Fee-for-service reimbursement models incentivize behavioral health providers to deliver more services – in some instances, even when medically unnecessary, some would point out. Value-based care – paying for quality and outcomes instead of volume – has been heralded as the behavioral health industry’s path away from fee-for-service models. Challenges, including tension between health plans and […]
The autism therapy industry needs to continue its strategic and cultural evolution. That goes for all its constituents — providers, payers and investors alike. This evolution has been ongoing to varied degrees for years now. The expansion of the industry through private investment accelerated it. Today, the industry must take care to ensure an ethical […]
Autism therapy organizations that provide holistic care models often do so to their financial detriment, with the aim of moving the needle for the patients and families for which they care. The fee-for-service paradigm often fails to compensate — either at all or adequately — for the nonclinical aspects of providers’ and other employees’ time […]
Seven years ago, I Am Boundless generated about $25 million and served about 800 people a year. The organization now serves more than 6,000 people and brings in about $170 million. How? The growth strategy was two-fold: on the one hand, the Worthington, Ohio-based nonprofit organically added and expanded services. On the other hand, it […]
LifeStance Health names Quartet, Teladoc veteran as CMO LifeStance Health (NASDAQ: LFST) appointed Ujjwal Ramtekkar as chief medical officer. Ramtekkar is charged with maintaining high-quality, personalized care. “Dr. Ramtekkar is an experienced physician executive with a demonstrated track record of driving exceptional patient and clinical outcomes,” Ken Burdick, chairman and CEO of LifeStance, said in […]
Many health services are designed for neurotypical people, which can make it difficult for people with autism and other neurodiverse conditions to access offerings, such as primary care and dental care. But more autism providers are looking to tackle this issue by integrating specialized medical care under their roofs. Creating a “one-stop shop” for autism […]
People with autism are four times as likely to experience depression in their life than typically-developing peers. Despite the increased risk, people with autism or other neurodiversities often face significant obstacles when seeking mental health care. Barriers like clinicians’ lack of specialty training, staffing shortages and pitfalls with payers often prevent neurodiverse people from accessing […]
Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) providers I Am Boundless and Koinonia have announced their plans to merge. The combined organization will operate under the Boundless brand. The joint company projects that it will surpass $135 million in revenue next year, making it the largest IDD provider in Ohio. “We are so glad that we can […]
When it comes to behavioral health, Ohio has garnered much attention due to substance addiction plaguing wide swaths of the state. But outside of substance use disorders (SUDs), there are many Buckeye State residents needing behavioral health assistance for very different reasons, such as for autism and other conditions related to intellectual and developmental disabilities […]
Acadia breaks ground on JV behavioral health facility with Geisinger Ground has been broken on a 96-bed, 73,000-square-foot inpatient behavioral health facility in Moosic, Pennsylvania that will be operated as a joint venture (JV) between Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) and Geisinger Health System. Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast will treat adult, pediatric and adolescent patients […]
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