healthcare.digital March 7, 2018
It seems that every week there is a new smartphone app, artificial intelligence platform, or virtual reality program targeting behavioral health. But behavioral health is a broad term that captures the services offered to address or prevent mental (e.g., depression), behavioral (such as overeating, medication noncompliance) and addictive concerns. Innovation for behavioral health is certainly needed as disorders like depression and anxiety are already a leading cause of global disability, healthcare spending, and personal suffering. But which announcements of new digital behavioral health technologies offer true innovation today compared with more aspirational claims for the future?
There is no clear answer but in this article, we offer a simple framework to help approach new digital behavioral health...