The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the behavioral health industry a bag of uncertainty with the elimination of the decade’s old Chevron doctrine. The removal of the Chevron doctrine, a high-profile legal decision, makes it easier for behavioral health providers to poke holes in state and federal rules that rely on regulatory agencies’ interpretations of […]
In case you missed it, Behavioral Health Business has launched a new specialty publication for professionals in the substance use disorder space. You can subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business here: Subscribe today! Behavioral health providers and investors must prepare to lose noncompete agreements as a tool in their arsenal following the Federal Trade Commission’s expected ban on […]
Editor’s note (Feb. 2, 2023): A majority of Resilience Lab clinicians voted in favor of unionization. The mail-in vote was counted by the National Labor Relations Board on Feb. 1. The clinicians will be represented in collective bargaining efforts by District Council 37 of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees. Unprecedented changes […]
The behavioral health industry awaits a vital federal appeals court decision in a long legal battle between payers and operators. No matter the decision, the ruling in Wit v. United Behavioral Health will have far-reaching consequences for behavioral health advocates pushing insurers on reimbursement parity. The class-action lawsuit — originally filed in May 2014 by […]
Electronic health record (EHR) adoption has skyrocketed in the last decade for the medical community. Yet behavioral health operators have been left behind. In fact, only about 6% of behavioral health providers are using EHR systems. Whereas, more than 80% of hospitals use the technology, also referred to as electronic medical records (EMR). The lack […]
Behavioral health services provider Oceans Healthcare has launched a new capital partnership with Webster Equity Partners to accelerate its growth even further. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company operates 33 locations in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, which includes 23 inpatient hospital campuses and 20 intensive outpatient programs. Founded in 2004, Oceans initially targeted services to […]
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