The behavioral health industry is constantly seeking to bolster its clinician supply to meet raging levels of unmet mental health needs. Access to care could improve significantly if more providers offered group therapy. Group therapy is a rare behavioral health modality that promises benefits under both value-based care and fee-for-service reimbursement models, largely due to […]
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Pediatric behavioral health provider Bend Health has launched a new virtual acute stabilization program in 25 states. The multi-pronged virtual program is designed to be a step up from traditional outpatient care and a step down from inpatient programs. The new program was born out of a need for an intensive level of care for […]
Value-based care has been part of the health care discourse for decades. But behavioral health providers have only recently placed a new emphasis on breaking away from the fee-for-service paradigm. While still nascent in practice across the industry, several behavioral health organizations are seeking to introduce models that feature elements of risk sharing, trading outcomes […]
The virtual pediatric mental health startup Bend Health has expanded its services to young adults. Founded in 2021, the Madison, Wisconsin-based startup was focused on caring for children up to age 17 and their families through partnerships with pediatricians based on the collaborative care model. The extension of services to young people up to age […]
Online autism testing could give patients and caregivers more options for neuropsychological testing and help unclog the current diagnostic backlog. There is a severe shortage of clinicians qualified and trained to perform diagnostics for autism or other neurodiversities. This creates a systematic bottleneck for those needing behavioral health services, delaying their care and potentially worsening […]
Virtual pediatric behavioral health provider Bend Health revealed a new service line: virtual neuropsychological evaluations. The new service helps curb the bottleneck in the youth behavioral health ecosystem and presents a potentially more effective diagnostic option than traditional evaluations, Dr. Monika Roots, Bend’s co-founder and president, told Behavioral Health Business “I think that it can […]
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 […]
Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a crucial part of the teen behavioral health crisis. While the rate of youth SUD has held steady after a COVID-19 dip, teens in need of treatment often face several structural barriers to care, including a lack of available providers and access to family therapy. Treating teens with SUD […]
Bend Health, a youth- and family-focused telebehavioral health company, has secured $32 million in funding. The Madison, Wisconsin-based startup has emerged from a quiet start in its early development with money to fine tune national processes and hire more clinicians. Already, it has clinicians available in all 50 states and Washington D.C. with active caseloads […]