1. Myth: Mental health problems don’t affect me. Fact: Mental health problems are actually very common. Annually, about: One in five American adults experienced a mental health issue One in 10 young people experienced a period of major depression One in 25 Americans lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or…
What is the difference between mental health and mental illness? Mental health refers to our emotional and psychological state, our social well–being and how we feel about ourselves and interact with others. Mental health is not the same as mental illness, although poor mental health can lead to mental and physical illnesses. When we have…
The following is an excerpt from an article appearing in the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) One out of four patients who receive long-term opioid therapy in primary care settings struggle with opioid use disorder (OUD), according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research. While conversations around opioid addiction are beginning to impact…
Is it necessary to explicitly focus and call attention to the obvious fact that I am a woman in technology? You might not think so these days. Women have accomplished so much since the first bra was burned, that it would be understandable if you believed that we have established and gained enough ground to…
Exponential Organizations (ExOs) deliver outcomes (or impact) that are disproportionally (10x) greater than their traditional competitors through the use of innovative business models, organizational techniques and digital technologies. Over the past two years, we at Magellan have developed, implemented and are continuously improving a new approach for managing IT in ExOs. Magellan Exponential IT (ExO…
Our own Seth Feuerstein spoke recently at the APA annual meeting about how Digital Mental Health Care is increasing access and delivering positive outcomes. “Here’s what’s interesting…subjectively, patients described [the digital program] as by far the most positive experience they have when they go to that center,” said Feuerstein. “Their engagement with it was kind of…
April is Autism Awareness Month and another opportunity to promote inclusion and self-determination for those on the autism spectrum. Like many impacted by this challenging disorder, my family has our own story and my hope is that by sharing it, we can help others. Our now nine year old son, Vaughn, was diagnosed with autism…
In honor of World Hemophilia Day, Magellan Rx Management has released results from the first six months of its hemophilia management program launched in collaboration with Health New England, a non-profit health plan serving the commercial, Medicaid and Medicare markets. Hemophilia is a rare genetic bleeding disorder, for which treatment is expensive and difficult to…