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Behavioral Health Startup Praestan Health Raises $12M to Drive Behavioral Health Transformation

by Fred Pennic 08/01/2018 Leave a Comment

Behavioral Health Startup Raises $12M to Drive Behavioral Health Transformation

Praestan Health, a Minneapolis, MN-based behavioral health technology-focused startup, announced that it has closed a private placement for $12 million to fund completion of its technology platform and build a national organization to serve clinicians, healthcare organizations, employers, and patients. Praestan Health is committed to driving improved health and wellbeing through behavior change at the individual and population health level, In addition, the company has launched hree-way health
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Is Specialization a Contributing Factor to Deteriorating Mental Health Care?

by Irv Lichtenwald , CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation 06/12/2018 Leave a Comment

An American Dilemma: Incarceration And Mental Health

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Robert A. HeinleinIn almost every walk of life, we worship at the altar of specific expertise. It
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Lyra Health Raises $45M to Connect Employees to Effective Mental Health Providers

by Fred Pennic 05/07/2018 Leave a Comment

Lyra Health Raises $45M to Connect Employees to Effective Mental Health Providers

Lyra Health, a Burlingame, CA-based digital health startup has raised $45 million in Series B funding to expand access to effective mental healthcare for companies and their employees. The round included participation from new investors  Tenaya Capital, Glynn Capital, Crown Ventures, and Casdin Capital with existing investors including Greylock Partners, Venrock, and Providence Ventures. The company plans to use the latest round of founding to develop technology that improves treatment outcomes
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Teladoc Launches Behavioral Health Navigator in U.S.

by HITC Staff 04/25/2018 Leave a Comment

Virtua Selets Teladoc to Offer Telehealth Visits In Southern New Jersey

Virtual care provider Teladoc, today announced the launch of Behavioral Health Navigator, bringing innovation to virtual care delivery and the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health conditions. Behavioral Health Navigator is an integrated care service that provides specialized “navigation,” support and coordination, combined with virtual access to expert providers for those facing mental health conditions.More than 42 million Americans live with anxiety disorders, and more than 16 million
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AbleTo Raises $36.6M to Accelerate Behavioral Health Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 08/24/2017 Leave a Comment

AbleTo Raises $36.6M to Accelerate Tech-Powered Behavioral Health Platform

AbleTo, Inc., a provider of technology-enabled behavioral health solutions has raised $36.6 million in Series D funding led by Bain Capital Ventures and also includes strategic investor Aetna. Existing investors, ncluding .406 Ventures, Sandbox Industries, HLM Venture Partners, and Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. also contributed in this round.  AbleTo plans to utilize the funding to accelerate scale and expansion of its business operations. The company has now raised a total of $57.4 million
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Lyra Health, Welkin Health Partner to Develop Personalized Care for Behavioral Health Needs

by HITC Staff 08/15/2017 Leave a Comment

Lyra Health, a digital health company transforming access to behavioral health in the workplace, has partnered with digital health startup Welkin Health to develop an end-to-end solution that will strengthen Lyra's work providing timely and personalized care for employers, and their employees in need of behavioral health services.Welkin’s configurable case management platform consolidates email, text, and phone communications between patient and care provider, creating a comprehensive overview
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Can Telemedicine Transform the Mental Health Care Delivery Model?

by Glen McCracken, MD,  President of eVisit 07/24/2017 1 Comment

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People who suffer from mental illness not only struggle with their condition, but oftentimes struggle to get care.  This is especially concerning when you consider that mental illness affects 1 in 5 people or 43 million in the US and that number is growing.1   These individuals stand to benefit from behavioral health counseling and support, but unfortunately their need is met with a shortage of mental health professionals.  In fact, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services
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Castlight Launches Partnership with Behavioral Health Platform MyStrength

by HITC Staff 02/23/2016 Leave a Comment

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Health benefits platform provider Castlight Health and myStrength, Inc., a recognized leader in computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT), announced an agreement to integrate myStrength’s CCBT as a value added offering into Castlight’s behavioral health solution Elevate. Castlight Elevate helps employees working through conditions such as depression, anxiety, substance use disorder, insomnia, and stress. myStrength is one of most recent and deepest integrations into the Castlight platform
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