Behavioral Health Business January 17, 2022
Health care spending for decades has risen significantly, and it is projected to soar past $6 trillion by 2028. With advancements in technology, logic would bear that data tracking systems could coordinate care better and thus reduce costs, especially benefitting behavioral health providers where demand for services continues to grow.
And yet, Sheila Talton says the behavioral health industry has a significant problem when it comes to care coordination.
βOne of the challenges is with professionals that are treating physical health conditions not connecting the treatment with behavioral health specialists,β Talton, who is the CEO of Chicago-based health care analytics company Gray Matter Analytics, told Behavioral Health Business.
A major problem of coordination β according to Talton β has to...