Behavioral Health Business April 19, 2024
Payers and employers are moving away from a strictly fee-for-service model and looking for outcomes from behavioral health providers.
As the transition to outcomes-based payment gains momentum, digital health providers might be well-positioned to partner with these entities because of their data-collecting capabilities.
Behavioral health providers have traditionally lagged behind physical health providers when it comes to implementing technology. This can make it harder to collect outcomes data to share with key stakeholders.
“We need to be able to reimburse for outcomes and measures rather than just for the service,” Melissa Reilly, chief growth officer at Evernorth Behavioral Health, said at Behavioral Health Business’ VALUE conference. “So that is the mentality that we’re thinking about in each of the models...