Interest and investment in the online therapy space has been ramping up as the technology has been positioned as a lever to address the larger issue of expanding access to behavioral health resources.
The news follows a deal announced last month between Lantern and chronic disease management company Omada Health to add the company's CBT-based therapies to launch new programs for depression and anxiety.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
The myStrength news comes fresh off the heels of competitor Omada Health's effort to add on similar services using technology developed by failed behavioral health startup Lantern.
Ginger.io provides the app through UnitedHealthcare, Optum and more than 25 self-insured employers.
Following on the heels of some high-profile partnerships with medical and research centers last year, Ginger.io has raised $20 million from new investor Kaiser Permanente Ventures, along with returning investors Khosla Ventures and True Ventures, according to a company statement. In an interview with marketing head Joe Grimberg, he said the company would be expanding […]
Digital health business Ginger.io has been doing a series of collaborations with medical schools and health systems for its smartphone-based mental health applications. It has added a partnership with the Association for Utah Community Health in a public-private partnership with a nonprofit and a couple of community health clinics as way to integrate mental health […]
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
A smartphone platform to inform clinicians how frequently patients use their phones with a mix of passive and active tracking is the kind of mobile health tool that could help inform clinicians of the emotional state of their patients. But Ginger.io‘s behavioral health platform has generated a lot of interest beyond therapists. Medical researchers want […]
It feels a little creepy to know that the government has everyone’s cell phone data – who you called when and how long you talked to that person, even where you were when you made the call. What if your doctor were tracking similar information? We all have daily patterns – work, school, the grocery, […]