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Editorial: National Trends in Child Mental Health Disorders Signal Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Child Psychiatry

Improving access to child mental health care is a national priority area. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently awarded $68.5 million in grants that support behavioral health education, training and community programs to help address mental health and substance use conditions.

One of the 4 guiding principles of SAMHSA's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan is a commitment to data and evidence to inform resource allocation, with priority on timely, high-quality data. The Behavioral Health Services Information System (BHSIS) is an integrated statistical data system that provides information at national, state, and local levels on the facilities and services available for substance abuse and mental health in the United States, as well as characteristics of individuals receiving care.

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Editorial: National Trends in Child Mental Health Disorders Signal Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Child Psychiatry

Improving access to child mental health care is a national priority area. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently awarded $68.5 million in grants that support behavioral health education, training and community programs to help address mental health and substance use conditions.

One of the 4 guiding principles of SAMHSA's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan is a commitment to data and evidence to inform resource allocation, with priority on timely, high-quality data. The Behavioral Health Services Information System (BHSIS) is an integrated statistical data system that provides information at national, state, and local levels on the facilities and services available for substance abuse and mental health in the United States, as well as characteristics of individuals receiving care.

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Coding Intensity Variation in Medicare Advantage
In 2023, Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment surpassed 50% of eligible Medicare patients. MA payments rely on risk scores from prior-year diagnoses, incentivizing intensive coding. Authors estimated coding inflation using a novel method based on plan-level mortality rates, applied to 2014 data.
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Coding Intensity Variation in Medicare Advantage
In 2023, Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment surpassed 50% of eligible Medicare patients. MA payments rely on risk scores from prior-year diagnoses, incentivizing intensive coding. Authors estimated coding inflation using a novel method based on plan-level mortality rates, applied to 2014 data.
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Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Modalities among Patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers Funded by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration
Authors aimed to understand how patient-level factors influence colorectal cancer screening participation and screening modality choice in this setting.
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Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Modalities among Patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers Funded by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration
Authors aimed to understand how patient-level factors influence colorectal cancer screening participation and screening modality choice in this setting.
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Barriers and Facilitators to Video Telehealth Use in Low-Income Hispanic Patients: A Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective
This study utilizes the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to assess correlates of the intention to utilize video consultations among low-income Hispanic patients.
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Barriers and Facilitators to Video Telehealth Use in Low-Income Hispanic Patients: A Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective
This study utilizes the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to assess correlates of the intention to utilize video consultations among low-income Hispanic patients.
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The Association Between Physician Sex and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Some studies found that patients treated by female physicians may experience better outcomes, as well as lower health care costs than those treated by male physicians. Physician-patient sex concordance may also contribute to better patient outcomes.
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The Association Between Physician Sex and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Some studies found that patients treated by female physicians may experience better outcomes, as well as lower health care costs than those treated by male physicians. Physician-patient sex concordance may also contribute to better patient outcomes.
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An Examination of Ambulatory Care Code Specificity Utilization in ICD-10-CM Compared to ICD-9-CM: Implications for ICD-11 Implementation
This study aims to determine whether the increased specificity contained in ICD-10-CM is utilized in the ambulatory care setting and inform an evidence-based approach to evaluate ICD-11 content for implementation planning in the United States.
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An Examination of Ambulatory Care Code Specificity Utilization in ICD-10-CM Compared to ICD-9-CM: Implications for ICD-11 Implementation
This study aims to determine whether the increased specificity contained in ICD-10-CM is utilized in the ambulatory care setting and inform an evidence-based approach to evaluate ICD-11 content for implementation planning in the United States.
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Association Between Governmental Spending on Social Services and Health Care Use Among Low-Income Older Adults
Authors evaluate the associations between county-level social spending and individual-level health care utilization among low-income Medicare beneficiaries, aged ≥65 years, from 2016 to 2018.
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Association Between Governmental Spending on Social Services and Health Care Use Among Low-Income Older Adults
Authors evaluate the associations between county-level social spending and individual-level health care utilization among low-income Medicare beneficiaries, aged ≥65 years, from 2016 to 2018.
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A Systematic Review of the Influence of Social Determinants of Health on Mental Health Service Utilization and Outcomes Among Asian American Cancer Survivors
Authors identify relationships between social determinants of mental health service utilization and outcomes among Asian American cancer survivors in the United States (U.S.).
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A Systematic Review of the Influence of Social Determinants of Health on Mental Health Service Utilization and Outcomes Among Asian American Cancer Survivors
Authors identify relationships between social determinants of mental health service utilization and outcomes among Asian American cancer survivors in the United States (U.S.).
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Pursuing Healthy Homeownership: An Evaluation of the Neighborhood Health Trajectories of Shared Equity Homeowners
Authors conducted difference-in-differences analyses comparing changes in neighborhood health characteristics (walkability, food access, socio-economic vulnerability, and life expectancy) for U.S. households moving into shared equity homeownership between 1997 and 2017 compared to households moving into traditional homeownership and those continuing to rent.
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Pursuing Healthy Homeownership: An Evaluation of the Neighborhood Health Trajectories of Shared Equity Homeowners
Authors conducted difference-in-differences analyses comparing changes in neighborhood health characteristics (walkability, food access, socio-economic vulnerability, and life expectancy) for U.S. households moving into shared equity homeownership between 1997 and 2017 compared to households moving into traditional homeownership and those continuing to rent.
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Real-World Adoption of Mental Health Support Among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey
Authors aim to examine the extent to which patterns of adoption of counseling services and digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) shifted in recent years (2019–2021), the impact of distress on adoption of mental health support; and reasons related to adolescents' low adoption of DMHIs when experiencing distress.
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Real-World Adoption of Mental Health Support Among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey
Authors aim to examine the extent to which patterns of adoption of counseling services and digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) shifted in recent years (2019–2021), the impact of distress on adoption of mental health support; and reasons related to adolescents' low adoption of DMHIs when experiencing distress.