Big Health
The company's digital therapeutic uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help patients learn techniques to improve their insomnia symptoms.
The San Francisco-based company will add Limbix's SparkRx offering to its digital therapeutics portfolio.
The Cigna subsidiary said the tools included in its formulary were reviewed by physicians, pharmacists and user experience experts.
Big Health's new chief commercial officer discusses her new role, what she's learned from her background in digital health and how to make it easy for patients to access digital therapeutics.
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During a panel at CES, leaders at digital therapeutic companies discuss the state of the market right now and what’s needed to boost adoption.
The digital therapeutics industry must conduct and publish rigorous, replicable research if it is to truly become a legitimate option alongside in-person cognitive behavioral therapy and medications.
More than five million adults will be able to access to CBT through Big Health’s apps.
Using a digital therapeutic improved sleep, anxiety and depression more than other mental healthcare alone, according to a study published in Behaviour Research and Therapy.