Behavioral Health Business November 11, 2024
For years, partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) occupied a cloudy middle ground in behavioral health.
The treatments, where patients mostly live at home but spend several hours a week in acute care, existed somewhere in between once-a-week therapy appointments and residential treatment.
That has changed, say PHP and IOP providers, who report a bullish fundraising environment and increasing referrals from other health care professionals.
“This intermediate level of care is perfectly situated to resolve some of the biggest problems we’re facing right now,” Andy Cruz, co-founder and chief medical officer of Guidelight Health, said during a panel at the Behavioral Health Business conference INVEST 2024.
Guidelight Health is a mental health care provider headquartered in Glencoe, Illinois.
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