Treatment Innovation & Treatment Technology

Treatment technology is at the heart of fundamental restructuring of the health and human service system, particularly in sectors serving consumers with the most complex needs. Tech-enabled treatment has the potential to improve clinical decision making and consumer outcomes, as well as reduce unnecessary administrative burdens. Historically, the health and human service system does not have a great executive bench for understanding and assessing the plethora of new technology options—leaving the “science to service” gap larger than ever. However, as payers look for innovative approaches that go beyond traditional forms of treatment, provider organizations must step up to the challenge and leverage new technologies and virtual delivery systems that engage and empower consumers.

Latest Resources

• Mayo Clinic’s AI Tool Identifies 9 Dementia Types, Including Alzheimer’s, With One Scan 
• Craft Telemedicine Launches To Provide Telehealth Treatment & Access To Specialty Compounded Medications, Without A Subscription Model 
• Experimental Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Reduced Depression Symptoms For People With MDD & Comorbidities 
• AI-Chatbot Therapists Responded Inappropriately 20% Of The Time 
• Headspace Launches Insurance-Covered Therapy Direct To Consumers, Unlocking Access For 90 Million Americans Nationwide 
• EmpiRx Health PBM Launches New Clinical Review Messaging Solution 
• Stepped Care Solutions Releases Updated PeerOnCall Digital Support Application For Mental Health 
• Corify Care Collaborates With Mayo Clinic To Improve Cardiac Arrhythmia Care Through AI 
• More Diagnoses, New Demands: Best Of The 2025 OPEN MINDS Autism & I/DD Executive Summit
• AI In Action: Build Trust, Engagement & Impact In Human Services
• 30% Of AI Pilots For Health Care Reach Production 
• Tech With Clinical Impact
• MUSC Health’s Ovatient To Expand Its Virtual-First Primary, Urgent & Behavioral Health Care Services In South Carolina
• Model Definitions For Behavioral Health Emergency, Crisis, & Crisis-Related Services
• Wysa Launches AI-Powered Chatbot To Streamline Mental Health Intakes In The United States 

The New Tech Driving Innovation

The new issue of MIT Technology Review just came out with their list of 10 technologies that will drive innovation in 2025—10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025. Five of the ten will have significant impacts on innovation in the health and human service field in the year ahead: generative AI search and small language models, faster learning robots, and two treatment therapies—long-acting HIV prevention medications and stem cell therapy applications. Generative AI search and small language models will change the… Read

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