By Victoria Bailey 08 June 2023 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is improving access to behavioral health care for members with an expanded provider network and additional telehealth offerings. After Payer expanded its provider network in January, BCBSTX members can now access nearly 4,000 networked behavioral health providers through the Headway organization. Improved access to behavioral health professionals comes as the nation grapples with a mental health crisis. According to a Gallup poll, one-third of Americans have been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. Dig deeper…
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HHS Office of Civil Rights Reaches Settlement with New Jersey Health Care Provider Who Disclosed PHI in Response to Negative Online Reviews
New Jersey Psychiatric Practice Pays $30,000 to Resolve Complaint About Inadmissible Disclosure of Protected Health Information by Disclosing This Information in Online Review Today, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced an agreement with Manasa Health Center, LLC, a health care provider in New Jersey that provides psychiatric services for adults and children. Settlement resolves a complaint OCR received in April 2020 alleging that Manasa Health Center inadmissiblely disclosed a patient’s PHI when the entity posted a response to the patient’s…
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