Tag: Behavioral and Physical Health Integration
The Paradox Year: How 2021’s Behavioral Health Landscape Balanced Unprecedented Opportunity Against Existential Threats
As 2021 began, the behavioral health industry confronted a paradox that would define its trajectory for years: surging demand and investor enthusiasm coinciding with...
The Compliance Maturity Gap: How Rapid Growth Exposes Behavioral Health Providers to Regulatory Risk
As government funding flowed increasingly toward behavioral health services in 2020 and 2021—driven by pandemic-related mental health crises, opioid epidemic responses, and expanded Medicaid...
Executive Moves Signal Strategic Priorities: Payor Relations, Geographic Expansion, Outpatient Growth
Recent leadership appointments across behavioral health organizations reveal strategic priorities that extend beyond routine succession planning. The positioning of executives with specific expertise in...
Federal Rules Modernizing Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Create Value-Based Care Pathways for Behavioral Health
Two new federal regulations released in late November could reshape how behavioral health providers pursue value-based payment arrangements and partner with hospitals, though experts...
Quest Diagnostics Expands Into Mental Health as Lab Giant Recognizes Behavioral-Physical Health Connection
Quest Diagnostics, one of the nation's largest clinical laboratory companies, is venturing into mental health screening through a partnership with Catapult Health that offers...
Kindred Behavioral Health Bets Big on Holistic Care Ecosystems Over Standalone Facilities
The behavioral health industry's future lies in comprehensive care ecosystems rather than isolated treatment facilities, according to Rob Marsh, senior vice president and COO...