# Behavioral Health * **Definition:** A field of healthcare that focuses on the treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Behavioral Health ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Behavioral Health**, for healthcare technology leaders * 20.6K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 3/25/2025 | [**ProsperityEHR Debuts Next-Gen EHR to Keep Behavioral Health Practices Thriving**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prosperityehr-debuts-next-gen-ehr-to-keep-behavioral-health-practices-thriving-302410679.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 3/7/2025 | [**Dario Expands Behavioral Health Offerings to Include a Provider Network Through Strategic ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dario-expands-behavioral-health-offerings-133000474.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Eleos Raises $60M Series C to Transform Behavioral Health with AI Agents - Business Wire**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250122573635/en/Eleos-Raises-60M-Series-C-to-Transform-Behavioral-Health-with-AI-Agents) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Eleos Raises $60M Series C to Transform Behavioral Health with AI Agents**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250122573635/en/Eleos-Raises-60M-Series-C-to-Transform-Behavioral-Health-with-AI-Agents/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Eleos Raises $60M Series C to Transform Behavioral Health with AI Agents**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250122573635/en/Eleos-Raises-60M-Series-C-to-Transform-Behavioral-Health-with-AI-Agents/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Kipu Health Survey: Leaders Say Tech is Key to Fighting Addiction and Reducing Relapse**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250116fl98000/kipu-health-survey-leaders-say-tech-is-key-to-fighting-addiction-and-reducing-relapse) | [[Morningstar]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Kipu Health Survey: Leaders Say Tech is Key to Fighting Addiction and Reducing Relapse**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kipu-health-survey-leaders-say-tech-is-key-to-fighting-addiction-and-reducing-relapse-302352722.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**Healthcare Trends Shaping 2025 And Insights For Industry Leaders - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/01/14/healthcare-trends-shaping-2025-and-insights-for-industry-leaders/) | [[Forbes]] | | 1/3/2025 | [**Behavioral Health Tech on LinkedIn: Empowering Tomorrow's Change-Makers**](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/going-digital-behavioral-health-tech_empowering-tomorrows-change-makers-activity-7280952721384333313-AqiH) | [[Linkedin]] | | 1/1/2025 | [**Behavioral Health Tech on LinkedIn: New year, new career! Did you know we have a job ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/going-digital-behavioral-health-tech_new-year-new-career-did-you-know-we-activity-7280259001827647488-uz-f) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/20/2024 | [**Vitalic Launches Geriatric Behavioral Health Platform to Support Underserved Population ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vitalic-launches-geriatric-behavioral-health-platform-to-support-underserved-population-lower-costs-302337611.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Connections Health Solutions Applauds Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Behavioral Health ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/connections-health-solutions-applauds-bipartisan-legislation-to-expand-behavioral-health-crisis-services-for-medicare-beneficiaries-302335177.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Key Trends Reshaping The Future Of U.S. Healthcare**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2024/12/19/key-trends-reshaping-the-future-of-us-healthcare/) | [[Forbes]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**Rachel Rhodes, D.O. Joins TeleMed2U as National Director of Behavioral Health Services**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20241216138656/rachel-rhodes-do-joins-telemed2u-as-national-director-of-behavioral-health-services) | [[Morningstar]] | | 12/10/2024 | [**The Role of Technology in Advancing Behavioral Health Integration - by Matteo Grassi**](https://medium.com/@matteograssi82/the-role-of-technology-in-advancing-behavioral-health-integration-72247c51f91c) | [[Medium]] | | 11/4/2024 | [**Black Book Research Announces 2024 Awards for Excellence in Behavioral Health IT**](https://www.newswire.com/news/black-book-research-announces-2024-awards-for-excellence-in-behavioral-22458097) | [[Newswire]] | | 10/8/2024 | [**AthenaHealth Launch athenaOne for Behavioral Health**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/10/08/athenahealth-launch-athenaone-for-behavioral-health/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 10/8/2024 | [**athenahealth Launches athenaOne for Behavioral Health, Enabling the Delivery of Comprehensive, Holistic Patient Care**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241008289362/en/athenahealth-Launches-athenaOne-for-Behavioral-Health-Enabling-the-Delivery-of-Comprehensive-Holistic-Patient-Care/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 10/8/2024 | [**athenahealth Launches athenaOne for Behavioral Health, Enabling the Delivery of Comprehensive, Holistic Patient Care**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241008289362/en/athenahealth-Launches-athenaOne-for-Behavioral-Health-Enabling-the-Delivery-of-Comprehensive-Holistic-Patient-Care/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 9/3/2024 | [**MAHEC launches tiny home project to boost healthcare training in rural WNC**](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mahec-launches-tiny-home-project-to-boost-healthcare-training-in-rural-wnc/ar-AA1pX0oN) | msn.com | | 9/1/2024 | [**Remote Senior Python Software Engineer, KMS Healthcare Job at KMS Technology**](https://himalayas.app/companies/kms-technology/jobs/senior-python-software-engineer-kms-healthcare) | himalayas.app | | 8/29/2024 | [**What Texas can learn from crisis mental health care in Arizona**](https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/texas-arizona-crisis-mental-health-centers/) | texastribune.org | | 7/18/2024 | [**Intermountain Health Partners with NeuroFlow to Provide Behavioral Health Support for Primary Care Patients in Colorado**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/intermountain-health-partners-with-neuroflow-to-provide-behavioral-health-support-for-primary-care-patients-in-colorado-302199191.html) | [[PRWeb]] | | 7/10/2024 | [**Addressing behavioral health resources and costs in Ohio - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/addressing-behavioral-health-resources-and-costs-ohio) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 6/27/2024 | [**Behavioral Health Leader Doug Leonardo to Take Helm at New TGH Behavioral Health Hospital**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/behavioral-health-leader-doug-leonardo-to-take-helm-at-new-tgh-behavioral-health-hospital-302185103.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Acuity Behavioral Health**: Introduced the Behavioral Health Operations Intelligence platform to enhance patient outcomes and financial sustainability in psychiatric care. - **Array Behavioral Care**: A leading virtual psychiatry and therapy provider in the U.S., known for its innovative approach to mental health care and telepsychiatry services. - **Independence Blue Cross**: A health insurer expanding its behavioral health offerings to improve access and equity. - **Connections Health Solutions**: Recognized for innovative approaches to behavioral health crisis care. - **Concert Health**: A company employing a collaborative care model to assist health systems in incorporating behavioral health into primary care. - **Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN)**: Leads the Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance to address workforce challenges in behavioral health. - **Cityblock Health**: A healthcare provider offering integrated medical and behavioral health services to Medicaid members. - **Intermountain Health**: A healthcare provider collaborating with NeuroFlow to enhance behavioral health services within primary care settings. - **Alera Health**: Collaborates with Aurora Behavioral Health to enhance coordinated care for individuals with behavioral health conditions. - **Meadows Behavioral Healthcare**: A leading provider of specialized behavioral healthcare programs and evidence-based treatment for mental health and addiction issues. - **Tampa General Hospital**: Establishing a new Behavioral Health Hospital to provide comprehensive behavioral health services. - **TGH Behavioral Health Hospital**: Florida's first freestanding academic medical center dedicated to behavioral health. - **NeuroFlow**: Acquired Intermountain Health's behavioral health analytics model to enhance its platform. - **LifeMD**: A company expanding into behavioral health services, offering teletherapy and medication management. - **Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota**: Collaborating with management service organizations to enhance access to behavioral healthcare for its members. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Athenahealth and Behavioral Health Providers**: Launching athenaOne for Behavioral Health to streamline administrative tasks and improve care coordination. - **Sutter Health and Concert Health**: Implementing a Collaborative Care program to connect patients with behavioral health issues to timely treatment. - **Limbic and Rogers Behavioral Health**: Transforming patient intake systems to improve accessibility for mental health care. - **Acuity Behavioral Health and Yale New Haven Health**: Implementing the Behavioral Health Acuity Index for improved clinical decision support. - **Behavioral Health Workforce Center Alliance**: Formed by multiple behavioral health workforce centers to tackle workforce challenges and share best practices. - **MetroHealth and Ovatient**: Integrating virtual behavioral health services into primary care to enhance access to mental health support. - **NeuroFlow and Intermountain Health**: Acquisition to improve behavioral health identification and stratification. - **Intermountain Health and NeuroFlow**: Collaborating to integrate behavioral health analytics into primary care workflows, enhancing patient outcomes and care coordination. - **Syra Health and Washington Health Care Authority**: Secured a contract to enhance recruitment and retention of the behavioral health workforce. - **OBHPN and Alera Health**: Creating a clinically integrated network to improve access to behavioral health care in Ohio. - **NextGen Healthcare and mhca**: Launching a Center of Innovation to enhance behavioral health care delivery standards. - **WellSpan Philhaven and Concert Health**: Collaboration to provide same-day access to behavioral health services for primary care patients. - **WellSpan and Concert Health**: Partnering to provide same-day behavioral health services integrated with primary care in Pennsylvania and Maryland. - **Alera Health, ANP, and Aurora Behavioral Health**: Collaboration to enhance coordinated care for behavioral health conditions in Arizona. - **Carisk Partners and HeadsUp Healthcare**: Integrating services to improve access to behavioral health for lower acuity conditions. - **Iowa Primary Care Association**: Chosen to manage Iowa's new behavioral health system aimed at improving access to mental health and substance use services. - **Ontrak, Inc. and Intermountain Health**: Providing behavioral health solutions to Medicare Advantage members to improve clinical outcomes. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Integrated Behavioral Health Services**: Studies highlight the importance of integrating behavioral health into primary care to improve overall health outcomes. - **Behavioral Health Tech Conference**: An upcoming event showcasing innovative solutions to improve access and quality of behavioral health care. - **Behavioral Health Tech Conference 2024**: Aimed at improving access to behavioral healthcare, featuring discussions on workplace wellbeing, youth mental health, and community-based care. - **Behavioral Health Service Navigation**: Programs launched to assist members in accessing behavioral health services effectively. - **Innovation in Behavioral Health Model**: Aimed at improving care management for Medicare and Medicaid patients with mental health conditions. - **Behavioral Health EHR Market Growth**: Projected significant growth in the behavioral health EHR market due to rising demand for innovative products and technology adoption. - **Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative**: Investing in closing the adoption gap in behavioral health IT to improve service delivery. - **Behavioral Health Technology Solutions**: Athenahealth's athenaOne for Behavioral Health aims to reduce administrative burdens and improve care coordination. - **Integration for Behavioral Health Model**: A new CMS initiative to integrate behavioral and physical health services for Medicaid and Medicare recipients. - **athenaOne for Behavioral Health**: A solution integrating behavioral health and primary care to enhance patient care coordination. - **Focus on Workforce Development**: Behavioral health leaders emphasize the need for technology and workforce initiatives to address staffing shortages and improve care. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Increasing adoption of telehealth services to improve access to behavioral health care. - **Behavioral Health Forum at HIMSS25**: Focus on technology-driven advancements in mental health care delivery. - **Behavioral Health Operations Intelligence (BHOI)**: Acuity's platform aims to standardize care and improve financial sustainability in inpatient psychiatric settings. - **Behavioral Health Tech 2024 Conference**: Focusing on technology and innovation to improve access to mental health and substance use care, showcasing AI, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. - **Collaborative Care Models**: Sutter Health's initiative to integrate behavioral health into primary care settings to address provider shortages. - **Private Equity Activity**: There is an expected increase in private equity deal activity in behavioral health, particularly focusing on outpatient services. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages**: Challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified professionals in the behavioral health sector. - **Integration of Services**: Efforts to improve integration between behavioral health and physical health services are ongoing, with varying levels of success. - **Data Accessibility and Integration**: Inefficient movement and accessibility of data in behavioral health, exacerbated by policy obstacles. - **Regulatory Complexities**: Behavioral health organizations face challenges in navigating complex regulatory environments, impacting service delivery. - **Access to Care**: Significant barriers and shortages in behavioral health services, particularly for underserved populations. - **Integration of Care Models**: The complexity of integrating behavioral health into value-based care models, with concerns about collaboration between primary care and behavioral health providers. - **Workforce Shortages**: The behavioral health sector faces significant challenges in hiring and retaining a diverse workforce to meet the needs of various populations. - **Administrative Burdens**: Behavioral health providers face challenges related to documentation and regulatory compliance, impacting care delivery. - **Data Gaps in Behavioral Health**: Oregon's audit revealed significant data gaps and inadequate funding in its behavioral health system. - **Provider Shortages**: Ongoing shortage of behavioral health providers impacting care delivery. - **Sustainability of Programs**: Concerns regarding the sustainability of behavioral health programs following the end of enhanced federal Medicaid funding. - **Barriers to Integrated Care**: Inadequate reimbursement rates and physical space limitations hinder the wider adoption of integrated behavioral health services. - **Mental Health Crisis**: 90% of Americans believe there is a mental health crisis, prompting the need for optimized operations in behavioral health practices. - **Disjointed Services for Children's Behavioral Health**: Advocacy for a unified approach to children's behavioral health services in Rhode Island due to fragmented care. - **Investor Concerns**: Concerns about headline risk may impact investor interest in higher-acuity segments of behavioral health. - **Regulatory Challenges**: Investors are cautious about the behavioral health sector due to regulatory complexities and a shortage of trained professionals. ## Related Topics [[Behavioral Pediatrics]]; [[AI in Behavioral Health]]