypertension,
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  chronic pain, diabetes, cancer, and obesity.
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  Second,
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  the California Mental Health Services Authority is naming ASTRIA Global Medical
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  Staffing as its preferred recruitment agency for behavioral health workers.
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  The agency will help C M H S A ensure mental healthcare facilities and
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  providers in California counties have adequate staffing. This includes nurses,
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  psychologists, psychiatrists, and licensed clinical social workers.
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  Third Sank Health will work with Santa Barbara and San Louise Obispo counties
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  to improve mental health infrastructure in public schools.
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  The Student Behavioral Health Incentive Program will serve Medi-Cal members from
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  transitional kindergarten through 12th grade.
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  The California Department of Healthcare Services is creating and funding it.
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  Sun Cal Health is a medical health plan that works with local providers to
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  deliver healthcare services to members.
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  The organization plans to allocate 7 million to support the program in the two
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  counties.
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  Three local educational agencies are taking part in the program in San Luis
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  Obispo County and six in Santa Barbara County. Thanks for listening.
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