Behavioral and physical health have been siloed from one another for decades, but the health care system is finally starting to shift to a more integrated model. Appriss Health — a cloud-based care coordination software company focused on behavioral health — is hoping to accelerate that shift with its latest deal. “We’re so excited about […]
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Applied behavioral analysis (ABA) is widely considered the gold standard for autism treatment, but accessing ABA is easier said than done given the huge number of children on the spectrum. In fact, families are often forced onto treatment waitlists due to the nationwide shortage of ABA clinicians. And that’s if they can get an autism […]
More than 55% of adults with mental health issues went untreated in 2020, largely due to the supply-demand mismatch that exists in behavioral health. Integrating behavioral health care into medical settings presents an opportunity to change that — and benefit behavioral health providers — but not without policy changes. The problem is most primary care […]
Happify Health adds investment banking veteran to management ranks New York-based digital behavioral health provider Happify Health has named Bilal Khan as its chief financial officer. Khan comes to Happify Health from Goldman Sachs, where he was vice president of investment banking for the firm in the San Francisco area, specializing in digital health care […]
Many companies in the digital behavioral health space pride themselves on being disruptors of the industry, promising efficient delivery of services through virtual means as opposed to the traditional, brick-and-mortar way of business, which often presents roadblocks to care. If you ask the leaders at Happify Health, though, they’ll say they take things one step […]
Empower Community Care, an Atlanta-based company that provides behavioral health services and technologies to vulnerable populations, has received an investment from the middle market private equity firm Northlane Capital Partners (NCP). NCP’s investment was made in partnership with Empower’s existing management team, led by co-CEOs Josh Glade and Logan Greenspan, as well as co-founder Keller […]
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to increase the amount of federal funding aimed at combating the nation’s opioid epidemic, which has worsened since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. On top of that, the new bill aims to make some COVID-19-era telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other changes. The legislation — the […]
An artificial intelligence-powered app designed to help users manage their moods can also be helpful in the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The findings suggest artificial intelligence (AI) could play an important role in supplementing and improving SUD treatment in the […]
Despite the pandemic, digital behavioral health had its best year ever in terms of venture funding in 2020, when companies in the space brought in a combined $2.4 billion dollars. That figure comes from Rock Health, a venture fund that invests in digital health companies. The company recently explored the digital behavioral health market’s key […]
Ginger has raised another huge chunk of financing. This time, the on-demand virtual behavioral health care system brought in $100 million in a Series E round led by funds managed by Blackstone Growth. The new money brings Ginger’s total funding raised to more than $220 million, according to a press release announcing the news. Plus, […]
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