Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Thursday, June 05, 2003
APA Monitor article on the impact of the bankruptcy filing by Magellan Health Services Inc. on oractitioners and providers who must now reassess their risk and financial exposure, even as "the filing allowed the company to continue to operate in a 'business as usual' mode so far."
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Article in the June APA Monitor on the Wye River Group on Health Care, "which APA sponsors along with groups such as the American Association of Retired Persons, IBM, the White House Council of Economic Advisors, the American Cancer Society and Motorola. Wye River Group, essentially a health-care "think tank," was founded by Chief Executive Officer Jon Comola, a health-care analyst, about five years ago."
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SAMHSA press release - "The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today the launch of its Elimination of Barriers Initiative (EBI) in eight States: California, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. The EBI is a three-year initiative aimed at identifying effective public education approaches to combat the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illnesses."
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