MobiHealth News July 6, 2021
Jay Ripton

COVID-19 has changed the way that mental healthcare is provided.

Accelerated by the pandemic, the digital transformation of all things health-related has opened new frontiers for both clients and medical practitioners. This is especially true within the field of behavioral health, where the industry has long been typecast with the prototypical patient on a couch.

Although an icon within the industry, clients can now receive therapy from the comfort of their own couches or anywhere else they prefer – as long as they have a computer or mobile device and an Internet connection or Wi-Fi. The reason for this change is the growing availability of online platforms for health providers who have clients who want convenient, secure and discreet help.

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