Turn Strategic Partnerships Into Sustainable Census Growth.
The most successful behavioral health organizations don’t rely on a single marketing channel. They build diverse referral ecosystems that consistently generate qualified admissions from trusted sources — and often can attribute >50% of admits to Business Development.
elev8’s Referral & Partner Growth solution helps behavioral health organizations identify, activate, manage, and scale both reciprocal and non-reciprocal referral partnerships through a proven combination of strategy, technology, business development expertise, and performance visibility.
* Above-mentioned are national industry benchmarks. Visit our BH Growth Calculator for benchmarks with more exact insights per your GEO, Program Type, LOC and Payer Mix.
Most behavioral health organizations face common referral growth obstacles:
Referral Relationships Are Not Actively Managed
Partnerships are often built around individual relationships instead of scalable systems.
Limited Visibility Into Referral Performance
Most organizations cannot accurately determine which partners generate referrals, consistent admissions, or provide long-term value.
Inconsistent Business Development
Outreach efforts vary significantly depending on the experience and capacity of individual BD representatives making performance highly unpredictable.
Over-Reliance on Paid Advertising
Facilities are often dependent on digital channels while underutilizing referral opportunities. Conversely, the majority of +$1M/month PPC advertisers have highly functional BD teams that turn non-viable VOBs into reciprocal referral power to improve their PPC ROAS.
No Referral Attribution
Leadership lacks the reporting needed to confidently invest in the highest-performing referral sources while suffering from an ongoing internal 'War on Attribution' between Marketing & BD teams.
Trusted by Behavioral Health Organizations Nationwide.
High-value Referral Opportunities Across Every Vertical.
We help organizations identify and activate high-value referral opportunities across multiple verticals.
Healthcare & Clinical
Professional Referral Sources
Organizational & Community
Employer & Corporate
Not Every Relationship Needs to Be Transactional.
Our team develops customized growth strategies that leverage both reciprocal and non-reciprocal referral opportunities.
Reciprocal partnerships
Mutually beneficial relationships that create value for both organizations while supporting patient outcomes.
Non-reciprocal partnerships
Position your organization as a trusted clinical resource through education, expertise, thought leadership, outcomes, and specialized programming. This approach often opens doors to referral channels that competitors struggle to access.
Replace spreadsheets and disconnected CRMs with one centralized referral platform.
Most organizations manage referral relationships using spreadsheets, disconnected CRMs, and manual reporting. The e8 platform provides a centralized platform to:
Track Referral Partner Activity
Monitor engagement and relationship development across your network.
Measure Referral Performance
Identify which partners generate the greatest referral volume and admissions impact.
Visualize Partnership ROI
Understand which referral sources are contributing the most value to your organization.
Improve Accountability
Track outreach activities, meetings, pipeline progression, and conversion metrics.
Access Real-Time Dashboards
Gain visibility into referral trends, partner engagement, admissions performance, and growth opportunities.
A Repeatable System in Five Phases.
Strategy Development
Partner Identification
Outreach & Engagement
Relationship Development
Optimization & Growth
We Don’t Just Book Meetings. We Build Referral Infrastructure.
Unlike traditional outsourced business development programs, we combine:
Organizations that implement structured referral growth programs often experience:
Build a Referral Network That Scales.
Whether you’re launching a new business development initiative or strengthening an existing referral strategy, our team helps you create the systems, partnerships, and accountability required for sustainable growth.
Discover where your greatest partnership opportunities exist and build a strategy to turn them into measurable admissions growth.