Behavioral Healthcare Executive Podcast

Caroline Carney, MD, Magellan Health president of behavioral health and chief medical officer, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss trends in measurement of care, the challenges that behavioral healthcare providers face while trying to measure the quality of their treatment services, and other developments to watch regarding diagnosis and treatment in behavioral health. * * * Music credit: Straight Th...

C4 Consulting CEO Jonathan De Carlo, a presenter at the Rocky Mountain Symposium and the upcoming Treatment Center Investment & Valuation Retreat West, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the development of clinicians and supervisors into future executive-level leaders. De Carlo identifies key traits to look for in potential leaders, as well as the skill sets that transfer as staff members rise withi...

Tani Weiner, the co-chair of the Polsinelli law firm’s Behavioral Health Law Group, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the factors that are driving behavior health transaction trends thus far in 2023. Weiner also talks about the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, how issues such as consolidation, staffing shortages, and integration with primary care are impacting provider organizations,...

Shortly before presenting at the West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders in Palm Springs, California, Maeve O'Neill, LCDC, LPC-S, CHC, CDWF/CDTLF, Circa Behavioral Healthcare Solutions national compliance director, joined the BHE Podcast to discuss ethical issues impacting the field's workforce. O’Neill also covered warning signs for executives that indicate it’s time to re-evaluate how they s...

Jordan Young, CEO of Jordan and Associates Consulting, joins the BHE Podcast to share insights from his firm’s recent survey on what is driving employee dissatisfaction. Young details challenges particularly impacting admissions staff members, why leaders are struggling to connect with employees in several departments regarding their organizational mission, and warning signs of employee dissatisfa...

Derek Price was appointed CEO of Sierra Tucson in January after most recently serving as CEO of Desert Hope Treatment Center in Las Vegas for 3 years. Price joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how suffering a career-ending neck injury that ended his playing days in the NFL started him on a professional path that led him to the position he holds today. Price also shares some wisdom on organizational l...

Symetria Recovery Corporate Vice President of Operations Nate Hartmann joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how behavioral healthcare organizations can build and maintain a strong workforce. Hartmann shares the biggest factors impacting the behavioral healthcare labor force, best practices for attracting top talent who can help a provider organization reach its goals, and ways to address burnout and “...

Community Medical Services CEO Nick Stavros joins the BHE Podcast this week at the Treatment Center Investment & Valuation Retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona, to discuss the emergence of digital therapeutics in the behavioral healthcare space. Stavros explains how his organization has identified the right digital therapeutics for his organization, and he shares some of the questions other providers sh...

At the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, September 8-11 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, Ahmad AL-Musa, MD, DHS, LSSBB, PHP, senior director of quality, risk and compliance at Gosnold, presented a session on how understanding work culture better assists with the quality of clinical care. Dr AL-Musa joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the characteristics that define a quality infrastructure for a b...

At the East Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders August 19-21 in Baltimore, Anelia Shaheed, JD, Esq, a partner at the law offices of Julie W. Allison, presented on the topic of avoiding reimbursement claim denials and providers’ legal rights. Shaheed joins the BHE Podcast to share some basic steps and resources for provider organizations looking to avoid claims denials by health insurers, as wel...

Lisa Richardson, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Healthcare, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how the Toledo, Ohio-based organization focuses on the power of connection and community, and its importance not only in building relationships with patients and their families, but also in developing a healthy workplace. Richardson shares best practices for developing a strong organizational culture, as wel...

CEO Hamilton Baiden and Senior Director of Marketing Celia Hamilton join the BHE Podcast to discuss Heritage CARES’s recent rebranding as Youturn Health. Topics covered include: the process that led to the decision to rebrand, stakeholders who were involved in the project, questions that executives should ask if they are considering taking on a similar initiative, and other rebranding best practic...

Nicole Bradberry, co-founder and chief innovation officer for Arizona-based MIND 24-7, discusses the company’s tiered approach to emergency and crisis mental and psychiatric health and substance use disorder care. Bradberry explains how having a background in value-based care has helped shaped the MIND 24-7 leadership team’s vision for what they want the company to be, as well as the organization’...

Denise Hobson, who serves as the Accreditation Commission for Health Care’s behavioral healthcare accreditation program, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the latest Quality Review Edition of The Surveyor, which highlights common compliance deficiencies for behavioral healthcare facilities. Hobson highlights some of the primary causes for providers’ deficiencies, and explains how ACHC’s findings ca...

Sierra Tucson Group CEO Valerie Kading, DNP, MBA, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the concept of a “client-obsessed culture” that improves patient outcomes and drives growth. Dr Kading highlights Sierra Tucson’s methods for receiving patient feedback, why it is important to obtain feedback while patients are receiving treatment and not just at the conclusion of their care, as well...

Amanda Hansen, president of AdvancedMD, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss the state of telehealth, how behavioral healthcare providers led the way on adopting virtual platforms early in the pandemic, and how telehealth has evolved over the past 18 months. Hansen also highlights some of the biggest improvements and enhancements that providers in the field are looking for in the telehealth solutions...

Carr Healthcare Realty CEO Colin Carr discusses how the pandemic has changed the real estate needs for many behavioral healthcare providers. He also shares keys for BH organizations to mindful of when renewing their leases, common mistakes he sees being made, and recommendations for saving money when negotiating a contract for a property. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | gro...

Khalid Al-Maskari, CEO of Arizona-based Health Information Management Systems, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss common pain points for behavioral healthcare organizations that lead to communication breakdowns, both between staff members and between providers and patients. Al-Maskari also details steps that can be taken to improve lines of communication, as well as the role of EHRs and what questio...

Kevin Turner, AIA, human eXperience principal architect, discusses the biggest trends in behavioral healthcare facility design to emerge during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as developing accommodations for the delivery of telehealth-based care. Turner shares which design trends will have staying power post-pandemic and which could start to fade away. Turner also dives into his process for understan...

Warriors Heart founder and CEO Josh Lannon discusses his personal journey from working in his family’s nightclub business to entering the field of addiction treatment and eventually launching Warriors Heart, which provides treatment for active duty military, veterans, first responders, and EMTs and paramedics. Lannon explains the unique aspects of providing care for “warrior” populations, the proc...

Jaime Vinck, MC, LPC, is back on the BHE Podcast to discuss her transition to a new role as CEO of CPF Recovery Ways, as well as the company’s recent expansion that included the addition of programs in Texas and Washington. Vinck explains her organization’s philosophy for identifying strategic partners, why she thinks private equity gets a bad rap, and how her experiences leading the growth of Sie...

Shatterproof founder and CEO Gary Mendell joins the BHE Podcast to discuss advocating for legislation that expands access to addiction treatment, eliminating the X-waiver for buprenorphine prescribers, and addressing the ongoing challenges created by stigma. * * * Music credit: Straight Through by Groove Bakery | groovebakery.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Attribution-NoDerivatives...

Tamara Beetham, a PhD student in health policy and management at Yale University, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss a recent study on admission practices and the cost of care for opioid use disorder at residential addiction treatment programs. Beetham, the study’s lead author, details what she and her colleagues found when reaching out to programs under the persona of a 27-year-old uninsured indivi...

Ronan Levy, co-founder and executive chairman of Field Trip Health, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss transitioning from practicing law to entrepreneurship endeavors that challenge the status quo, surging interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, the future of psychedelics in the United States, how Field Trip is expanding its operations across multiple countries, and the organization’s...

Tim Robinson, founder and CEO of Addiction Recovery Care, which operates a network of addiction treatment centers across eastern and central Kentucky, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss ARC’s recently launched Crown Recovery Center, a 750-bed residential treatment campus, his organization’s “crisis to career” approach to patients’ recovery, and a research project with HHS that is set to launch later...