Los Angeles-based Amae Health announced Thursday the close of a $15 million Series A round. The less-than two-year-old-startup seeks to unify disparate parts of the health care system that treat those with serious mental illness (SMI). It offers behavioral health, physical health and supportive services. “Our mission at Amae Health is to provide lifelong, adaptive […]
Ophelia adds new CCO, COO Digital substance use disorder provider Ophelia is shaking up its C-suite with a new chief commercial officer and a new chief operating officer. The New York-based provider announced that Alexandra Minarik is joining the team as CCO and Chris Sharon will be its next COO. Before joining Ophelia, Minarik served […]
It’s no secret that patients with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are costly to care for and have significantly worse outcomes than their peers. But value-based care models could enable providers to get creative in caring for these patients, leading to better outcomes and lower costs. Specifically, the value-focused model could allow providers to use wrap-around […]
Serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are extremely costly and can lead to negative health outcomes, a fact that makes this corner of the behavioral health world ripe for innovation. Specializing in SMI treatment, however, comes with a number of high-stakes challenges. SMIs – conditions such as schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder and major depression – impact roughly […]
Getting care for serious mental illness (SMI) can often be confusing and siloed. The emergency room is all too often the de facto front door for care. However, a growing number of providers across the country are looking to improve SMI care through a community-based approach. One of those companies is San Francisco-based Amae, which […]
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