Revolutionizing mental health outcomes for women by connecting the dots using data

We are improving the inputs medical professionals use for diagnosis by testing and improving questionnaires. We are accounting for women’s physical and mental health needs, recognizing gender- and racial disparities, and aiming to decrease bias.

Because we know the status quo is not working for us.

Improving Data Inputs

More comprehensive data compilation for practitioners to use in diagnosis

Evolving Diagnoses

Improving medical professionals’ ability to diagnose using data, recommend medication that fits, and monitor treatment plans over time

Expanding Treatment

Monitoring for accountability and transparency (de-identified/ confidential) to help medical professionals follow their patients’ progress with an expanded breadth of treatments

“When it comes to the importance of mental health care for women, it is important to take a look at how their mental health issues differ from those of men. Newer research suggests women are more prone to psychological problems, such as depression, largely due in part to differences in the brains of men and women.”

- www.mcleanhospital.org

ABOUT US

Patient/Person focused - evidence based - data informed - improving accountability and transparency throughout the patient journey - to achieve better mental health outcomes for women.

Modernizing and digitizing how diagnoses are made, initially by testing be improving questionnaires and input to remove bias, and account for women’s specific mental health needs, and experiences.

Then addressing therapeutics prescribed and then monitored with clinical decision support on when and how to adjust therapy (meds), to improve outcomes. Giving clinicians, patients and payors better information along the journey and better mental health outcomes and results.

Hopefully one day, as a future step, with the eventual improvement in understanding mental health perhaps we can imagine predictive and perhaps even preventive approaches based on lots of data and testing as data is accumulated and there is learning and connecting of the many dots.

Why do we need to approach women’s mental health differently?

* Female students experienced on average 5% greater stress levels and 10% lower self-esteem than male students (Dartmouth study hyperlink: https://lnkd.in/ehq242dK)

* “There are also disorders unique to women (hyperlink: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/). For example, some women experience symptoms of depression at times of hormone change, such as: 

  • During or after pregnancy (perinatal depression)

  • Around the time of their period (premenstrual dysphoric disorder)

  • During the menopause transition (perimenopausal depression)”

* Women are more likely to have a harder time integrating primary care services with their mental health treatment plan.

Our Partners

  • Monet Goode

  • Emmett Marsh

  • Eleanor Parks

  • Jamie Kokot

  • What if we could incorporate data about women’s physical health and hormones, women’s experiences and women’s mindset (stigma, cultural, societal) into a physician’s analysis and diagnosis with less personal bias?

  • What if we could provide medical professionals (and payors, like insurance companies) with analytical monitoring of diagnosis - regardless of treatment/therapeutic – with suggested periodic check-in times according to goals and milestones? What if our tools helped to support evidence-based pivots or changes in dosing with revised goals to guide both patients and medical professionals on their journey to understand where they are in terms of progress and seamlessly make any necessary adjustments?

  • What if we could expand the decision-making support for clinicians determining therapeutic treatment to include additional evidence-based resources and programs, (in addition to pharmaceuticals), with a way to compare and keep track of progress, goals, and milestones? What if mental health treatment were as transparent and provided as much accountability as other areas of medicine – for patients, their families, medical professionals, and payors?

Get started with us, today.