Digital Health Tools

Digital Health Tools are technologies like apps and devices, that are designed to improve healthcare and outcomes. They can aid in expanding care access and reach without adding staff as well as automating screening and assessment.

    SAMHSA Advisory: Increased Incentives for Contingency Management

    January 9, 2025

    2025 SAMHSA Advisory increases contingency management incentives to $750 per patient per year, recommends voucher and gift card payments, prohibits cash, and emphasizes digital technologies to enhance engagement, outcomes reporting,
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    Automating Contingency Management

    October 22, 2024

    Discover how Rewards Engine enhances patient enrollment in contingency management, boosting program completion by 70% with automated rewards and transparent reporting.
    Discover how digital technologies provide health plans with effective solutions to comply with the new MHPAEA federal rules.

    New Parity Rule Strengthens Access to Mental Health Care

    September 30, 2024

    The Impact on Health Plans and Digital Innovation New rules announced by the Biden-Harris administration give more teeth to the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which

    Introducing Companion: A Digital Resource to Enhance Family Support

    August 13, 2024

    Explore Companion, a CHESS Health tool that supports family programs in SUD recovery. Discover how it enhances family engagement and outcomes.

    Leveraging Digital Tools to Address Challenges in SUD Prevention, Intervention and Recovery

    August 12, 2024

    Digital tools address SUD prevention, intervention, and recovery challenges, providing providers with innovative solutions to improve care outcomes.
    Enhancing Efficiency with Evidence-Based Digital Tools

    Enhancing Efficiency with Evidence-Based Digital Tools

    June 11, 2024

    Learn how digital health tools connect patients to care, boost treatment effectiveness, and integrate contingency management amid staffing challenges.

    SAMHSA Advisory: Connections App Highlighted in Advisory on Digital Therapeutics

    July 25, 2023

    A 2023 SAMHSA Advisory on digital therapeutics highlights CHESS Health’s Connections recovery support app for management of SUD.
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    Substance Use Disorder: Top 10 Words Used in Media in 2022

    January 10, 2023

    In response to the urgent public health crisis, journalists across the United States have explored myriad stories related to substance use disorder (SUD). As we reviewed this news coverage for

    CHESS Health Identifies Top Trends to Watch for 2023

    January 5, 2023

    Soaring addiction rates in the United States and a boost in government programs and litigation settlements paying for tackling Substance Use Disorder (SUD) are among the top trends to watch

    Addressing Inequities in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

    October 25, 2022

    While this gap exists among people of all races, it’s greatest amongst minorities. For example, a startling 90% of African Americans and 92% of Latino individuals diagnosed with SUD did
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    Connections for SUD Treatment and Recovery

    September 29, 2021

    Discover how the Connections app enhances SUD treatment and recovery by fostering continuous support, engagement, and improved outcomes for individuals.

    Digital Tools Advance Huther Doyle, CHESS Health Towards Successful Treatments for Substance Use Disorder

    November 1, 2018

    Treatment Center Staff Integrate A-CHESS Into Patient Treatment Plans for More Customized, 24-Hour Care to Address Isolation, Provide Needed Supportive Peer Connections