Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) has tapped Oracle to expand its electronic health record (EHR) system across its behavioral health network. While the provider has used Oracle’s EHR in its acute care hospitals for a decade, expanding the technology into its behavioral health facilities will give it a unified system across the entire organization. UHS […]
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) health services subsidiary Optum Health has picked CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) vet Dr. Amar Desai as its new CEO. The leadership change comes as Optum further focuses on behavioral health service integration and strategic M&A. In his new role, Desai will have a significant role in health care delivery at the […]
It’s no secret staff turnover is expensive for behavioral health providers. And finding new clinicians is no easy task. Many providers are using innovative solutions to combat these issues, including training and licensing initiatives, flexible work hours, and promoting from within. The stakes are high for behavioral health providers to retain good employees. The cost […]
Embark Behavioral Health has named several new executives to help it continue its growth strategy after recapitalizing late last year. The Chandler, Arizona-based youth behavioral health provider announced Tuesday it hired a new CFO and two segment leaders to strengthen its leadership team. The new hires will also help the company as it deepens its […]
Substance use disorder (SUD) provider Crossroads Treatment Centers has named Dr. James Stephen its next chief medical officer. Stephen comes to Crossroads after working in the home health care sector. Most recently, he served as a regional medical officer at home health provider Landmark Health, which is now under UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum umbrella. […]
Monte Nido hires new COO Giulia Peterlongo has begun her new role as the chief operating officer at eating disorder provider Monte Nido & Affiliates. Before joining Monte Nido, Peterlongo worked for DaVita Kidney Care for almost seven years, recently serving as division vice president. She previously served as a health care specialist at McKinsey […]
As the rest of health care rapidly adopts new technological advances and data-use methods, many behavioral health providers are still using paper health records. Case in point: Less than half of behavioral health providers use electronic medical records. That’s a problem, some warn, because the lack of EMRs could hinder the industry from adopting cutting-edge […]
New research from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy questions the reality of a behavioral health workforce shortage in the U.S. It casts a skeptical view of the methodology used in crucial analyses of the behavioral health workforce shortage. It also questions the efficacy of many attempted solutions to addressing the perceived workforce shortage. […]
Behavioral health services offered by digital health and retail companies have attracted many patients with lower-acuity mental health needs. In turn, many community providers are seeing an influx of higher-acuity patients who need in-person services. This often means that community providers assign their clinicians a less balanced caseload, which some warn could lead to burnout. […]
Equip hires its first president Equip, a virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment company, appointed Nikia Bergan as its first-ever president. Bergan will report to co-founder and CEO Kristina Saffran and serve as an observer on the Equip board of directors. For nearly 20 years, Bergan worked at the Advisory Board Company, part of Optum. Optum […]
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