License protection adverse incidents and claims against counselors to the Board of Professional Counselors has nearly doubled in the last five years. A new report from the Healthcare Providers Service Organization, a division of Aon Affinity, shows there were 4,080 …
WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy. Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in …
The largest online mental health startup has tightened its prescription practices after criticism by medical professionals that its aggressive social-media marketing and workplace culture made some addictive medications too easy to get. And there are signs that scrutiny of mental …
Claims and care management changed radically during the pandemic. We had to adapt to caring for patients with a previously unknown disease, face the potential of infection in the workplace, deal with a tidal shift to remote work, and handle …
When a new service allowing people to shop online for prescription skin medications launched last month, Anne Marie McNeill had her doubts. The site, Dermatology.com, is backed by drug manufacturer Bausch Health Companies Inc. Before receiving a prescription, a user …