Magdalen Gustilo holds the role of Director of Payer Relations and Strategy for Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH). She oversees all managed care agreements, single case agreements, value-based contracts and facility/ provider contracting and credentialing for all DBH programs which include Eating Disorder, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Psychiatric services from residential to outpatient levels of care.
Magdalen began her journey with Discovery in 2015 as a counselor for a DBH Eating Disorder Residential program. She is passionate about fostering great relationships to help others achieve growth and development. She is always looking for innovative ways to make program operations meet quality and efficiency standards to produce the best possible outcomes for each patient. Over time, her efforts allowed for growth and development in several roles with the company such as Facility Management, Quality Management Systems Developer/ Analyst, Regulatory and Accreditation Specialist and now Director of Payer Relations and Strategy. Magdalen’s greatest achievements with Discovery include expanding Discovery’s technological advances by developing and implementing quality management data collection systems across the organization, developing, and sustaining regulatory/accreditation relationships across 13 states and managing hundreds of insurance contracts across the organization. Magdalen believes in the DBH mission and strives to continue to grow in her career path, expanding access to care for our patients so they can achieve a happy and rewarding life.