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Writing on behavioral health diligence, integration, and reimbursement, plus selected appearances before investor and clinical audiences.


Writing

Post-Merger Integration · September 2026

Why behavioral health deals fail post-close

Clinical integration is routinely left out of behavioral health deal planning. Here's what it costs platforms after close — and how to fix it.

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Diligence · September 2026

What clinical diligence catches that quality of earnings does not

A quality of earnings report establishes whether behavioral health EBITDA was real. It does not establish whether the clinicians who produced it will stay, or whether the payer mix behind it survives a change of control.

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Publication · September 2026

The Twin Heartbeats of Leadership: Operationalizing AI-Driven Behavioral Healthcare Through the Behavioral Healthcare Integrated Leader

Aluria Advisory founder Edisa Shirley co-authored this chapter on operationalizing AI in behavioral healthcare while protecting clinical judgment, workforce well-being, and patient dignity.

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Post-Merger Integration · September 2026

Why behavioral health integrations fail in months four through nine

Behavioral health integrations rarely fail at close. They fail in months four through nine, when the goodwill of the transition has worn off and the operating model has not yet changed. The signals that precede it.

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Reimbursement · September 2026

Reimbursement risk in TMS and Spravato roll-ups

Interventional psychiatry is the most common value creation lever in behavioral health roll-ups and the one most often underwritten wrong. Where the reimbursement risk in TMS and Spravato programs actually sits.

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Other Writing

  • Op-Ed

    GlobalBiz Outlook

    Op-ed on behavioral health operations and the gap between clinical delivery and investor expectations.

Edisa Shirley speaking from a podium at a behavioral health conference.
Featured Speaker, 2026

Speaking and Appearances

  • Investor Panel

    Truist Securities Conference

    Panelist on behavioral health platform operations and post-close value creation.

  • Conference

    Healthcare Capital Markets and Innovation Summit

    Speaker on diligence and integration risk in behavioral health transactions.

  • Podcast

    Becker’s Behavioral Health Podcast

    On provider retention and what determines whether an acquisition holds together after close.

  • Podcast

    GrowthDx

    On how behavioral health platforms scale and where they break.

  • Podcast

    Healthcare 100 Podcast

    On behavioral health operations at scale.

  • Podcast

    Healthcare Success Podcast

    On growth and operating discipline in outpatient behavioral health.

  • Keynote

    Psych Congress

    Keynote sessions on practice operations and clinical leadership.

  • Conference

    Florida Counseling Association

    Sessions on clinical leadership and the business of practice.

  • Clinical CE

    International Winter Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health and Mental Health

    Continuing education presentations for clinical audiences.

Recognition

Women We Admire — Top Women Leaders in Healthcare, 2025 and 2026.

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