Behavioral health access isn’t enough.
Continuity of care matters.

As behavioral health demand grows and workforce shortages persist, health systems are rethinking how patients move between emergency, inpatient, outpatient and community-based care.

In this webinar conversation, Julie Swann of Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Dr. Sara Gotheridge of Array Behavioral Care discuss why expanding individual services is only part of the solution. The greater opportunity is connecting those services into a coordinated continuum that helps patients receive the appropriate care as their needs change.

Julie shares how her organization is investing across inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, strengthening transitions between levels of care and working to approach behavioral health from a broader population health perspective.

Dr. Gotheridge explains why the industry must now look beyond access alone and focus on outcomes, continuity and the ability to follow patients across the care journey. She also discusses how Array brought previously separate service lines together to better support that continuum and integrate with health system partners.

What you’ll hear in this clip

• Why health systems are shifting from episodic behavioral health care to a more integrated continuum
• How stronger transitions can connect inpatient, outpatient and medical care
• Why access alone isn’t enough to address behavioral health needs
• How integration can help health systems and their partners fill gaps across the patient journey