nView Health Hosting 'Outcome Measurement in Mental Healthcare' Panel Discussion

ATLANTA, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- nView Health will be hosting leading behavioral health experts for a panel discussion on December 8 from 4:00–5:00 EDT.

nView Health Solution Named Finalist for Fierce Healthcare Innovation Award

ATLANTA, November 4, 2021 – nView Health, the premier provider of evidence-based behavioral health solutions, is pleased to announce its solution has been named a finalist of the 2021 Fierce Healthcare Innovation Awards in the Clinical Information Management category. According to Fierce Healthcare, entries were judged on the ability of the applicant to “demonstrate effectiveness, technical innovation, competitive advantage, financial impact, and true innovation.”

When patients are concerned about a behavioral health issue, one of the first recommended steps is talking to a healthcare professional. Whether it's a primary care doctor or behavioral health specialist such as a psychologist, the practitioner may conduct a behavioral health assessment, also sometimes referred to as a behavioral health clinical assessment. Such an assessment can help identify behavioral health problems and assist the practitioner in figuring out the best way to address them.

October is the National Depression and Health Screening Month — an event to help bring awareness to depression and the need for affordable and accessible mental health screening services. Depression is the most common mental health illness, affecting 264 million people worldwide. Take a minute and watch as we illustrate an individual's journey with nView Health solutions.

During OCD Awareness Week, nView Health is calling for the use of new solutions and technologies in conjunction with more conversations to better support individuals with this mental health disorder that affects the daily lives of more than 2 million adults and children in the US. The surging levels of anxiety driven by the pandemic have greatly increased global awareness and sensitivity to mental health issues, which provides an opportunity to act and positively impact the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

nView recently hosted "The Second Pandemic of Mental Health: An Expert Panel Discussion." This webinar, which is now available as an on-demand recording, brought together behavioral health experts for a discussion about the current challenges and opportunities around mental health. The panelists were Dr. Hansa Bhargava, Dr. Josh Spitalnick, and Sherry Farrugia.

The program was hosted by nView Health and moderated by Dr. Tom Young, a board-certified family physician, and chief medical officer and founder of nView.

The following is an excerpt from the webinar that provides the panelists' responses to the first four questions asked by Dr. Young. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Patient health questionnaires have become a standard mental health assessment tool administered by providers to patients, particularly in care settings that lack sufficient psychiatric care resources. Since patient health questionnaires are so prevalent in assessing mental health, it is important to better understand them. In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at one of the patient health questionnaires most frequently used by providers – the PHQ9 – to explain its history, how it's scored, what it measures, and why its usage may not lead to the most optimal outcomes.

Every September, we strive to raise awareness of suicide — a stigmatized and often taboo topic. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month is a time when resources and stories are shared to help shed light on suicide and prevention efforts. We must build upon these efforts and continue them year-round if we hope to reduce the incredible number of lives lost to suicide.

It’s a well-known fact that employee health is directly related to employee productivity and job satisfaction. However, as the second pandemic of mental health emerges, the mental health of employees has become a top concern for 85% of employers, according to a September 2020 survey.

Supporting data from multiple sources, including the CDC, Mental Health America, and Kaiser Family Foundation, speak to the impact COVID-19 has had on employees’ mental health.

Dr. Thomas Young Discusses Behavioral Health on Workplace MVP Podcast

Dr. Thomas Young,  founder and chief medical officer of nView Health, is a featured guest on the Workplace MVP podcast where he discusses behavioral health solutions for employers with host Jamie Gassmann.