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Were We Mentally Ready for COVID-19? Why It’s Time to Take Behavioral Health Seriously

by Dr. Jacob Lazarovic M.D., IMCS Group 10/15/2020 Leave a Comment

Were We Mentally Ready for COVID-19? Why It’s Time to Take Behavioral Health Seriously

As you read this, over 200,000 American deaths have been attributed to the virus. The influx of cases continues, while state and local economies are experiencing hardship, children are shuttered in their homes learning remotely, grown children are moving back home and the “new normal” disrupts nearly all of life’s plans.  Yet, these issues don’t reveal all the traumas that Americans are experiencing 10 months into the pandemic. The pandemic's impact continues to be swift and brutal,
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Digital Behavioral Health: Addressing The COVID-19 Behavioral Health Crisis

by Victor Siclovan, Director on the Medicaid Transformation Project at AVIA 10/05/2020 Leave a Comment

digital behavioral health and addressing the COVID-19 behavioral health crisis

Living through a pandemic is stressful and anxiety-inducing. Stay-at-home measures are compounding this stress, resulting in social isolation and unprecedented economic hardship, including mass layoffs and loss of health coverage. Fully understanding the impact of these pernicious trends on overall mental health will take time. However, precedents like the Great Recession suggest that these trends are likely to worsen the conditions driving suicide and substance-related deaths, the “deaths of
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New Voice-Based App Enables Behavioral Health Measurement Anytime, Anywhere

by Jasmine Pennic 08/31/2020 Leave a Comment

New Voice-Based App Enables Behavioral Health Measurement Anytime, Anywhere

What You Should Know: - Ellipsis Health launches new voice-based Rising Higher app, enabling behavioral health measurement anytime, anywhere. -  The HIPAA-compliant platform facilitates longitudinal visibility into behavioral health symptoms for enhanced clinical decision support. Ellipsis Health, pioneer of the first commercial-grade voice-based vital signs to quantify and manage depression and anxiety symptoms at scale, has announced
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How A Virtual Therapist Could Help Overcome Mental Healthcare Demands in Uncertain Times

by Valentin Tablan, Chief AI Officer at Ieso Digital Health 06/10/2020 Leave a Comment

How a virtual therapist could help overcome mental healthcare demands in uncertain times

Over the last few months, our hopes and expectations for 2020 have certainly been halted. There was an air of optimism globally as we entered the New Year and a new decade, but now we have been plunged into a world of uncertainty with the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Future unknowns, both from a human well-being perspective and an economic standpoint are starting to take a toll on many people’s mental health. Understandably, the situation we find ourselves in is creating concern and worry and
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Big Data Takes on the Silent Epidemic of Undiagnosed Behavioral Health Conditions

by Jeremiah Stone, Chief Technology Officer, Catasys 06/05/2020 Leave a Comment

Big Data Takes on the Silent Epidemic of Undiagnosed Behavioral Health

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found that almost half of Americans will experience an episode of mental illness in their lives, but may never get the diagnosis and treatment they need. In a more recent finding, over 25% of American adults now meet the criteria for a diagnosis of severe mental distress.  The looming impact on our collective mental health is concerning enough, but there are also serious implications for physical health. Left unaddressed, behavioral health issues
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Telehealth After COVID-19: What’s Next for the Healthcare Industry?

by Michael Morgan, CEO of Updox 06/03/2020 Leave a Comment

Telehealth After COVID-19: What's Next for the Healthcare Industry?

Like the rest of the economy, healthcare has been upended by the coronavirus. Not just emergency rooms, but primary care physicians, specialists, and long-term care facilities, too.  Struggling to continue providing care in a time of social distancing, many have turned to telehealth in record numbers. Even providers who may have previously viewed telehealth skeptically – perhaps because of the technology’s perceived complexity or reimbursement challenges before COVID-19 – have now become
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Oncologists Believe Social Determinants of Health Impacts Outcomes for Cancer Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 05/28/2020 Leave a Comment

Oncologists Believe Social Determinants of Health Impacts Outcomes for Cancer Patients

What You Should Know: - Oncologists state social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly impact outcomes for cancer patients, according to new research from Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions.  - The findings illustrate certain disconnects between physician perceptions and the increasing body of evidence on the significance of SDOH. - Appropriately, 91 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that SDOH directly impact cancer treatment outcomes. More than 90% of
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Tava Health Lands $3M to Expand Mental Telehealth Platform for Employees

by Jasmine Pennic 05/19/2020 Leave a Comment

Tava Health Lands $3M to Expand Mental Telehealth Platform for Employees

What You Should Know: - Tava Health just secured $3 million in seed funding to increase employee access to mental health resources. - Since its founding in 2019, Tavahealth’s platform has driven 10 times more utilization of mental health resources than traditional mental health benefits and this funding will enable them to expand those services. Tava Health, a Salt Lake City, UT-based convenient and accessible mental telehealth platform for employers, today announced the close of a
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Oxford VR Launches VR Program to Tackle Anxious Social Avoidance

by Fred Pennic 03/16/2020 Leave a Comment

What You Need to Know: - Oxford VR launches social engagement - a first-in-class digital therapeutic using virtual reality technology to tackle anxious social avoidance. - Anxious social avoidance is one of the most debilitating aspects of multiple mental conditions. Social engagement enables individuals to overcome trigger situations to feel safer, more confident and more in control. Oxford VR (OVR), a global pioneer developing automated VR therapy announces the launch of
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Wellin5 Acquires Mental Health Journaling and Tracking App Therachat

by Fred Pennic 02/11/2020 Leave a Comment

Wellin5 Acquires Mental Health Journaling and Tracking App Therachat

- Wellin5 acquires Therachat, a HIPAA-compliant smart journaling tool that keeps clients engaged in-between therapy sessions for an undisclosed term. - The acquisition supports Wellin5’s long-term strategy of expansion into the United States telehatlh market.  Wellin5, an innovative online telehealth counseling platform, today announced its acquisition of Therachat, a San Francisco, CA-based mental health platform designed to help therapists, psychologists, and mental health
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