Trends that are boosting Mental Healthcare

By CIOReview | Wednesday, December 29, 2021

CIOReview Europe

Fremont, CA: Telemedicine will continue to change the way managers approach workplace health and employee well-being. A key trend in telemedicine for 2021 is dominated by the concept of providing immediate, accessible, and personalised mental health care to neutralise the impact of the pandemic. In 2022, telemedicine will transform into a new challenge that prevents the disruption of traditional service delivery models hampered by accessibility, scalability, and efficiency issues. Leaders will continue to invest in telehealth solutions that help deliver comprehensive, patient-centric blended care models that include a broad range of behavioural health products and analytical tools to address the most common mental health diagnoses.

Many companies are already addressing this challenge with new services and acquisitions that leverage patient data, artificial intelligence, and traditional and digital products to develop solutions and business models that can fundamentally transform and improve mental health care. It aims to help telehealth providers and leaders identify trends that will shape the telehealth landscape in 2022 and beyond.

Community-Based Mental Healthcare

As with physical, emotional, and psychological health, telehealth providers are doubling their mental health services to address the social health challenges posed by the stigma associated with mental illness. Social health goes beyond simply preventing mental illness and social well-being. Being socially healthy means having a higher level of happiness, including a sense of belonging and consideration for others in the community. The pandemic has taught us that we are social beings and that we must not live in isolation. Social health and community acceptance are very important, especially for people with mental illness who already suffer from common symptoms of loneliness and isolation. In 2022, telehealth providers will continue to tap into the human need for compassion and acceptance as well as social and emotional connections by creating interactive communities or integrating them into existing programs.

Predictive Analytics

Data research has always helped us better understand the world around us. In recent years, a growing number of telehealth leaders and providers have noted the importance of value and effectiveness-based personal health policy analysis. This analytical model is critical for identifying the most severe employee health problems and transforming treatment models to mitigate them. By integrating clinical data, real-world data, and patient insights into mental health assessments, leaders can make smarter health decisions and develop policies that add value to employees and profits. However, new analytic models must explore past events to predict and shape future projections strategically. Consequently, predictive analytics will continue to be essential for improving behavioural health policy. Future models will use large amounts of human data to predict an individual's response to a particular treatment, risk of developing a particular disease, and prognosis over time.