What Changed, Why It Matters, and What to Do Now - On November, 7, 2025, I spoke to the Massachusetts Health Information ...

While the revised rule simplifies certain disclosures, it also introduces new legal and operational complexities. Understanding these changes is necessary not only for clinicians but also for anyone ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mental Health America (MHA) and Netsmart today announced their support for legislation in Congress that would update decades-old 42 CFR Part 2 regulations to streamline ...

Healthcare organizations that provide substance use disorder (SUD) services should ensure they are complying with new patient consent requirements before the compliance deadline hits for the recent ...

Both the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), weighing in on a February proposal by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...

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Dear Representatives Murphy and Blumenauer: The undersigned members of the Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 (Partnership) and additional stakeholder organizations applaud your leadership on the ...

On November 17, 2016, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released the first report on substance use disorder (SUD) in the U.S. This landmark document described the tremendous toll of alcohol and drug use on ...

a father in recovery who was being denied visitation with his children because he was in methadone treatment, despite the fact that he was not using any illegal substances; a mother who was being ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., February 20, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Netsmart issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse and ...