Behavioral health organizations are investing in AI, administrative support and population health this year. Becker’s connected with three leaders from across the U.S. to learn what investments they are most excited about now. Here’s what they had to say: Editor’s…
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The University of Rochester (Minn.) is launching a master’s-level psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and counselor program, thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of HHS. The Uniting Nurses and Integrating Therapists…
A group of behavioral health executives is calling for an end to Medicare’s lifetime limits on inpatient psychiatric treatment. In a piece published in Health Affairs Forefront July 8, Imad Melhem, MD, chair of psychiatry and behavioral health at Geisinger…
One crisis care company is focused on making value-based care work. Laura Buckley, COO of Connections Health Solutions, told Becker’s the crisis behavioral health provider’s top priority this year is expanding existing capitated arrangements into more value-based care. “The crisis…
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…
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San Antonio-based Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution will pay HHS $225,000 to resolve potential violations of HIPAA rules. HHS began an investigation into Deer Oaks, which provides psychiatric services in long-term care and assisted living facilities, in 2023.…
A structure fire destroyed a behavioral health provider in Lynnwood, Wash., the Daily Herald reported July 7. The Center for Human Services in Lynwood provides intensive mental health support programs and employs more than 50 workers. Much of the work…
Mental health job growth has dropped to the slowest rate since 2021, Bloomberg reported July 7. Although it is too soon to tell if federal funding cuts to mental health programs are causing the slowdown, many behavioral health organizations are…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare has withdrawn plans to relocate Village Behavioral Health to Friendsville, Tenn., the company said in a statement shared with Becker’s. Village Behavioral Health, a residential center for adolescents, is currently located in Louisville, Tenn. A spokesperson…
Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Arlington (Texas) will receive a $30 million grant to provide competency restoration services, Fort Worth Report reported July 2. Incarcerated individuals in need of mental healthcare face long waitlists in Texas, according to My Health My…