# Behavioral Pediatrics * **Definition:** Behavioral Pediatrics is a subspecialty of pediatrics that focuses on the psychological, emotional, and social aspects of children's health and development, addressing behavioral issues, mental health disorders, and the impact of family and environmental factors on children's well-being. * **Taxonomy:** Specialties / Behavioral Pediatrics ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Behavioral Pediatrics**, for healthcare technology leaders * 4.5K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/23/2025 | [**Strengthening community well-being: The power of collaboration**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategy/strengthening-community-well-being-the-power-of-collaboration/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/23/2024 | [**How Medicare Advantage Programs Can Address Social Risk and Improve Health Outcomes**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/12/23/how-medicare-advantage-programs-can-address-social-risk/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Arisa Health Selects Netsmart to Drive Integrated Care Across Arkansas**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241219210480/en/Arisa-Health-Selects-Netsmart-to-Drive-Integrated-Care-Across-Arkansas/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 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 | [**Prescription for Profits: 3 Must-Buy Healthcare Stocks Before 2025 - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prescription-profits-3-must-buy-200000837.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**Prescription for Profits: 3 Must-Buy Healthcare Stocks Before 2025 - Nasdaq**](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/prescription-profits-3-must-buy-healthcare-stocks-2025) | [[Nasdaq]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**Health IT Business News - December 12, 2024**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-business-news-december-12-2024/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 12/3/2024 | [**Health IT Hires, Appointments, and Who's Hiring**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-hires-appointments-and-whos-hiring-120324/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 11/29/2024 | [**Advancing Behavioral Health Care Through AI Integration**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/11/29/advancing-behavioral-health-care-through-ai-integration/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**Dr. Bimal Desai, Chief Health Informatics Officer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/dr-bimal-desai-chief-health-informatics-officer-at-children-s-hospital-of-philadelphia-138922603.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/4/2024 | [**CMS bumps hospital outpatient rates 2.9n 2025: 10 notes**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cms-bumps-hospital-outpatient-rates-2-9-in-2025-10-notes.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 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]] | | 10/10/2024 | [**Netsmart announces new referral interoperability model - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/netsmart-announces-new-referral-interoperability-model) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 9/23/2024 | [**IBM strengthens ties with health systems**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/disruptors/ibm-strengthens-ties-with-health-systems.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 9/23/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823929) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 9/9/2024 | [**Viome Raises $25M To Launch Diagnostics Division - - HIT Consultant**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/09/09/viome-raises-25m-to-launch-diagnostics-division/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 9/4/2024 | [**Oklahoma State University partners with Rezilient Health and more digital health news**](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/oklahoma-state-university-partners-rezilient-health-and-more-digital-health-news) | [[MobiHealthNews]] | | 9/2/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823031) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 8/26/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822727) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 8/12/2024 | [**Quantum Health Appoints Dr. Stanley Crittenden as New Chief Medical Officer**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240812304065/en/Quantum-Health-Appoints-Dr.-Stanley-Crittenden-as-New-Chief-Medical-Officer/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 8/12/2024 | [**Audio Highlights**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822137) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 7/30/2024 | [**Digital Health Market to Reach USD 881 Billion in 2031 on the Back of Growing ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-health-market-to-reach-usd-881-billion-in-2031-on-the-back-of-growing-digitization-of-healthcare--skyquest-technology-302209737.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 7/24/2024 | [**VSee Health to Provide Telehealth and Billing Services to SkywardRx Clients**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240724534193/en/VSee-Health-to-Provide-Telehealth-and-Billing-Services-to-SkywardRx-Clients) | [[Business Wire]] | | 7/24/2024 | [**VSee Health to Provide Telehealth and Billing Services to SkywardRx Clients**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240724534193/en/VSee-Health-to-Provide-Telehealth-and-Billing-Services-to-SkywardRx-Clients/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 7/16/2024 | [**Health IT Appointments and Hires**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-appointments-and-hires-071624/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | ## Specialty Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Imagine Pediatrics**: Utilizes a virtual-first care model combining data analytics with clinical support for children with special healthcare needs. - **Children's Nebraska**: A pediatric health system recognized for innovation in electronic health records (EHRs) and digital health, focusing on enhancing patient experiences through technology. - **Cognoa**: A company focused on early childhood development and pediatric behavioral health, led by CEO Dr. Sharief Taraman. - **KidsX**: An accelerator focused on pediatric innovation in mental health, collaborating with hospitals to validate new technologies. - **RethinkFirst**: A behavioral health organization integrating evidence-based practices and advanced data analytics to improve outcomes. - **Zarminali Health**: A pediatric care startup that raised funding to establish a tech-enabled primary and specialty care practice for pediatric patients. - **Connections Health Solutions**: A behavioral health organization recognized for its innovative crisis care solutions and advocacy for legislative improvements in behavioral health access. - **TeleMed2U**: A telemedicine platform aimed at improving access to high-quality behavioral health treatment. - **NeuroFlow**: A behavioral health company that partners with healthcare systems to identify patients needing behavioral health services and provides AI-powered clinical decision support. - **Ontrak, Inc.**: A company focused on improving health outcomes for vulnerable behavioral health populations through personalized care coaching. - **Netsmart**: A leading provider of healthcare technology solutions, focusing on behavioral health and integrated care. - **Kipu Health**: A leader in behavioral health technology that supports facilities with innovative AI solutions to streamline clinical workflows. - **Arisa Health**: Arkansas' largest non-profit behavioral health provider, collaborating with Netsmart to enhance service delivery. - **Ozarks Healthcare**: A healthcare provider that has integrated various care settings into a single medical record system, enhancing care coordination and achieving federal designation as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. - **ContinuumCloud**: Provides cloud-based software solutions for behavioral health and human services, including EHR and patient engagement platforms. - **Northwestern Medicine**: A healthcare system collaborating with West Health and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to improve access to evidence-based mental health services. - **Qualifacts**: A provider of behavioral health technology solutions, hosting webinars to equip leaders with knowledge on data innovation. - **Cortica**: An autism-focused startup that has secured funding to expand operations and services for autistic children and their families. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **KidsX and member hospitals**: Collaborating to refine startups' technologies for pediatric mental health. - **NextGen Healthcare and Mental Health Corporations of America**: Launched a Center of Innovation to enhance behavioral health care delivery. - **Perficient and Salesforce**: Implemented Salesforce solutions to enhance patient experiences and operational efficiency in a leading pediatric health system. - **Kipu Health and AWS**: This strategic collaboration focuses on creating AI solutions to streamline clinical workflows in the behavioral health sector. - **NeuroFlow and Intermountain Health**: This partnership aims to identify patients in need of behavioral health services within primary care populations, utilizing NeuroFlow's cloud-based platform. - **Northwestern Medicine, West Health, and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute**: Collaborating to improve access to evidence-based mental health services for primary care patients through an $8.6 million initiative. - **Alera Health, ANP, and Aurora Behavioral Health**: Signed a collaboration agreement to enhance coordinated care for individuals with behavioral health conditions in Arizona. - **ContinuumCloud and DrFirst**: This partnership enhances medication management and prescribing capabilities for behavioral health providers. - **Netsmart, Epic Systems, and MedAllies**: Launched a closed-loop data exchange referral system to improve interoperability and care quality in behavioral health. - **Kroger Health and bitewell**: Partnering to create a food scoring system to promote healthier choices and integrate nutrition data into patient care records. - **Blooming Health and Hudson Valley Care Coalition**: Aims to enhance engagement with Medicaid populations and integrate social care services. - **Vital Data Technology and Mid-State Health Network**: Partnering to implement predictive data models aimed at enhancing healthcare quality and timeliness for at-risk populations. - **VSee Health and SkywardRx**: This collaboration enhances telehealth and billing services for vulnerable populations, aiming to improve healthcare delivery. - **Talkspace AI Innovation Group**: Established to enhance provider efficiency and clinical quality through ethical AI use. - **WellPower and Iliff Innovation Lab**: Collaborating to explore how technology, particularly AI, can enhance mental health services and reduce administrative burdens. - **Surescripts with Cleveland Clinic and OptumRx**: Working together to streamline the prior authorization process to alleviate provider burnout. - **Oklahoma State University and Rezilient Health**: Partnered to provide eligible faculty and staff access to CloudClinics for primary and multispecialty care. - **Netsmart and Arisa Health**: Partnered to implement the CareFabric platform, improving clinical, financial, and operational efficiencies. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **AI in Pediatrics**: AI technologies are being integrated into pediatric healthcare to enhance diagnostic tools, predictive analytics, and treatment personalization. - **Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative**: Invests in closing the adoption gap in behavioral health IT, addressing historical lag due to costs and privacy concerns. - **Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model**: A federal initiative aimed at integrating behavioral health with primary care for Medicare and Medicaid patients. - **Virtual Care Models**: Adoption of virtual-first care models to provide specialized care for children in underserved communities. - **Behavioral Health Professionals in Schools**: New laws require public high schools to employ a full-time behavioral health professional for every 325 students by June 2025. - **Data Analytics Utilization**: Behavioral health organizations are leveraging data analytics to forecast health outcomes and implement targeted interventions for high-risk populations. - **AI in Behavioral Health**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly utilizing AI to address systemic challenges in behavioral health, improving early detection and personalized treatment planning. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Significant growth in telehealth services, particularly for behavioral health, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. - **Telehealth Integration**: Behavioral health organizations are increasingly adopting telehealth solutions to address workforce shortages and improve service delivery. - **AI Integration**: The use of AI tools in behavioral health practices to reduce administrative burdens and improve patient satisfaction. - **Virtual Intensive Outpatient Programs**: Emerging as a key component for treating severe mental health and substance use disorders. - **Crisis Care Access and Response Expansion for Behavioral Health Act of 2024**: Proposed legislation to establish a Medicare demonstration program for crisis stabilization services, enhancing access to behavioral health care. - **BHT2024 Conference**: Focuses on improving access to mental health and substance use care through technology and innovation. - **Digital Mental Health Solutions**: The rise of digital mental health solutions is creating challenges for insurers in determining effective options, emphasizing the need for collaboration and evidence gathering. - **Kipu's AI Innovation Program**: Focuses on ethical AI solutions to alleviate administrative burdens for healthcare providers, enhancing patient care. - **Integration of Music Therapy**: Music therapy is being recognized as a non-addictive alternative for various health concerns, with increasing acceptance in healthcare settings. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Recruitment and Retention of Clinicians**: Challenges in maintaining a skilled workforce in behavioral health settings, necessitating supportive work environments. - **State-Specific Medicaid Policies**: Unique challenges in pediatrics include navigating state-specific Medicaid policies and teen privacy laws. - **Privacy Concerns**: The behavioral health sector faces challenges related to privacy and data security, impacting technology adoption. - **Billing Practices and Treatment Durations**: Concerns regarding equitable coverage and the sustainability of behavioral health urgent care clinics. - **Access to Care**: The disconnect between behavioral health and physical health exacerbates access issues, particularly in rural and underserved populations. - **Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages**: The sector faces significant challenges in workforce shortages, impacting the timely delivery of care. - **FDA Approval for Pediatric Devices**: Many FDA-approved AI devices for pediatric use have been validated solely on adult data, raising concerns about their effectiveness for children. - **Provider Availability**: The U.S. behavioral health system faces strain due to a mismatch between patient demand and provider availability, leading to barriers in care for high-risk patients. - **Stagnant Payment Systems**: Behavioral health organizations struggle with stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates and rising operational costs, impacting financial sustainability. - **Data Security and Compliance**: Organizations like Ontrak are focusing on achieving certifications like HITRUST to ensure data security and regulatory compliance in behavioral health. - **Workforce Shortages**: The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 250,000 public health workers by 2025, particularly in behavioral health, exacerbated by burnout and high turnover rates. - **Quality of Digital Solutions**: Concerns exist regarding the rapid pace of new digital mental health solutions potentially compromising care quality. - **Integration of EHR Systems**: Behavioral health organizations struggle with consolidating multiple electronic health record systems during acquisitions, affecting revenue cycle integrity. - **Regulatory Uncertainty in Telehealth**: Ongoing debates about the need for permanent regulations for telehealth prescribing, impacting continuity of care. - **Digital Literacy Barriers**: There is a need for user-friendly, mobile-first platforms to engage patients in communities with lower digital literacy. - **Regulatory Pressures**: Healthcare organizations must navigate complex regulations while implementing technology solutions to enhance care delivery. - **Adoption of AI**: Healthcare professionals feel unprepared to adopt AI technology due to a lack of familiarity and fear of errors. - **Provider Burden**: Healthcare providers face significant burdens due to administrative tasks, which can be alleviated through AI and technology integration. ## Related Topics [[Developmental Pediatrics]]; [[Pediatrics]]; [[Child Psychiatry]]; [[Behavioral Health]]