WHITE PAPER
What’s Working, What’s Next: A Leadership Conversation on the Future of Behavioral Health
Health system leaders are rethinking behavioral health access, care navigation, financial impact, and patient engagement.
Behavioral health demand is creating challenges across the health system—from emergency department throughput and workforce capacity to care transitions and financial performance. Yet expanding access alone isn’t enough. Health systems are finding that meaningful progress depends on connecting existing resources into clear, navigable pathways that move patients from identification through follow-up.
This Becker’s Healthcare executive report, developed in collaboration with Iris Telehealth, shares insights from health system leaders on what’s working today and where behavioral healthcare is headed next. The discussion explores how organizations are redesigning referrals and handoffs, improving care navigation, measuring behavioral health ROI at the system level, and using data and technology to keep patients engaged between visits.
In this piece, we cover:
- Why behavioral health access must be built into system design
- How stronger navigation and referral workflows can help patients successfully transition into care
- Why behavioral health ROI should be measured against system-level outcomes
- How data, digital tools, and new engagement strategies can help close gaps between visits
- How health systems can move from fragmented, crisis-driven care toward more integrated behavioral health pathways
Download the White Paper today!
