Rethinking How Hospitals Measure Behavioral Health Success
Hospitals that see improved long-term results in behavioral health patients will be those that prioritize metrics aligned with their care pathways.
Hospitals that see improved long-term results in behavioral health patients will be those that prioritize metrics aligned with their care pathways.
The policy conversation needs to shift from just deprescribing alone to building the clinical infrastructure that delivers consistent, high-quality behavioral health care.
As clinicians, we learn not to be agreeable, we learn to challenge and sit in discomfort. We ask the hard questions underneath the one being asked. That is the work these tools are not yet built to do.
Automation can reduce manual labor, standardize documentation quality, strengthen payer accountability, and give leaders the data visibility to make confident decisions under tight time constraints.
A new report from Trilliant Health finds behavioral health demand has surged since 2018, but workforce shortages and access barriers continue to limit care.
Telepsychiatry provider Talkiatry has raised a $210 million Series D round led by Perceptive Advisors, bringing its total funding to more than $400 million. CEO Robert Krayn said the company is focused on scaling its clinician-employed model and improving outcomes as competition intensifies across behavioral health and virtual care.
Here are some practical strategies to build programs that address these challenges and ultimately achieve real, lasting improvement and patient success.
Addressing the burnout demands integrated systems that lighten administrative burdens rather than compound them.
New mental health treatment tools based on technology work, and outcomes are exceptional. Now health plans must expand coverage so more patients can access these new treatments.
Behavioral health needs a clearer definition of quality care, which may require policy action, according to Dr. Taft Parsons of CVS Health.
A combined bottom-up facility-level approach to integrated data and a top-down national-level effort for connected networks is needed to eliminate data silos and deliver frictionless care.
A new initiative from the Digital Medicine Society aims to replace outdated mental health questionnaires with a set of shared digital measures that track things like patients’ sleep, activity and speech. By relying on real-time, quantitative insights, the project seeks to set a data-driven standard for evaluating the effectiveness of mental health treatments.
Co-occurring ADHD and eating disorders can intensify the symptoms of each other. Impulsivity can lead to binge eating or purging and emotional dysregulation can make it challenging to cope with life’s difficulties. Addressing both ADHD and an eating disorder at the same time can best forge the path to recovery and healthy coping.
The future of digital behavioral health won’t be found in yet another standalone app or fragmented series of platforms. It will be built by re-centering care around clinicians empowered by digital technology.
Behavioral health doesn’t need tech that replaces people. It needs technology that respects them, amplifying what clinicians do best and helping more people get the care they deserve.