Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

In this episode, Todd Haedrich, CEO of LIO, discusses the hidden economic and operational costs of patient safety in behavioral health. Introducing the PLGL (Patient Liability and Grievous Loss) framework, he explores the real financial run-rate of sitter labor, sentinel events, and staff turnover—and how continuous monitoring technology can reduce reactive spend, de-risk operations, and allow staff to focus on therapeutic care.

This episode is sponsored by LIO.

In this episode, Alex Vance, Chief Clinical Data Officer, Holmusk, discusses Holmusk’s health system partnership model, the role of its NeuroBlu database in transforming complex behavioral health data into research and insights, and how secure data collaboration can help connect care, evidence, and better decision-making. 

This episode is sponsored by Holmusk.

In this episode, John Walkup, MD, President of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, joins the podcast to discuss expanding access to child psychiatric care within the current workforce and the growing role of collaborative care. He also shares insights on the benefits and concerns surrounding shorter training pathways and how new approaches to care delivery could help address the need for pediatric behavioral health services.

In this episode, Colin LeClair, CEO of Connections Health Solutions, joins the podcast to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in behavioral healthcare and the organization’s new AI initiatives. He also shares insights on administrative simplification and how technology can help reduce complexity and support more efficient healthcare operations.

In this episode, Holly DuBois, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Connections Health Solutions, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of upstream care and expanding access to behavioral health services. She also shares insights on using telehealth to address access challenges and what the future of psychiatry may look like as care delivery continues to evolve.

In this episode, Matthew Hurford, President and CEO of Community Care Behavioral Health at UPMC, discusses workforce development, the growth of UPMC’s Telemedicine Bridge Clinic to 23,000 encounters, and strategies to expand behavioral health access, treatment engagement and recovery.

In this episode, Javier Favela, VP Market & Segment Leader at NextGen, discusses how AI can reduce administrative burden, expand behavioral health capacity and support earlier, more personalized interventions while keeping clinicians and human connection at the center of care.

This episode is sponsored by NextGen Behavioral Health.

In this episode, Laura Bauer, Vice President of Strategy at Iris Telehealth, discusses integrating behavioral health into women’s health across the lifespan, including proactive screening, menopause and maternal mental health, patient loyalty and care team support.

This episode is sponsored by Iris Telehealth.

In this episode, Dr. Manish Sapra, System Vice President of Behavioral Health and Collaborative Service Lines for CommonSpirit Health, discusses strategies to expand access to behavioral healthcare, strengthen integrated care models, and address growing mental health needs through innovation and collaboration.

In this episode, Chris Santarsiero, Vice President of Government Affairs at Connections Health Solutions, discusses the policy, reimbursement, and community partnerships needed to expand access to behavioral health crisis care. He also shares how crisis stabilization centers, the 988 Lifeline, and coordinated care models are improving outcomes while reducing pressure on hospitals, law enforcement, and the broader healthcare system.