At first glance, the move from drone pilot to co-founder and chief operating officer of a behavioral health digital start-up may seem unusual. For Dror Zaide, the shift was a natural progression of his experience. His time as a drone pilot informed the need to develop voice-to-insights to help clinicians deliver better quality care. Zaide […]
Earlier this month Cigna subsidiary, Evernorth released a new analysis of the effect of behavioral health treatment on the total cost of care. The analysis compared pre-and post-treatment medical, behavioral, and pharmacy claims of over 275,000 individuals with commercial health insurance who were newly diagnosed with a behavioral health condition. When individuals received outpatient behavioral health services, […]
Pre COVID, 46.6M American adults struggled with a behavioral health condition; these numbers have now spiked. We are talking about one in three adults in the U.S. who have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder during the pandemic. We are in a national behavioral health crisis. Clearly, the pandemic has pushed the demand for behavioral […]
One hundred and nineteen million Americans are enrolled in healthcare plans that report HEDIS results, making it one of the most widely used performance tools in US healthcare. HEDIS measures are used to create a standardized measurement for healthcare provision across different systems. HEDIS measures for behavioral health are impacting how care is provided and what […]
Eleos Health, the first company to provide Care Intelligence Solution for Behavioral Health, announced today that Dr. Dennis Morrison and Mr. Niall Brennan have joined the company’s board of advisors. With a wealth of knowledge in behavioral health, clinical workflow integration, healthcare economics and clinical data, the new advisors were chosen to help Eleos capitalize […]
With Steven D. Hollon, PhD Evidence-based care has become something of a buzzword in behavioral health. There are many benefits of applying empirically tested methods to behavioral health, just as pharmaceuticals are tested and demonstrated to be effective. Not least of which is the ability to provide clients with treatment programs that offer a proven […]
The paperwork that comes with a behavioral health practice can be seen as a necessary evil. Documenting case notes is not only an important element to charting patient progress, depending on the clinical setting it can be key for reimbursement. But as the requirements for documentation are growing, does the additional administration come at a […]
That healthcare requires clinical evidence to support its effectiveness is a well-established principle in physical healthcare. No one would use a treatment or medication that had not been rigorously tested and peer-reviewed. However, in the behavioral health arena, this same standard is not found. There is a growing movement to attempt to apply the same […]
As we head into the final quarter of this most bizarre year, anxiety and depression are palpably on the rise everywhere. Worldwide, social isolation brought on by stay-at-home and physical distancing measures, fear of contagion and grief for lost loved ones, compounded with loss of income and unemployment on a massive scale have exacerbated a brewing global […]
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