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Welcome to Behavioral Healthcare Today

Behavioral Healthcare Today is my perspective on the state of this important, and rapidly changing healthcare service. This information will be primarily presented by me (David Newton, MBA), Director of Operations for SCH (Play Video) a passionate believer in the shift from fee for service to value based care in behavioral health and also a relatively frequent user of both “medical” and “behavioral” healthcare services. This section is also open to additional contributors on an as appropriate basis. Some will be anonymous and some will be identified. I look forward to your comments and suggested topics.

Continue reading more about David.

David Newton is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in owning and operating several successful privately held businesses. His expertise includes strategy, operations and marketing. He finds particular pleasure in disrupting industries that are broken, inefficient, fragmented and ineffective. He is also interested in finding ways to create value rather than destroy it, particularly in healthcare where he currently sees a tremendous opportunity in almost all areas of the industry. He holds an MBA from Kellogg Northwestern where he did specific research on alternative reimbursement models in behavioral health under the direction of Professor Leemore Dafny. Subsequent to that, he studied under Professor Michael Porter and the value based healthcare team at Harvard Business School. David has become passionate about creating ways to apply a value based model to the behavioral space, particularly eating disorders and substance use disorders.

David recovered from Anorexia as a teen and has extensive family experience with substance abuse. He has seen first-hand just how devastating these deadly and costly diseases can be, and he brings his personal experiences, compassion and empathy to his latest venture, SunCloud Health. In his role as Director of Operations and Outreach at SunCloud, he is responsible for ensuring that we remain true to our core mission- moving the needle away from fee for service and toward a value based model.

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Learn more about David, SecondChancesDavidNewton and check out his full video interview on SunCloud Health

An article by David: REDESIGNING BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN THE FACE OF OBSTACLES87

Sunday, May 30th, 2021

“abundance not scarcity. Both/and, not either/or”

The last seven days have been unusually discouraging as an executive in the field of treating diseases that have killed several in my family and nearly destroyed my own...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

Extend Telehealth Benefits Or Not Post Pandemic? Yet Another Reason For Standardized Quality Measures In Mental Health And Addiction Treatment.

In Illinois there is a hotly contested bill in front of the Illinois legislature called, “HB3498”. Once heard this debate will focus on whether or not, and if so...
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Friday, May 14th, 2021

My Life-altering Experience with LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) blew into the public consciousness in the 1960s. Despite the drug’s negative consequences, “dropping acid” became commonplace in the young, hippy, flower-power generation. Eventually it...
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

Outcomes become even more important as we grow

There are many benefits generally associated with growing an organization. Ours is no exception. By adding residential level of care, we will finally be in a position to provide...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

Destination treatment trappings. Why is treatment more effective close to home?

Destination treatment centers are in large part very similar to destination weddings. They are often located in very desirable areas and offer many attractive amenities that are not necessarily...
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Monday, December 21st, 2020

Drug of No-Choice: A 12-step Perspective

Guest Blog by Shale Marks, LCSW CADC For many years, the treatment industry has adopted the term “drug of choice” when working with patients diagnosed with substance use disorder....
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

Answering the phones SunCloud Health

A little history on the guy who answers most of the incoming calls at SunCloud Health People often ask me why I still enjoy taking many of the initial...
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Monday, October 12th, 2020

Diagnosing Substance Use Disorder

Submitted by a Guest Author. Prior to the 2013 publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), most addictions were seen as either abuse or dependence–two...
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Saturday, August 1st, 2020

Kanye West: Mental Illness Deserves Sympathy, Not Scorn

Kanye West, now 43, has been a rapper and music icon since the age of 18. He has millions of adoring fans throughout the world. His fame only escalated...
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Saturday, January 18th, 2020

Google SEO Rankings: Links + Domains = Authority Index, troubling for quality care providers

The higher one’s index, the higher one places in Search. Quality of care is not a direct part of this equation at all. This is very troubling. SCH’s Google...
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Explaining SCH’s Integrated ModelWhy is an integrated treatment model
essential to successfully treating patients?

Dr. Kim Dennis, Co-Founder and Medical Director at SunCloud Health, discusses the vital role the integrated model (that she is pioneering at SunCloud Health) plays in the success of treating patients with co-occurring disorders and underlying trauma. How does SunCloud create an authentic culture of patient support?

Accreditations, Certifications & Licensing

DASA License. Department of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

Joint Commission Behavioral Health Care Accreditation.

The Joint Commission signifies that all people always experience the safest, highest quality, best-value health care across all settings with a devotion to patient safety. The Gold Seal, is a symbol to the community and patients we serve that SunCloud Health has placed an emphasis on quality of care.

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Welcome to Behavioral Healthcare Today

Explaining SCH’s Integrated ModelWhy is an integrated treatment model essential to successfully treating patients?

Accreditations, Certifications & Licensing

We are here for you.

Explaining SCH’s Integrated ModelWhy is an integrated treatment model
essential to successfully treating patients?