Brightside Health

This week I had the pleasure of presenting at Ai4 - Artificial Intelligence Conferences on crisis prediction using large language models, recently published with Matt Mohebbi, Erin O'Callaghan, Ph.D., and Mimi Winsberg, M.D.. Thanks to those who attended and for your engaging questions and enthusiasm! In the Ai4 Research Summit Track, it was great hearing about the impact of AI on other real world problems like “The Compute Powering AI Innovation” from Vijay Gadepally at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and to hear about the latest in TimeGPT-1 from Cristian Challu, Ph.D. at Nixtla. Reconnecting with former coworker Candy Zhang and attending the Women in AI reception to exchange ideas on where AI is headed was particularly rewarding. I’m excited to continue the momentum and keep pushing innovation with AI in upcoming projects at Brightside Health! #Ai4 #AI #LLM #Innovation

We're excited to be onsite at this year's American Psychological Association conference! Here's where you can find us: 🎤 Melissa M. Matos, Ph.D. will be presenting on “Telehealth Solutions for Scalable Evidence-Based Suicide Interventions” on August 10th, from 3:00 to 3:50 p.m. PT. Later, join us for our poster session from 4:00 to 4:50 p.m. PT in Hall 4AB. 👋 Be sure to visit Booth 812, where Mimi Assefa and Melissa M. Matos, Ph.D. will be available to share more about our life-saving platform. We look forward to connecting with you! #APA2024

I'm pleased to share Brightside Health's latest research paper in JMIR Publications that looks at the role of #AI in #crisis #prediction among #behavioral #health patients. While use cases for AI in healthcare have grown, there has been limited research on using AI for the purpose of mental health crisis prediction. This peer-reviewed research analyzed data from 460 patients on the Brightside Health telehealth platform, including 260 patients who reported suicidal ideation with a plan to act on it, and 200 patients who did not endorse suicidal ideation. Using a simple prompt design Chat GPT-4 results approached those of trained clinicians in predicting suicidal crisis. Suicide is notoriously difficult to predict. This supports the notion that generative AI holds great promise for identifying patients at risk of #suicide and thus enabling the delivery of more timely care to those who need it most. Many thanks to my co-authors Christine Lee, PhD, Matt Mohebbi, and Erin O'Callaghan, Ph.D. as well as the expert clinicians who participated in the study.

Anna Medaris wrote this wonderful article on ADHD among women athletes in which I am quoted. This is an underreported subject and raises the larger issue of how psychiatric disorders are context dependent. Someone with mild ADHD might excel working in emergency medicine, or as a reporter under deadline, but fail miserably if forced to be in zoom meetings all day long.

📣 Exciting News! Brightside Health has reached 100% national coverage for Medicare Part B beneficiaries, becoming the first telepsychiatry company to do so. As our CEO and Co-Founder Brad Kittredge said, “We’re proud to offer Medicare Part B beneficiaries access to Brightside Health’s suite of services and meet the substantial need among seniors for timely, high-quality mental health care across the full spectrum of needs." 🔗 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gyyrCF5R

In a recent post from The Cigna Group, our Senior Director of National Accounts Helen Botsaris shares valuable insights on the benefits of strong collaboration between payers and providers and how this leads to more personalized, quality care for patients. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gT8HPqYb

Every day, countless lives are affected by substance use disorder. In 2022 alone, nearly 48.7 million Americans aged 12+ faced this challenge, with many also struggling with mental health conditions. In the link below, our CEO and Co-Founder Brad Kittredge reflects on how we at Brightside Health are transforming behavioral health care from an art to a science. And, how our acquisition of Lionrock Recovery enhances our ability to provide structured, transparent, and effective care. #MentalHealth #SUDTreatment #BrightsideHealth #LionrockRecovery

We’re thrilled to announce that Brightside Health now offers virtual intensive outpatient programs (IOP) for substance use disorder (SUD). This new service offering is a result of our acquisition of Lionrock Recovery and enables us to provide comprehensive telemental health treatment for a wider range of conditions, including anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, alcohol use disorder, and SUD. Read more about the news here: https://lnkd.in/guniitDp

Brightside's manager of clinical talent, Kalen Koch, is attending #NAMICon2024 this week! Be sure to book some time with Kalen at the link below to learn more about our life-saving approach to mental health care! https://lnkd.in/gfs9f_zJ

In our latest blog post, Brad Kittredge discusses the urgent need to improve #mentalhealth care access for Medicaid enrollees. Additionally, he covers three ways to make meaningful progress on this critical issue. Brad is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brightside Health, a BHT partner delivering life-saving mental health care to people with mild to severe clinical depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, including those with elevated suicide risk. https://lnkd.in/eRTJWwTx