As the healthcare industry shifts towards a value-based payment model, supporting effective primary care delivery requires an integrated technology ecosystem, built around an EHR designed for clinical users and patients. Without technology to achieve coordination, communication, and collaboration for patient care, pay-for-value will create a significant administrative burden.
The new California law is a solid step forward toward improving access to mental health care, with communities of color standing to benefit the most, says Lonnie Snowden, professor of health policy and management at UC Berkeley.
It’s important to think about the total person, and all of the facets that may need treatment. Using technology that integrates siloed services into one ecosystem has the advantage of being able to provide highly coordinated care, whether that’s for mental health, chronic condition management, substance use monitoring, managed behavioral health, or other needs.
Surveys and quantifiable behavioral and mental health condition criteria can give insights into current underlying conditions in the office space.
This would not only give a data-based approach on the subject but could also provide companies with a compilation of statistics that could then be categorized for benchmarking and comparing across the table in similar environments
The pandemic was more than a devastating health crisis. The ripple effects changed the way we work and live our lives. While this may seem insensitive, the Covid-19 outbreak led to some positive changes to our culture. For the first time, corporate leadership is paying close attention to the mental health and well-being of their employees.
Employers today realize they must give workers choices to support their whole being, including resources to meet their psychological needs. Fortunately, digital health management platforms bring together robust offerings that evolve as health needs change.
As the physical risks of the pandemic become better managed with vaccine progress, the mental darkness of the crisis will be harder to overcome.
Even as the speedy approval of two coronavirus vaccines prompts optimism that the end of the pandemic may be in sight, experts warn that a parallel mental health crisis will be with us for years to come.
The funding is the largest amount behavioral health groups have gotten in a spending bill. Advocates say more is needed to address historic levels of depression, substance abuse.
Responding to a surge in student anxiety and depression — exacerbated by the pandemic — a state commission has called for California schools to move quickly to become “wellness centers” addressing mental and physical health needs among K-12 students and their families.
