Jul 15,2021

AI therapists are on the rise—but can they really fix us?

Enter San Francisco’s Woebot Health, which claims that its virtual therapist Woebot has a 98.9 percent accuracy rate in detecting crisis language, and also forms an empathetic bond with users, marking an evolution in digital therapeutics. The chatbot, introduced in 2017, uses natural language processing and learned responses to all the stuff regular psychiatrists scribble down on their notepads, to mimic the decision-tree-structure of patient-therapist conversations. It also remembers past sessions.

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Sep 21,2021

Significant Reductions in Panic Disorder and PTSD Symptoms Prompt Children’s Community Health Plan to Expand Access to Freespira

Freespira, Inc., maker of the first FDA-cleared digital therapeutic to significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms of panic attacks, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in only 28 days, today announced that Children’s Community Health Plan (CCHP) has extended its partnership with the company. Under the expansion, Freespira will continue its outreach to CCHP members diagnosed with these debilitating conditions, and also begin outreach to members that Freespira identifies as likely having undiagnosed and untreated panic disorder or PTSD symptoms. When CCHP began its partnership with Freespira in February 2021, the teams launched broad communication to members and providers to create awareness and ensure high engagement and adoption of the 28-day, at-home treatment.

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Sep 30,2021

Onduo and Fitbit Collaborate to Provide Onduo Members with Fitbit Devices and Services to Help Manage Their Holistic Health

Today, Onduo, part of Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences subsidiary, announced that it will offer Fitbit devices and Fitbit Premium as part of the company’s approach to whole person health. Available to employees who enroll in an Onduo program supported through their employer, participants will have the opportunity to request a Fitbit device seamlessly through the Onduo experience.

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Nov 09,2021

Blue Cross NC Expands Telehealth Offerings Through Collaboration with Teladoc Health

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) announced the rollout of Teladoc Health’s comprehensive virtual care platform to select Blue Cross NC employers and members. Members on most Blue Cross NC individual and fully insured group plans will have access to Teladoc Health’s full suite of chronic care management solutions, such as Livongo for diabetes and myStrength for behavioral health, will be available to self-funded employers starting in 2022.

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Jul 14,2022

optimune is now reimbursable: For women after initial breast cancer treatment to return to a healthy life

After completing the initial treatment for breast cancer, the patients find themselves on an emotional rollercoaster ride. The online program optimune supports users in establishing healthy habits that can help them strengthen their immune system to stay healthy in the long term. To do this, it uses methods of cognitive behavioral therapy. optimune increases the quality of life and thus strengthens the immune system. Now, optimune can be prescribed by doctors – especially gynecologists – and psychotherapists on prescription. Because the online program was approved by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) as a medical device that can be prescribed and is therefore reimbursed by statutory health insurance.

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Jan 20,2021

Medisafe and Everyday Health Launching Condition-Specific Digital Resource Centers

Medisafe, a leading digital therapeutics company with seven million registered users, announced a new initiative with Everyday Health to launch new condition-specific resource centers through the Medisafe platform. With 40% of patients turning to digital resources to help manage their chronic conditions, the new digital resource centers will feature healthcare guidance, condition-specific news coverage and living-with information to support patients managing their condition.

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Dec 11,2019

Ieso Digital Health announce a clinical study on the mental health of patients with Type 2 diabetes with support of Roche Diabetes Care

Cambridge-headquartered Ieso Digital Health is launching a clinical trial that will look at the effects of tailored, online cognitive behavioural therapy on the mental health of patients with Type 2 diabetes. The research would be carried with support from Roche Diabetes Care.

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Jul 02,2018

Blending high touch with high tech, Healthy Interactions adds depression, CVD modules

Healthy Interactions, a population health company that offers both digital and in-person programs for chronic disease management and education, announced last week that it has added two new programs, for cardiovascular disease and depression, to its portfolio. The company's initial focus was on diabetes, and it launched its original program, diabetes self-management education and support, in 2005.

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Nov 30,2017

Analysis shows wearable data could help identify mental health conditions in diabetic populations

A recent data analysis by Evidation Health found that by using wearables, researchers could track activity characteristics associated with co-morbid mental health illness symptoms among people with diabetes. Shefali Kumar, senior associate health outcomes research at Evidation Health said that individuals with mental health illnesses (MHI) are also at a higher risk for developing diabetes than those without. This is because MHI is associated with unhealthy eating habits, less physical activity and a potential increase in weight. The analysis, which was complied by using data from general Achievement use, found that diabetes patients that self-reported symptoms of MHI walk on average 1,469 steps less per day than those without MHI symptoms.

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Mar 11,2015

HealthTap Launches RateRx, A Doctor Recommendation System For Drug Treatments

HealthTap is known for offering on-demand patient treatment services through its app. RateRx launches as a new service on HealthTap that will be a sort of Yelp-like, doctor-recommended drug-review database. Currently, doctors review medication treatments for conditions such as acne, arthritis, anxiety, diabetes, headaches and hypertension.

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