Read insightful and timely articles by Dr. Ronit Molko on a wide range of behavioral health topics.
November 10
Autism, Behavioral Health, Business, Executive Consulting, Investment, Mental Health, Mergers and Acquisitions, Senior Care
Value-Based Healthcare
A patient desperate for pain relief opts for spinal fusion surgery, a procedure that typically costs between $80,000 and $150,000. Spinal fusion can offer benefits to healthcare patients but it has a woeful success rate often tabbed at 50%. We know that three of every seven patients who undergo the operation require further surgical intervention …
October 30
Six Ways Technology Due Diligence Failure Can Kill Your Private Equity Investment
No matter what market you’re in, technology is a significant element of your business. Taxi companies learned this when Uber and Lyft employed sophisticated apps to topple their industry. Prior to the emergence of those two frame-breaking enterprises, few in the taxi industry would have considered themselves in the technology business. Even a high-touch industry, …
January 30
The Opportunities for Investors in Autism Services
By Ronit Molko, Ph.D., BCBA-D The landscape for investment opportunities in autism services is growing and changing at a dizzying pace. As the diagnosis rate of children identified with autism spectrum disorder approaches 2.5 percent—nearly tripling since 2002—the demand for services is mushrooming. The marketplace is also beginning to demand more sophisticated models of care …
December 30
Five Factors Investors Should Consider When Exploring Autism Services Companies
The field of autism services is experiencing considerable growth; a trend that looks to continue for some time. An increase in diagnostic prevalence, as well as an aging population of adults living with autism, will continue to increase the demand for services for the foreseeable future. As the demand for autism services continues to grow, …
October 11
A Social Impact Through Investment in Autism Services
An imperative for many investors today is to do good as they do well. Socially conscious investment is fueling many sectors of the economy, from alternative energy to continuum of care communities by combining the best of the head and the heart. Savvy investors provide their business acumen and management expertise to help these industries …
September 30
A Call to Investors: Why Autism Services Needs Investment
By Dr. Ronit Molko In the past five years, private equity investors have been taking a particularly strong interest in the field of autism services. That has led to many autism services companies being acquired or receiving capital from investors. But what exactly makes the autism services field so attractive to investors? Prevalence The CDC …