Talkspace launches behavioral well being consortium with specialty care suppliers

Teletherapy firm Talkspace introduced the launch of a Behavioral Well being Consortium, an providing permitting clinicians to refer insured members with high-acuity must in-network specialty care suppliers for alcoholism, substance use and consuming dysfunction therapies. 

The community consists of digital opioid use remedy firm Bicycle Well being, outpatient psychological well being assist firm Charlie Well being and alcohol use remedy group Ria Well being. 

Along with acquiring a referral from a clinician, Talkspace members can entry the Consortium by means of the corporate’s lately launched wellness platform dubbed Well being Collective. 

Well being Collective pairs sufferers with prime quality behavioral well being care by means of partnerships with firms similar to wearables firm Oura, ladies’s well being firm Evernow and depression-focused Choices MD. 

Talkspace gives remedy for folks 13 and older, {couples} and drugs administration.

“At Talkspace, we acknowledge that some members could require a better degree of care or specialised remedy applications,” Dr. Nikole Benders-Hadi, chief medical officer at Talkspace, stated in a press release. 

“By collaborating with trusted companions, we are able to supply our members entry to clinically-vetted suppliers whereas sustaining our dedication to affordability and accessibility. This initiative underscores our dedication to delivering complete, whole-person care to our members, guaranteeing that their psychological well being wants are met holistically.”

THE LARGER TREND

Talkspace partnered with Bicycle Well being in February to attach sufferers with therapists for opioid use dysfunction remedy. 

Bicycle’s CEO and cofounder joined HIMSS TV in January to debate the corporate’s partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for entry to opioid use dysfunction therapies. 

In March, telehealth platform Wheel added Talkspace to its digital care platform. Wheel additionally added diagnostic companies firm Well being Gorilla and pharmacy-savings firm Mark Cuban Price Plus Drug Firm. 

Final week, Talkspace and telemedicine firm Thirty Madison teamed as much as launch psychological well being choices for Thirty Madison’s reproductive well being platform Nurx and migraine-focused providing Cove. Talkspace may also function the first remedy accomplice for each Nurx and Cove.