Minority Mental Health Awareness
Magellan Health Insights: Dr. Ghani, thank you for chatting with us today. Why do you think it’s important to be aware of minority mental health? Dr. Shareh Ghani: Many psychological…
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Taking Addiction to the MAT: Why It’s Time to Embrace Medication-Assisted Treatment
With the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in the U.S. reaching a record high last year, it’s time for our nation to fully embrace evidence-based treatment options that best support…
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Automating Prior Authorization at the Point of Care
For healthcare providers, prior authorization (PA) via fax or telephone is the second most costly medical administrative function. On average, medical staff spend two business days per week on PA….
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One Suicide is Too Many
One suicide is too many. Yet more than 47,000 Americans die each year as a result of suicide. Because suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in our nation,…
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Is Prior Authorization in need of an Upgrade?
Prior authorization (PA) goes by many names—preauthorization, preapproval, advance notification, precertification and preadmission, to name a few. All these terms refer to the utilization management (UM) process used by many…
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21st Century Measles Outbreak
Nearly 2 decades after measles was declared “eliminated” in the United States (US), we find ourselves in the midst of an unprecedented measles outbreak in the modern era of vaccination….
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Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Q&A
As we observe National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, we sat down with Dr. Rakel Beall-Wilkins, a former Magellan Healthcare medical director. Magellan Health Insights: Dr. Beall-Wilkins, thank you for speaking with…
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Going Beyond Traditional Benefits: Healthcare Systems Begin to Address Social Determinants of Health
Two patients, both 73-year-old males with newly diagnosed congestive heart failure, are seen by the same provider and prescribed the same therapeutic regimen. Despite the similarities, the 2 patients experienced…
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