We need to embrace a more holistic, integrated approach to mental healthcare: one that combines the best of human expertise with rapid innovations of technology, all while being mindful of the real-world challenges faced by marginalized and underserved communities.
Through a new partnership, employees of BetterHelp’s employer clients can access Talkiatry’s psychiatry services on an in-network basis at no extra cost.
Transitioning to PDPM models significantly shifted the healthcare industry. By replacing the RUG system, healthcare providers cut waste and more accurately reflect the care each patient received.
Two Chairs, a startup offering hybrid behavioral health care, closed a $72 million Series C funding round. The company’s focus on measuring outcomes and dedication to care quality assurance are two key factors that differentiate it from other mental health startups, CEO Alex Katz said.
After experiencing firsthand the shortcomings of existing public and private programs to treat children's developmental delays, Jen Wirt founded a startup called Coral Care. The company, which announced its official launch on Tuesday, brings pediatric developmental specialty care into families’ homes.
Headway closed a $125 million Series C funding round. The round brings the New York-based startup’s valuation to $1 billion, reaching unicorn status. The company connects patients to in-network therapists and helps mental health providers avoid the massive administrative burden associated with taking insurance.
Less than 20% of behavioral healthcare providers collect data on how patients are progressing with their treatment. To buck this trend, Two Chairs is rolling out “mental health snapshots,” which are consistent summaries of patients’ well-being designed to offer real-time insight to both clinicians and clients.
Patient expectations continue to evolve, and healthcare practices that fail to adapt risk more than just revenue—they risk losing trust.
The company’s co-founders are leaving the company as it struggles with retention and billing, with revenue coming short of expectations for the quarter. In the interim, Chairman Doug Braunstein will lead the company.
Digital primary care startup 98point6 is adding digital mental health services to its app. The company added video visits with a therapist or behavioral health coach to its platform.
NOCD, a digital health company that connects users to therapists for OCD and self-help tools, has seen the number of people using its platform double since the Covid-19 pandemic started.
Beacon Care Services, which is part of behavioral health company Beacon Health Options, has opened a mental health clinic at a Walmart location in Carrollton, Texas.
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Talkspace's first chief medical officer Neil Leibowitz talked about the online therapy providers' ambitions to move into psychiatry by the end of the year.
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Mental health therapists most often leave issues of faith outside their office doors, even for patients who are religious. But one class of counselors believes a nonsectarian model doesn’t serve everyone equally well. “On a feeling level, people want a safe, respectful place, to ponder the tons of questions that come begging in hard times,” […]