The pressure on behavioral health providers to improve outcome measures may make patient-matching technology a crucial part of their tech stack. The hope is that providers and patients alike are set up to succeed at the outset of treatment, accelerating the development of the oft-vaunted therapeutic alliance in behavioral health. If behavioral health organizations successfully […]
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Behavioral health providers have lagged behind their physical health counterparts in measuring outcomes. But that may soon change, industry insiders believe, as payers pressure providers to show more data before raising rates or negotiating value-based contracts. Even so, collecting the correct data to prove outcomes isn’t just on behavioral health companies. A true outcomes-based approach […]
Ketamine Wellness Centers, which bills itself as the largest ketamine therapy provider in the nation, has reportedly closed clinics in nine states. Field Trip Health & Wellness is also ceasing operations in multiple markets. Ketamine Wellness Centers is operated by a subsidiary of the Canadian company Delic Holdings Corp. The closures come roughly six months […]
SpectrumAi announced Thursday that it raised $20 million in Series A funding, with investment led by CVS Health Ventures. The funding will help the startup push its applied behavior analysis (ABA) electronic health record, Twyll, and Patterns, its network analytics platform. CVS Health Ventures has made a slew of behavioral health tech-related venture investments over […]
The COVID-19 pandemic. An increased number of mass shootings. Sizable layoffs at major employers. Since early 2020, these and several other trauma-inducing factors have contributed to a worsening mental health crisis in the United States. The stressors have been so pervasive that the reported risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is 83% higher today than […]
The demand for behavioral health services continues to outpace the supply of services. In particular, the demand for eating disorder and anxiety disorder treatment has grown significantly since 2019, according to a new report by Trilliant Health. For example, the visit volume for eating disorders has increased by 52.6% from 2019 to 2022. Additionally, visit […]
Quartet shakes up its leadership team with a new CEO, COO Digital behavioral health company Quartet Health has named Christina Mainelli its next CEO. Mainelli, who previously served as the company’s COO and president, will take the reins from Puneet Singh. Meanwhile, a former senior vice president at Quartet, Anay Patel, will move into the […]
DotCom Therapy names ex-Ginger, ex-Calm exec to CEO post Dr. Omar Dawood now holds the top spot at DotCom Therapy, a pediatric digital mental health startup. The company announced the move on Jan. 9. Dawood comes to the job having held several positions with other mental health companies. Previous gigs include president and head of […]
Hospital executives cite the lack of appropriate facilities and a shortage of funding as the top behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) issues their organizations face. That’s according to a new report from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), which included responses from 281 hospital CEOs across the country. The ACHE is a […]
Behavioral health insiders project staffing will remain the most significant headwind in 2023. That’s according to a new Behavioral Health Business survey released this week, which included 150 responses from professionals who work in the behavioral health industry. Fifty-three percent of survey respondents said staffing is the biggest challenge the behavioral health industry will face […]
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