STAT December 9, 2021
Erica Johnson

From individuals to employers, there’s growing interest in using digital services to help people work through mental health issues. It’s a solid approach, given how difficult and costly it can be to find and work with an in-person therapist. Yet digital therapeutics currently represent a kind of “Wild West.” Gatekeepers need to be more methodical in how they assess these products.

Amid a strong backlash against tech, with congressional scrutiny on topics ranging from privacy to online content moderation, many tech companies are now asking people to trust them in new and more intimate ways as they move into health care. Some in digital health have called for change from the inside, but little is being said about how those...

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