The use of digital mental health technology (DMHT) has rapidly increased in recent years. While DMHT has the potential to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder care, as well as address workforce challenges, payers, providers, and consumers lack information on effectiveness, quality, and privacy protections of specific DMHT.
With support from the Commonwealth Fund, Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, conducted a landscape assessment of key statutory and regulatory authorities across the U.S. government relevant to the DMHT life cycle, from research and development, regulatory approaches, and reimbursement, to compliance. This report includes reflections on the DMHT landscape from DMHT vendors, congressional staff, administration officials, advocates, and other cross-sector experts. The report calls for a consensus-based process to develop a modern framework to advance access and adoption of DMHT, among other recommendations.
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This report was supported by the Commonwealth Fund, a national, private foundation based in New York City that supports independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The views presented here are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Commonwealth Fund, its directors, officers, or staff.
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