Behavioral health utilization is accelerating even as other levels of care are diminishing in the wake of the COVID pandemic. A new report from the health care data and services company Trilliant Health shows that behavioral health utilization in the U.S. was up 40% in 2023 compared to 2019. Utilization is also accelerating. Behavioral health […]
Mental health provider Thriveworks has acquired AI-powered behavioral health company Synchronous Health. The acquisition enables Thriveworks to expand its technology base and operate enterprise relationships with large partners, the company’s top executive told Behavioral Health Business. “There were two boxes that we wanted to check,” Thriveworks CEO Dan Frogel told BHB. “[Synchronous] stands for access […]
Comprehensive care models are becoming a key focus for behavioral health providers. Workforce behavioral health provider Lyra is expanding its substance use disorder (SUD) offerings by launching treatment programs for cannabis, opioids, stimulants and nicotine. The company announced the expansion on Monday. “Oftentimes, [treatment options for SUD] lack integrated, evidence-based care that addresses mental health […]
Virtual pediatric behavioral health company Brightline has transformed its go-to-market strategy. The shift involves shutting down the company’s operations in 45 states, nixing its enterprise commercial functions and planning to create hybrid care models in five states. The change was also accompanied by significant layoffs announced on Tuesday. “It’s been a hard week for Brightline,” […]
Behavioral health care giant Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) will pay $19.85 million to the U.S. and several states’ governments to resolve allegations that it knowingly billed for medically unnecessary behavioral health services and endangered patients. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that Acadia falsely billed Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for inpatient behavioral health services […]
For years, health systems have been teaming up with external providers to better serve the individuals entering and exiting their facilities. A prime example of this trend is post-acute care, with most of the nation’s large health systems now having robust home health and hospice strategies. To some degree, this trend hasn’t hit behavioral health […]
“Masking” or “camouflaging” are behaviors in which autistic individuals exhibit learned behaviors to hide traits that have been deemed different from the neuro-normative standard. These behaviors can greatly impede an autistic individual’s ability to self-regulate, feel confident and advocate for themselves, industry insiders told Autism Business News. They can also keep autistic people from diagnoses, […]
Older Americans feel that the health care system rarely accounts for the totality of their health care wants and needs, including behavioral health. About half of those age 65 and older (45%) say their doctor asks about their mental health. Even fewer, about 40%, consider their cognitive and brain functioning. “Older adults are stuck in […]
Lack of sleep can increase a person’s chance of developing hypertension, diabetes, heart attack and stroke. There’s an intrinsic link to mental health and well-being, too. Sleep loss and behavioral health conditions can lead to a feedback loop in which lack of sleep worsens behavioral health conditions, and behavioral health conditions lead to lack of […]
Behavioral health providers are increasingly expanding care continuums to include teenagers and meet the growing need for age-specific care. Virtual behavioral health provider Brightside Health is the latest to do so. Announced Tuesday, its expansion into care options for teens aims to address what Brad Kittredge, founder and CEO of Brightside, calls a “teen mental […]
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