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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 In this in-depth article, we explore the major flaws in Germany's proposed hospital overhaul, from funding concerns to the impact on smaller hospitals. Find out why experts are raising alarms about its sustainability and potential financial burdens for patients.

Fresh back from AHIP 2024. This article by Paige Minemyer of Fierce Healthcare was spot on in identifying key trends in the healthcare payer space that were echoed at AHIP. It is encouraging to see the continued momentum towards bridging health equity gaps through innovative value-based care solutions e.g., Wider Circle and Pear Suite, and new opportunities for AI to drive much-needed improvements in care and operational improvements e.g., Availity. It’s also great to see broader adoption of technology-enabled solutions to help address behavioral and mental health crisis, e.g., Lucet. https://lnkd.in/eZ9-DFSe

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This is *why* we must stand up to this industry and raise awareness. As we wrote in the recent #OpenLetter (Link below), the marketing for #TroubledTeenIndustry programs, like many #wildernesstherapy programs in the United States, will tell you about their accreditation, level of qualification and training of staff, staff to student ratios, diet and exercise plans, stock #grouptherapy photos, program outcomes, and the empirically-support therapies informing their practice. Given the increased awareness about this industry from Netflix's #TheProgram, it is expected many programs concerned about being lumped in with America's trouble teen industry (aka bad press) are detailing why they aren't what they are and/or closing and rebranding. This is marketing post of a program describing how their program is not a troubled teen industry program. #BreakingCodeSilence, the "nonprofit that represents #children, #youth, and adults who are/were incarcerated in the U.S. troubled teen industry (TTI)" provides quite a different overview of this program here: https://lnkd.in/gyCfBiTz For example, "Many survivors have reported that Newport Academy programs are abusive. Allegations of #abuse and #neglect that have been reported by survivors of the programs include verbal/emotional abuse, medical neglect, undertrained/unqualified staff members, psychological #torture, communication resitrictions, lack of supervision leading to dangerous encounters between residents, and isolation tactics. Many survivors report that they have developed #PTSD as a result of their time at Newport Academy." The most common concerning feedback I have heard regarding our Open Letter has been whether generalising these wilderness therapy practices as abusive will do a disservice to people doing safe, dignified, and effective work, and the aligned modalities, such as nature-based, outdoor, and adventure therapies. I think of it the other way around. They are lumping themselves in with us...and we fell for it. No thanks. The troubled teen industry programs don't get to write the rules and distort language to show how they aren't the troubled teen industry. Before the end of the Open Letter, you will find 52 news articles using the word "wilderness therapy" published since January 1, 2024 - I have updated the list today. Only one...the New York Times article about therapists ditching the couch and one other is positive. Parents looking for safe troubled teen industry programs, click here: https://lnkd.in/g84Qi5_V Read, Share, & Sign Our Open Letter: https://lnkd.in/g9viAN5a To sign the letter, click here: https://lnkd.in/gRpgaEsi

A promising concept with discouraging outcomes. Some key takeaways from this KFF piece on the growth of "concierge medicine": 1. Higher Costs for all: For hospitals, “this is an extension of them consolidating the market” 2. Fewer Docs for all: “Every time we see these models expand, we are contracting the availability of primary care doctors for the general population” 3. Cost ≠ Better Outcomes: "A study by researchers at UC-Berkeley and Penn found no impact on mortality rates. The researchers found that concierge medicine enrollment corresponded with a 30%-50% increase in total health care spending by patients." https://lnkd.in/gj_pgqjD

Check out insights from a recent McKnight Foundation Roundtable Discussion sponsored by Curana Health, a Health Care Transformation Task Force member. Leaders in long-term care gathered to discuss the shift to #ValueBasedCare.     In discussing the importance of prioritizing person-centered care, Task Force Executive Director, Jeff Micklos expresses that, “they want to be people first, patients second, and that means active listening, care plan co-creation, sincere empathy, and making sure that we’re involving other people.”     Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gVNt36pp

Check out insights from a recent McKnight Foundation Roundtable Discussion sponsored by Curana Health, a Health Care Transformation Task Force member. Leaders in long-term care gathered to discuss the shift to #ValueBasedCare.     In discussing the importance of prioritizing person-centered care, Task Force Executive Director, Jeff Micklos expresses that, “they want to be people first, patients second, and that means active listening, care plan co-creation, sincere empathy, and making sure that we’re involving other people.”     Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gVNt36pp

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Together, we can improve patient outcomes. Learn more about our commitment to building a support ecosystem for providers and #behavioralhealth patients through the LifeView program. https://lnkd.in/eZtp9M48