Chronic Kidney Disease and Mental Health
A series on addressing chronic conditions through mental health care to improve outcomes and the bottom line Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a physically exhausting diagnosis for more than one in seven U.S. adults. It’s also a significant cost driver: Medicare alone spent $130 billion in 2018 for people in all stages of kidney disease. Health […]
Women’s Health: Digital Tools Help Address Differences and Reduce Costs
A series on addressing chronic conditions through mental health care to improve outcomes and the bottom line May is well-known for its celebration of Mother’s Day, but it’s also Women’s Health Month and the perfect time for health plans to evaluate ways to improve outcomes and lower costs associated with women’s health. In fact, according […]
Drive Down Costs by Ramping Up Behavioral Health
A series on addressing chronic conditions through mental health care to improve outcomes and the bottom line The effects—and downstream costs—resulting from co-occurring chronic physical and mental health conditions are staggering. For example: Among people with diabetes, heart disease, COPD, chronic pain and cancer, 73%-80% of participants in a voluntary screening scored positive or at-risk […]
Answering Common Questions on Collaborative Care (CoCM)
With rising rates of depression and anxiety across the country, health systems are seeking a comprehensive solution to address mental health. These strategies often include implementing a behavioral health integration (BHI) program, but as health systems and payers encounter the influx of patients requiring mental health services, they must consider the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model […]
Meet the Team: Rishi Patel – Data Scientist
An experienced data scientist is critical when you’re looking to build tools and technologies that are tackling complex problems in healthcare. We pride ourselves on being data-driven; consequently, the impact of the data team at NeuroFlow is felt throughout every department. In this latest version of our “meet the team” series, Rishi Patel, NeuroFlow’s Data […]
Moving from In-Person to Virtual Care in a Collaborative Care Setting
How can practices that engage in collaborative care transition from in-person care to virtual care? What does the future hold for integrating these two forms of care delivery? Sudhir Rao, MD, medical director at Pain and Spine Specialists of Maryland, shares how his practice shifted from in-person to virtual care in just a week during […]
How BHI Technologies Can Support Your Shift to Value-Based Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weak spots in the fee-for-service model, highlighting the concerns that healthcare researchers and policy experts have been pointing out for years. Providers that depend on volume for revenue found themselves in a sticky situation as elective procedures and appointments dramatically dropped off this past year. Conversely, those with value-based […]
Video Testimonial – Dr. John F. Drozd
“I’m able to do now within three visits what historically took me nine to twelve to complete.” – Dr. John F. Drozd Check out the video below to see how Dr. John F. Drozd is using NeuroFlow to deliver holistic, measurement based care. Related posts: Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health in Black and African […]
Why Today’s Approach to Behavioral Health is Failing
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 44 million Americans were living with mental illness and nearly 60 percent were not receiving treatment. When you add in the traumatic nature of the pandemic, the related economic constriction, and the extended social isolation experienced by many Americans, the pandemic’s impact could increase the prevalence of behavioral […]
Improving Military Mental Health Programs
In my time as a military nurse, I had direct and daily exposure to the behavioral health implications of military life. Although behavioral health challenges are nothing new to service members and their families, veterans and active-duty military personnel are facing higher rates of behavioral health challenges since COVID-19 began. Unfortunately, too often the VA […]