Access to behavioral health care continues to elude people across the country. To solve this problem, Highmark Health is taking a whole-person approach to behavioral health, Senior Vice President and Executive Medical Director of Population and Curated Health Dr. Anil Singh told Behavioral Health Business. The challenge to Highmark Health’s behavioral health strategy is the […]
Category: Depression
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has partnered with a coalition of health plans and the national digital therapy enablement platform Headway to create a new assessment tool that standardizes how behavioral health clinicians measure the progress of care. The behavioral health industry, across specialties, has struggled with a lack of a standardized data measurement set. […]
Almost 10% of Americans will experience a depressive illness in their life. Despite depression’s prevalence, the burgeoning digital therapeutics (DTx) industry had, until recently, not made a dedicated attempt to treat the illness. Now, pharmaceutical giant Otsuka’s (OTCMKTS:OTSKY) company, Otsuka Precision Health, has created the first FDA-approved digital therapeutic designed to treat depression alongside an […]
Around 14.5 million young people in the U.S. have ADHD, anxiety or depression, according to the CDC. And rates are only increasing. While multiple treatments are effective at treating these conditions in young people, factors like clinician shortages can keep children from receiving care. Gamification, a strategy that involves adding games or game-like elements to […]
Mental health provider Resilience Lab has expanded to offer medication management and treat severe mental illness by acquiring AI-enabled psychiatry provider Options MD. The acquisition will improve Resilience Lab’s ability to negotiate with payers and bring the provider closer to its “North Star” of providing fully integrative care. “We always wanted to extend our reach […]
Mental health provider Thriveworks has acquired AI-powered behavioral health company Synchronous Health. The acquisition enables Thriveworks to expand its technology base and operate enterprise relationships with large partners, the company’s top executive told Behavioral Health Business. “There were two boxes that we wanted to check,” Thriveworks CEO Dan Frogel told BHB. “[Synchronous] stands for access […]
Mindful Health Solutions has named a new CEO. The San Francisco-based outpatient mental health provider announced on social media Tuesday that Meghan Herwehe has taken the corner office. The role was previously held by John Minahan, who was named to the role in 2021. The company was founded in 2007. It’s not clear when or […]
Behavioral health providers have increasingly expanded their services, or specifically targeted, children, adolescents and young people to address these populations’ growing need for mental health treatment. New research has verified that the need for mental health services has only continued to increase. Rates of depression and anxiety have increased significantly across all demographics, according to […]
Virtual mental health provider BetterHelp has partnered with online psychiatry company Talkiatry, uniting both companies’ services for BetterHelp’s business clients. The partnership makes BetterHelp’s employer offering more valuable and provides a pipeline of patients to Talkiatry, company executives told Behavioral Health Business. “It’s always been difficult as well for employers to try and find a […]
Until recently, adolescents only had two treatment options for depression. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adolescents in March, now represents a safe and effective third option. While TMS is relatively expensive compared to treatment modalities like pharmaceuticals, payers are increasingly covering the service for teens. Health Care […]
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