Value-based care is driving health systems and hospitals to take a holistic approach to population management strategies.

Behavioral Health Issues Have a Direct Correlation on Costs & Outcomes

• 18% of adults in the US have a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder
• 60% of patients who have a chronic physical illness also suffer from depression and anxiety
• At U.S. hospitals, about 13% of mental health discharges are readmitted within 30 days
• Mental illness treatment accounts for $80 billion of total health spending
• Mental health and substance use disorders are the leading causes of disease burden in the U.S.
• Among comparable countries, the U.S. has the highest rate of death from mental health and substance abuse disorders
• 4 in 10 Americans know someone who has been addicted to prescription painkillers
• At U.S. hospitals,10% of substance use discharges are readmitted within 30 days
• Cost is the most commonly reported barrier to using mental health services

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson Kaiser Health System Tracker,  Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, National Inpatient Sample