The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, one of the largest nonprofit addiction treatment systems in the nation, has tapped Paul Mueller as its next chief operating officer. Mueller comes to Hazelden Betty Ford with 30 years of experience in the behavioral health sector. Most recently, he served as the CEO at Rogers Behavioral Health, a psychiatric […]
More people are comfortable using telehealth as behavioral health services utilization has taken off from commercially-insured patients, according to one major health system. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), whose provider network encompasses 140 hospitals throughout Pennsylvania – as well as in parts of Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland – said its behavioral health volume […]
Recently announced changes to Medicare telebehavioral health coverage will impact the entire industry whether providers contract with the program or not. The move from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) marks an acceleration of telehealth on top of staking out a point-of-no-return for the industry’s progression toward digital adoption. CMS announced at the […]
The search to find Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s next chief medical officer has wrapped up, as the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider on Thursday announced Dr. Alta DeRoo as its new CMO. DeRoo is the first female CMO in the history of Center City, Minnesota-based Hazelden, which was founded in 1949. DeRoo has been […]
Hazelden Betty Ford’s virtual expands into four new states Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation continues to grow its telehealth footprint, as the provider has expanded its RecoveryGo tool into four additional states. RecoveryGo provides insurance-eligible tele-substance use disorder (SUD) services to individuals and groups through virtual intensive outpatient programs (IOP). Hazelden Betty Ford, the nation’s largest […]
Hazelden Betty Ford CMO retiring Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Chief Medical Officer Marvin Seppala will be retiring at the end of this year, the nonprofit substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider has announced. A psychiatrist by training, Seppala originally joined Hazelden in 1995 as its first full-time physician. During his time at the organization, he […]
Caron Treatment Centers CEO-elect assumes role Brad Sorte has officially taken over the reins of Caron Treatment Centers, assuming the positions of president and CEO after being named to the roles last December. He assumed duties from retired president and CEO Brad Tieman, who was with Wernersville, Pennsylvania-based Caron for more than 25 years. Tieman […]
The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative hire VP of community engagement The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative, two recently merged eating disorder treatment programs, have hired a vice president of community engagement. Chase Bannister — an eating disorders clinician, speaker and advocate — stepped into the new role on June 14. Most recently, he worked […]
The ability to get paid for virtual services has been a game changer for behavioral health providers amid the pandemic. It’s allowed them to continue providing services and remain afloat financially over the past year and a half — and many stakeholders believe telebehavioral health has the power to improve patient access and providers’ bottom […]
Spero Health adds new clinic Spero Health has added a new substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facility in Henderson, Kentucky. Headquartered in the Nashville area, Spero Health is one of the nation’s largest office-based opioid treatment providers (OTPs). It has more than 50 clinics across Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and Tennessee. The company is privately […]
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