Our Behavioral Health Blog: Insights & Expertise
The Horizon Health blog features insights and expertise from a variety of behavioral and mental health professionals from within our organization and beyond. Rich with information, we hope this mental healthcare blog becomes one of your go-to resources.
Yes – It is Possible to Reduce Your Facility’s Readmission Rates
Apr 13, 2023
It is in our best interests as a behavioral health management provider to help our clients offer the best services in the most efficient and cost-effective way. With that in mind, we know that high readmission rates are not ...
Survey Shows Room to Improve Behavioral Health Integration
Apr 13, 2023
Past studies have shown that integrating behavioral health with primary care improves both access to mental health services and patient outcomes. That being the case, it would seem that primary care providers would look for opportunities to collaborate with behavioral ...
Is Your Organization Developing Mental Health First Aid Policies?
Apr 13, 2023
In his 2023 State of the Union address, President Biden briefly discussed his administration’s commitment to Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). MHFA is a relatively new concept in the mental and behavioral health field. Nonetheless, it is an important concept ...
How to Manage When Patient Services Revenue Declines
Apr 13, 2023
Behavioral and mental health services are designed to help people in crisis. Yet we cannot ignore the business side of things. Services cost money. Those offering the services need to make enough money to keep things going. And, when patient ...
Are America’s Kids In the Midst of a Mental Health Crisis?
Apr 13, 2023
So many of us have such fond memories of childhood that it is easy to forget not all kids grow up in ideal situations. We forget that there are a lot of children struggling across the country. Many children ...
What Social Determinants Add to Behavioral Health Consulting
Apr 13, 2023
Through behavioral health consulting, we work with organizations to help them make the most of their clinical offerings. We work with their counselors and therapists. As behavioral health consultants, it is our job to come alongside our clients with ...
Adequate Behavioral Health Services Is a Matter of Definition
Apr 13, 2023
Behavioral health management companies often find themselves working side-by-side with individual facilities or healthcare groups to ensure that adequate behavioral health services are being offered in a given area. That is good. On the other hand, there is no ...
Why Legislation Alone Can’t Solve the Mental Health Crisis
Apr 7, 2023
Kudos are generally in order when a lawmaker makes good on a campaign promise to address our nation’s ongoing mental health crisis. We need fewer words and more action. But we also need to be pragmatic about it. Legislation alone ...
Behavioral Health Management: Improving Psych Operations with a Mock Survey
Mar 31, 2023
As healthcare organizations continue to provide high-quality patient care and maintain accreditation, it’s crucial to evaluate their operations regularly. One way to do this is by conducting mock surveys to assess compliance with regulatory requirements and identify areas for improvement.
Study on Pandemic and Mental Health Reveals Few Surprises
Mar 31, 2023
A recently released study looking into the mental health impact of the COVID pandemic offers very few surprises to those of us in the mental health field. Rather, it confirms what many of us have believed since the start of ...
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