Business Strategy

Ohio-based NewVista Healthcare has announced plans to add two treatment centers in the Greater Cleveland area. Construction on an east-side facility is underway; the second facility will be constructed in the southwest part of town next year.

Behavioral Health Group has acquired Huntsville Recovery and Stevenson Recovery in Alabama, continuing the outpatient OUD treatment provider’s multi-state expansion.

We can prevent many failures to initiate or continue care for behavioral health conditions by moving our services to the primary care setting.

The Nevada Health Connection, which has 50 participating behavioral health programs, provides real-time information on bed availability, digital referrals, provider communication and data aggregation.

As executives plot a course for our field, the designation “behavioral health”—the combination of mental health and substance use disorders—need not change, but additional health behaviors must be put into proper context, as well.

Moving behavioral healthcare professionals into the primary care setting demands clinical justification. Engage primary care physicians in the process to build trust in the process.

The health and safety of staff and patients are a paramount priority, and facilities are going to be expected in the “new normal” of COVID-19 to actively sustain standards. Here are areas to focus on when developing your plan.

Paul R. Crosby, MD, has been named president of the Mason, Ohio-based mental health treatment provider. Paul Keck, MD, will continue as its CEO.

The Addiction Alliance of Georgia, a partnership between the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the state’s largest healthcare system, will aim to reduce addiction rates and improve rates of recovery through public education on prevention, training and clinical care.

Universal Health Services has announced the opening of Canyon Creek Behavioral Health, a 102-bed program in Temple, Texas.