Tag: COVID-19 challenges
UHS Projects Second-Half 2021 Recovery as Behavioral Health Sector Eyes Post-Pandemic Normalization
Universal Health Services' forecast that the second half of 2021 will resemble "the 2019 we exited pre-COVID" provides the behavioral health industry's most concrete...
The Compression of Crisis: How COVID-19’s First Month Revealed Behavioral Health System Vulnerabilities
When RAND Corporation researchers compared psychological distress levels from February 2019 against May 2020 data, they documented something unprecedented in modern public health surveillance:...
Executive Transitions Signal Succession Planning Challenges and Private Equity Platform Expansion
A series of executive appointments across addiction treatment and behavioral health organizations reveals divergent strategic priorities as the sector navigates pandemic recovery, private equity...
Behavioral Health Workers Left in Vaccine Priority Limbo Despite Frontline Status
When the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices released its initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution recommendations this week, the guidance created clarity for many healthcare...
OTPs Overcome Telehealth Hurdles to Expand Access During Pandemic
Opioid treatment programs faced significant technical and logistical challenges implementing telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the vast majority report that virtual care ultimately...
Rehab Rebound: How One SUD Nonprofit Overcame a COVID-19 Outbreak, Stayed Afloat Financially
In late April, on his birthday, Michael Pickering — executive director of RAP, Inc. — received an unexpected and unwelcome surprise. One of RAP’s...