Behavioral health

According to an audit by the Office of the Inspector General, Medicare improperly paid for $580 million of psychotherapy care, including $348 million of telehealth services, during the first year of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The company reported $33.3 million in revenue for Q1 2023 and a net loss of $8.8 million.

Users will have the option to participate in groups and schedule a coaching session.

Also, a new online tool has been found effective in predicting dementia.

Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld ultrasound, also announced it had hired Joseph M. DeVivo as the company's new president and CEO.

John MacKenzie, clinical program manager and behavioral health specialist at CommonSpirit Telehealth Network, spoke at HIMSS23 on using technology to support both patients' and clinicians' behavioral health.

1upHealth and Spring Health also secured financing.

It is making further moves to penetrate the Southeast Asian market.

According to a data breach notification, Monument said it used pixel-tracking technologies from third parties like Meta, Google, Bing and Pinterest. More than 100,000 users were affected.

During a series of talks at vMed 2023, speakers discussed the promise of XR use in mental healthcare and their cautious optimism around care delivery in the metaverse.