U.S. lawmakers hope to spur additional electronic health record (EHR) adoption in behavioral health by creating a financial incentive to do so. The Behavioral Health Information Technologies (BHIT) Now Act, formally known as House Resolution 7427, would appropriate $250 million to be issued over three fiscal federal years by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid […]
Some outpatient behavioral health companies are continuing with bold de novo growth strategies even while telehealth continues to have a major impact on the sector. Telehealth has swiftly taken over many aspects of outpatient visits in the behavioral health industry in just three years. Multiple studies and reviews show that telehealth has had and continues […]
A new survey shows a hesitance by behavioral health executives to use real-time data gathering to guide care and help their organizations implement value-based care arrangements. The survey — released by Portland-based Owl and trade organization MHCA — measures the attitudes and priorities of nearly 100 community mental health center executives surveyed in October 2021 […]
The startup Eleos Health announced Tuesday that it landed $20 million in Series A funding. The company — which has offices in Boston and Tel Aviv, Israel — casts itself as an integrated “CareOps Automation” provider for behavioral health providers that uses voice AI to interpret the conversation of patients and providers to generate post-session […]
Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH) — a rapidly growing, multi-setting primary care company that specializes in caring for seniors — is making behavioral health a critical part of its value-based care strategy to improve outcomes and the lives of its patients. Based in Chicago, Oak Street operates over 125 locations across 20 states. It integrates […]
Digital mental health platform Resilience Lab is expanding services in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, with plans to grow to nine Northeast states this year. New York-based Resilience is now available to 33 million tri-state area residents, with access open to residents who are in-network with UnitedHealthcare and Humana. To […]
Franklin, Tennessee-based Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHC) has announced a replacement for retiring CEO Debbie Osteen. The company’s board of directors announced on Friday that it has named Christopher Hunter to the role. He will also hold a seat on the board, according to a news release. He starts on April 11. “The board […]
Virtual medication-assisted treatment (MAT) provider PursueCare is branching out into hybrid care as it has launched outpatient services in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Middletown, Connecticut-based PursueCare is rolling out the outpatient services along with virtual care at the locations. The company – which to date has raised $12.8 million – has begun offering outpatient assistance […]
Drug overdose deaths continue to reach new highs, which has subsequently given rise to a $42 billion industry to treat substance use disorders (SUDs). Among those offering services are a number of virtual SUD treatment providers, who have emerged as debate continues within the field as to the best options overall for treating users. “[The […]
Virtual medication-assisted therapy (MAT) provider Ophelia Health Inc. has partnered with the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing to prepare more clinicians to care for people struggling with opioid addiction. The program, launched in January, also aims to put students who join the pilot program at the UPenn nursing school on the path toward receiving […]
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