Oct 16,2020

Welltok Addresses Mental Health Crisis With New Connect Partners

Welltok announced the addition of three new Connect Ecosystem Partners to address the mental health crisis compounded by COVID-19. Welltok selected eMindful, Happify Health and SilverCloud Health to round out its ecosystem of curated programs that the nation’s largest employers and health plans can select to support the total wellbeing of millions. These innovative programs complement Welltok’s existing mental health category partners including: Workit Health (substance use disorder care), Livongo (behavioral health programs covering wellness through clinical conditions), Total Brain (brain performance self-monitoring and self-care) and meQuilibrium (resilience training).

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Nov 09,2020

FDA grants De Novo clearance to prescription Apple Watch app for nightmare disorder

The FDA granted Minneapolis-based NightWare a De Novo clearance on Friday for its Apple Watch and iPhone app designed to improve the sleep quality of those experiencing nightmare disorder and nightmares related to PTSD. The digital therapeutic – which received breakthrough designation from the agency last year – uses the Watch's sensors to track the heart rate and movement of users as they sleep. The application then vibrates the smartwatch just enough to interrupt the wearer's dreaming, but not enough to wake them up or disrupt their circadian sleep cycle.

REGULATORY FDA

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Dec 08,2020

Freespira Finalizes $10 Million Financing to Support Commercialization of Digital Therapeutic for Treatment of Panic Disorder and PTSD

Freespira, Inc., maker of the first FDA-cleared digital therapeutic that significantly reduces or eliminates symptoms of panic attacks, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in only 28 days, announced it has completed a $10 million capital raise led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Joining the financing round, the largest in the company’s history, were previous investors Aphelion Capital, Medvest Capital, and Freespira Chairman, Russell Siegelman.

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Dec 14,2020

BehaVR Launches CenteredVR to Reduce Chronic Workforce Stress

BehaVR, a leading innovator of virtual reality digital wellness and digital therapeutics experiences for behavioral health, today announced the launch of CenteredVR, a new virtual reality (VR) program aimed at reducing chronic stress. Developed in collaboration with Johns Hopkins HealthCare Solutions, CenteredVR was created to assist employers in helping their employees cope with stress. Stress management can mitigate the negative effects of stress which contribute to chronic conditions like hypertension.

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Dec 15,2020

IBH Announces Programs for Panic Attacks and PTSD in Partnership with Freespira

IBH Population Health Solutions (Integrated Behavioral Health, Inc.), a leader in behavioral health, today announced the launch of Freespira, the first FDA-cleared digital therapeutic proven to significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms of panic attacks, panic disorder, and PTSD by training users to normalize respiratory irregularities. The program, is the newest initiative to be launched through IBH’s Dysruption lab, a corporate incubator to rapidly prototype and deploy new clinically validated advancements in healthcare delivery.

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Dec 17,2020

DTA Member Milestones in 2020

Given the global need to address growing mental health concerns, provide remote care for patients with chronic conditions, and enhance healthcare delivery processes, it is crucial to address increasing gaps in care by providing patients with access to appropriate evidence-based digital therapies in their home environments. Digital therapeutics (DTx) can easily reach high-risk, rural, and underserved populations who often lack access to healthcare services even during the best of times. In order to encourage the integration of these technologies into current healthcare models, the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA) undertook the various initiatives in 2020.

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Dec 23,2020

3 Reasons Freespira Earned the 2020 Most Innovative Companies Designation

Freespira is proud to be recognized as one of the most innovative companies in healthcare. The prestigious honor is even more meaningful because Freespira was selected for the inaugural 2020 list by David Shulkin, M.D., the Ninth Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, who understands the struggles of millions of veterans living with PTSD.

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Dec 12,2019

Akili's video game therapy linked to reduced cognitive impairments in patients with depression

A video game-like digital therapy may be key to helping reduce cognitive impairments in adults living with major depressive disorder (MDD). Results out of a new study conducted by Akili interactive found that patients using the company’s AKL-T03 significantly improved their sustained attention compared to their peers in the control group. The yet-to-be published research also found that the tool showed improvements in cognition, depression and quality of life; however, this wasn’t a significant difference from the control group.

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Dec 12,2019

SilverCloud Health Selected for Express Scripts Industry-First Digital Health Formulary for Mental and Behavioral Health

SilverCloud Health, one of the leading digital mental health platforms, today announced that Express Scripts, the largest independent manager of pharmacy benefits in the United States, will include SilverCloud’s evidenced-based digital mental health platform on its new digital health formulary in 2020. This makes the platform more widely available to people nationwide who are suffering from anxiety, depression, stress and sleep-related issues, like insomnia. Express Script’s digital health formulary will include digital and mobile health apps and devices to complement existing treatments.

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Dec 12,2019

Express Scripts details programs, companies selected for its digital health formulary

About eight month after its unveiling, Express Scripts has now revealed the companies and programs it is including in the inaugural cohort of its digital health formulary — the first such resource from a pharmacy benefits manager designed to help clients review vetted digital health programs. These services, designated as either a preferred or alternative option, come from Livongo, Omada Health, LifeScan (powered by Welldoc), Propeller Health, Learn to Live and SilverCloud Health. Express Scripts, meanwhile, benefits by collecting compensation for the digital services provided to clients, and by providing an enticing offering that will satisfy both existing and new customers.

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