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The evolving presence of AI in telemedicine for behavioural health

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AI in telemedicine for behavioural health can revolutionise patient access to treatment, lower costs and identify urgent concerns.

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Building a digital therapeutic for paediatric behavioural health – the pharmaphorum podcast

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More broadly, Benny and Jonah look at some of the challenges still facing digital therapeutics in the market today, including the difficulty of securing reimbursement for these products, despite interest from providers, patients, and the health system as a whole.

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Proposed Medicare codes could lift digital health sector

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A new payment policy proposal released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week covers digital tools used for behavioural health, which could be a boost for the digital health sector.The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) sets out the method of payment, rates, and codes for healthcare providers participating in Medicare, (..)

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Digital health player UpHealth swells with three-way merger

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The combined company will cover a broad swathe of the digital health landscape, bringing together population health software, telehealth services, digital pharmacy delivering compounded and manufactured medicines, and tech enabled behavioural health services for people with mental health and substance abuse issues.

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SparkRx: The first digital therapeutic for adolescents

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SparkRx is designed to decrease depression in individuals aged 13 to 22 by providing a multi-week programme based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and behavioural activation protocols. “In In primary care, there are guidelines to screening for behavioural health concerns like depression annually.

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Amwell’s SilverCloud buy yields new digital tool for mental health

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Telehealth company Amwell has marked Mental Health Awareness month with the launch of a digital tool that will deliver cognitive behavioural health interventions across a spectrum of mental illness. Meanwhile, the cost of accessing behavioural healthcare is a rising challenge for payers, said the company.

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Headspace and Ginger finalise $3bn digital mental health merger

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She said: “Headspace Health is well-positioned to immediately address the supply/demand challenge both with technology and innovative alternatives to traditional therapy — like behaviour health coaching and engaging content – at a scale that hasn’t existed in the market until now.”.