Behavioral health providers are facing a convergence of rising demand, workforce shortages and administrative burden that leaders say can no longer be addressed with incremental fixes. During a recent webinar hosted by Becker’s Behavioral Health, technology executives and a front-line…
Author: Vedant Bhosale
Closing the behavioral health gap: How virtual psychiatry is redefining access + efficiency
Behavioral health access remains one of the most urgent and complex challenges in U.S. healthcare. A 2024 Mental Health America report shows nearly 60 million adults experienced a mental illness in the last year, and 13 million reported serious thoughts…
Running a behavioral health facility comes with a set of unique challenges that include regulations, specialized staff, and life-changing care to vulnerable populations. Frankly, wondering whether your banker understands your business is not usually top of mind. Yet, choosing the…
Behavioral health remains a critical need nationwide, yet organizations continue to face tight margins, workforce shortages and policy hurdles. At the 2025 Becker’s Healthcare Behavioral Health Summit, leaders from Allina Health and Iris Telehealth shared how a strategic telepsychiatry partnership…
For years, we’ve worked closely with independent physician groups across the country—OB/GYNs in Tennessee, retina specialists in the Midwest, mental health clinics on the coasts. Again and again, we see the same thing: contracts from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, particularly…
Championing Change: A Bold New Era for Alternative Payment Models in Substance Use Disorder Care
In the face of mounting pressure to deliver smarter, more sustainable care, one area demands urgent and inventive focus: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment. Traditional clinical and financial treatment models have too often failed to support long-term recovery, creating an…
Wilmington, DE – 06/06/25 – Amalgam Rx, a leader in EHR-integrated clinical decision support and AI-powered patient engagement technologies, today announced the launch of a new Behavioral Health + Primary Care Innovation Collaborative at the upcoming Becker’s Behavioral Health Summit in Chicago this…
Where is the robust and comprehensive healthcare system that Americans are paying for? Despite spending $4.5 trillion per year on healthcare (almost $14,000 per person annually), patients simply aren’t getting any better. They’re getting worse, much worse.
Is America’s healthcare system broken? Absolutely. It’s expensive, dysfunctional, and needlessly complex. But you already knew that.
