Depression Check

Digital OCD platform teams up with ketamine treatment centers

By Laura Lovett 03:46 pm November 28, 2018

nOCD, a digital health startup focused on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) management, has inked a deal with Actify Neurotherapies, a service that treats depression with ketamine. As part of the deal, nOCD will be using the home section of its app platform to present users with information and resources for ketamine treatment. Alongside this education the app will also connect people to the...

Mental health screening app benefits from CMS payment decision

By Neil Versel 03:49 am March 27, 2012

A recent decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to start covering preventive screening for depression and alcohol abuse is paving the way for wider use of a mobile app that helps primary care physicians find signs of mental illness that might otherwise be missed. As part of healthcare reform efforts, CMS said in October that it would pay for annual screenings for both...