Behavioral Healthcare Executive

BHE Business Briefs: - New CEO at Meridian Behavioral Health - Back2Basics finds partner to help cover treatment costs for patients - Monte Nido, Diamond Recovery Group and Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center announce new facilities hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

PERSPECTIVES | Healthcare thrives on specialties, so retaining today’s mental health, SUD, and integrated care structures would be easy. However, more ambitious ideas should be considered. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/persp…

With our current behavioral health workforce crisis a primary issue for us to confront, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration convening a technical expert panel on this topic is a welcome development. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/persp…

After a relatively quiet year of merger and acquisition activity in behavioral healthcare, analysts at Mertz Taggart said a confluence of factors could deliver a significant bounce back in 2024. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

PERSPECTIVES | Our field has long resisted measuring outcomes, and trust in specialists could prolong our time in the dark. Measurement-based care should apply to every behavioral clinician in every setting. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/persp…

BHE Business Briefs. Catch up on news this week from: - Behavioral Health Group and Sonora Health - BayCare - The Magdalen House - Creekside Behavioral Health - Helping Hands Family - Evernorth Care Group hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

William McKinney, former CEO of Sevita, was recently appointed as the successor to Eleanor Health founder Corbin Petro, who transitioned into a board member and advisor role in August. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have introduced a new initiative aimed at advancing the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare, as well as health-related social needs, for people with Medicaid and Medicare. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

New BHE Podcast: Caroline Carney, MD, Magellan Health president of behavioral health and chief medical officer, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss trends in measurement of care for behavioral healthcare providers. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/bhe-p… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/br/podcast/beh…

PERSPECTIVES | Delays in adopting MBC are disappointing, as fewer than 20% of clinicians and programs have implemented it, but even more distressing are efforts to get by with diluted models. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/persp…

BHE Business Briefs: - The National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the Freedom Institute have announced appointments for newly created executive roles -Parents Anonymous is expanding its national helpline after securing a $10 million grant. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

Business Briefs: - The Montrose Center in Houston, Texas, has appointed a noted LGBTQ+ advocate as its next CEO - ARC Health has added 2 more practices to its ever-growing portfolio - Mindful Therapy Group is expanding its executive team. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

PERSPECTIVES | However well we analyze data, it does not replace thinking big. This applies as much to improving the treatments as the delivery systems in healthcare. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/persp…

PERSPECTIVES | From confronting its workforce crisis and further developing crisis services to protecting and growing vital new programs, the behavioral healthcare field has its work cut out in the coming year. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/persp…

The temporary codes, which went into effect this week, allow providers to seek coverage and reimbursement for delivery psychedelic-assisted therapies, pending their approval by the FDA. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/pcn/news/…

American Addiction Centers enters a new year with a pair of new faces atop its organization. AAC recently named David Hans, PsyD, and Ellen-Jo Boschert co-chief executive officers. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

Journey Colab founder and CEO Jeeshan Chowdhury, MD, PhD, discusses steps that providers should be taking to prepare for the impending approval of psychedelic-assisted therapies. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

Despite having health insurance, about one-third of individuals diagnosed with a mental health condition did not receive any form of specialty care, according to a report by Inseparable and Milliman. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…

PERSPECTIVES | It will take shrewd long-term planning, creativity, risk taking, and some financial investment for our field to escape its chronic underfunding. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/persp…

As treatment center execs continue to refine their operations, expect measurement-based care initiatives and artificial intelligence are 2 key technology-centric to garner significant attention heading into 2024, says OneFifteen COO Catherine McCarver. hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/bhe/news/…