February 21, 2000 Sheppard Pratt To Manage Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s Mental Health Unit Sheppard Pratt Health System has entered into a partnership with Peninsula Regional Medical Center of Salisbury, … Continued

February 21, 2000 Survey: ADHD Treatment Needs Improvement There is a significant gap between the theory and practice of treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to a new published report. … Continued

February 21, 2000 Texas Seeks Full Continuum of Prevention, Intervention and Treatment Services Under the authority of the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 461, the Texas Commission on Alcohol … Continued

February 21, 2000 UBH Employee Named to Board of Directors of Families United Evelyn (Evi) Paytas, family liason and account services administrator for United Behavioral Health (UBH) has been appointed … Continued

February 21, 2000 University of Pennsylvania and Aetna US Healthcare Sign Long-Term Agreement The University of Pennsylvania Health System (PHS) and Aetna U.S. Healthcare announced on February 1, 2000, that … Continued

February 21, 2000 Study of Unmet Mental Health Needs of Youth Prompts NAPHS Advocacy Campaign In an effort to overcome gaps in the system that prevent young people from taking … Continued

February 21, 2000 Valley Mental Health Selects Jato Communications for High Speed Computer Access for Outpatient Clinics and Teleworkers Jato Communications, a high-speed Internet access and applications company based in … Continued

February 21, 2000 ValueOptions Goes On-Line With Lifescape Advantage, a Suite of On-Line Behavioral Health Products Lifescape, LLC announced on January 11, 2000, the formation of Lifescape Advantage, a new … Continued

February 21, 2000 Wisconsin Studies Effectiveness Of Improved Substance Abuse Insurance Coverage The Wisconsin Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) is examining the costs and benefits to employers that offer … Continued

February 14, 2000 Alaska-Owned ALFs Subject of Legislative Audit Alaska Pioneer’s Home, a group of six state-owned assisted living facilities, were subject to an audit requested by Representative Eric Croft … Continued

February 14, 2000 AMA’s Union Attempts to Represent Michigan Doctors The American Medical Association’s (AMA) newly created union is seeking to represent its first group of physicians who work for … Continued

February 14, 2000 AMERICAID’s Cornelio Nouel Selected to Serve On Texas Minority Health Advisory Committee AMERIGROUP Corporation announced on February 1, 2000, that Cornelio Nouel, director of health promotion for … Continued

February 14, 2000 Assisted Living Standards on the Way Two major accrediting organizations are finalizing standards to ensure quality and patient protection in the assisted living industry. One group, the … Continued

February 14, 2000 Asthma and Respiratory Infections Are leading Causes of Children’s Hospitalizations The most comprehensive U.S. medical research in a decade shows that asthma and infections like pneumonia and … Continued

February 14, 2000 Charter Restructuring Closes 33 Hospitals Charter Behavioral Health Systems (CBHS) has stopped accepting new patients at 33 hospitals as part of a major restructuring effort. The move … Continued

February 14, 2000 HHS/DOJ Report Shows 16 Percent Rise in Criminal Indictments in Health Care Fraud Cases A report released January 24, 2000, by the US Department of Health and … Continued

February 14, 2000 Federal Government Announces Contract With International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hampton, Virginia, has negotiated a sole source procurement with … Continued

February 14, 2000 Florida Supreme Court Calls for Civil Commitment Law Overhaul A commission appointed by the Florida Supreme Court released a report on December 28, 1999 concluding that the … Continued

February 14, 2000 Former AMA President Elected to the Board of SpiderMed.Com, Inc. Nancy Dickey, M.D., immediate past president of the American Medical Association, has been elected to the board … Continued

February 14, 2000 Health Care Stocks Fell Dramatically in 1999 Four out of five stocks on the Jenks Healthcare Business Report’s Stock List lost value in 1999. Of the 100 … Continued

February 14, 2000 HHS Issues Final Welfare Regulations to Improve Services and Outcomes for Children United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala has announced important … Continued

February 14, 2000 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Introduces Alternative Medicine Program Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) has announced the introduction of … Continued

February 14, 2000 R. Scott Jones Named President and CEO of HealthAnswers, Inc. HealthAnswers, Inc. has announced the appointment of R. Scott Jones as president and chief executive officer of … Continued

February 14, 2000 Florida Law Strengthens Oversight of Unlicensed Assisted Living Facilities A law aimed at solving the problem of unlicensed assisted living facilities (ALF) has given Florida state officials … Continued

February 14, 2000 Louisiana Issues RFP for Comprehensive Adult Mental Health Services The State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental Health, (Region IV OMH), has issued … Continued