Group Therapy Could Solve Behavioral Health Access Crisis, Cut Down on Spend

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 […]

The Do’s and Don’ts of Value-Based Behavioral Health Contracting 

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 […]

Bend Health Broadens Services, Extending Support to Youth Up to Age 25

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 […]

‘We Wanted This To Be Rigorous’: How Online Autism Testing Loosens Diagnostic Bottleneck

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 Youth Startup Bend Health Rolls Out National Telehealth Assessment Service

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 Names New COO; Cerebral Appoints Chief People Officer

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 […]

Pediatric Behavioral Health Provider Bend Health Moves Out of Stealth Mode with $32M in Funding

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 […]