One of the behavioral health industry’s largest trade organizations has rebranded itself. The National Council for Behavioral Health, which represents almost 3,500 members, has changed its name to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, effective immediately. Along with the name, the National Council has also changed its logo, but will keep its web URL the […]
Category: Operations
NewVista Behavioral Health is leveraging its relationship with its parent company to capitalize on a historically underserved population: seniors. NewVista develops and operates behavioral health hospitals, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities and outpatient centers. It has at least five locations across Ohio, and another two in the works. NewVista is part of the CommuniCare […]
Odyssey hires new leader Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare has named a new CEO. Richard Clark, an Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ: ACHC) veteran who has served as president and COO at Odyssey since January 2020, stepped into the role last week. He takes over for Scott Kardenetz, who founded the Brentwood, Tennessee-based behavioral health company back in 2015. […]
This February, telehealth utilization saw its first month-over-month drop since September 2020. One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is that mental health conditions continue to be the number one telehealth diagnosis across the nation. Telehealth was used more for mental health conditions than any other diagnosis in February, according to FAIR Health, a nonprofit health […]
The behavioral health care industry has long struggled to attract enough workers to keep up with the demand for services, especially in the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment realm. And the coronavirus has only made things worse, pushing the nation’s SUD crisis to new heights. To meet the need for professionals, a growing number of […]
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers is already making good on its growth goals for 2021, which include hiring thousands of new employees and opening several new locations by the year’s end. Last month, it announced the addition of six new centers in Arizona, on top of two locations it’s opening soon in Colorado and Indiana. It’s […]
Vida Health, a virtual chronic care platform, has raised $110 million in a Series D funding round led by General Atlantic, with additional participation from Centene (NYSE: CNC), AXA Venture Partners and Ardea Capital Partners, among other investors. Headquartered in San Francisco, Vida Health provides virtual integrated care for chronic conditions, treating both physical and […]
Whether it is for recurring issues like substance use disorder (SUD) and depression or for new problems related to the pandemic and civil unrest, more Americans are seeking behavioral health help. And more providers are rising to the challenge of delivering services, with some of them going above and beyond to personalize the experience for […]
Hurdle fills VP, C-suite positions Digital mental health provider Hurdle has hired Krystle Herbert as its vice president of clinical affairs. In the role, Herbert will be responsible for overseeing and supporting clinical operations, clinical policy development and compliance, as well as clinical quality care and organizational scaling efforts. Herbert was most recently the COO […]
The on-demand, virtual behavioral health care provider Ginger has reached an agreement with Cigna to bring its full platform to the insurer’s behavioral health customers nationwide. Ginger announced the news Thursday. The agreement covers 14 million Cigna customers who have employer-sponsored or individual and family insurance plans (IFP). Under the partnership, those beneficiaries will be […]