LifeStance Health names Quartet, Teladoc veteran as CMO LifeStance Health (NASDAQ: LFST) appointed Ujjwal Ramtekkar as chief medical officer. Ramtekkar is charged with maintaining high-quality, personalized care. “Dr. Ramtekkar is an experienced physician executive with a demonstrated track record of driving exceptional patient and clinical outcomes,” Ken Burdick, chairman and CEO of LifeStance, said in […]
I Am Boundless
Many health services are designed for neurotypical people, which can make it difficult for people with autism and other neurodiverse conditions to access offerings, such as primary care and dental care. But more autism providers are looking to tackle this issue by integrating specialized medical care under their roofs. Creating a “one-stop shop” for autism […]
People with autism are four times as likely to experience depression in their life than typically-developing peers. Despite the increased risk, people with autism or other neurodiversities often face significant obstacles when seeking mental health care. Barriers like clinicians’ lack of specialty training, staffing shortages and pitfalls with payers often prevent neurodiverse people from accessing […]
Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) providers I Am Boundless and Koinonia have announced their plans to merge. The combined organization will operate under the Boundless brand. The joint company projects that it will surpass $135 million in revenue next year, making it the largest IDD provider in Ohio. “We are so glad that we can […]
When it comes to behavioral health, Ohio has garnered much attention due to substance addiction plaguing wide swaths of the state. But outside of substance use disorders (SUDs), there are many Buckeye State residents needing behavioral health assistance for very different reasons, such as for autism and other conditions related to intellectual and developmental disabilities […]
Acadia breaks ground on JV behavioral health facility with Geisinger Ground has been broken on a 96-bed, 73,000-square-foot inpatient behavioral health facility in Moosic, Pennsylvania that will be operated as a joint venture (JV) between Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) and Geisinger Health System. Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast will treat adult, pediatric and adolescent patients […]

