{"id":74741,"date":"2023-10-11T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/?p=74741"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:10:23","slug":"amwell-expands-to-south-africa-with-digital-mental-health-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/2023\/10\/11\/amwell-expands-to-south-africa-with-digital-mental-health-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Amwell Expands to South Africa with Digital Mental Health Benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amwell.png\" alt=\"Amwell Expands to South Africa with Digital Mental Health Benefit\" class=\"wp-image-74742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amwell.png 1500w, https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amwell-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amwell-290x145.png 290w, https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amwell-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What You Should Know:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/business.amwell.com\/\">Amwell<\/a> forms a strategic partnership with Discovery Health, a health insurance administrator, which will introduce the first-ever digital therapeutic benefits funded by a health insurer in South Africa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; As part of the collaboration, clinicians are now able to prescribe SilverCloud by Amwell, a clinically validated, evidence-based and affordable digital mental healthcare platform, to Discovery Health members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefit Offering Expands Access to Digital Cognitive Behaviour Therapies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This partnership comes at a critical time as Discovery Health\u2019s data from member claims reveal that the prevalence of mental health conditions has steadily increased in recent years. Aligned to global statistics, including the World Health Organization\u2019s measure of a 25% rise in the prevalence of depression since 2018, Discovery Health demonstrates a 19% increase in the prevalence of depression since the pre-pandemic period. Adding to the strain, South Africa\u2019s healthcare industry has also been impacted by the global workforce shortage trend. Rising prevalence with lower supply of essential service underscores Discovery Health\u2019s need to leverage technology to broaden access to treatment via innovative, effective, and affordable digital therapies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What You Should Know:&nbsp; &#8211; Amwell forms a strategic partnership with Discovery Health, a health insurance administrator, which will introduce the first-ever digital therapeutic benefits funded by a health insurer in South Africa.&nbsp; &#8211; As part of the collaboration, clinicians are now able to prescribe SilverCloud by Amwell, a clinically validated, evidence-based and affordable digital <a class=\"more-posts-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/2023\/10\/11\/amwell-expands-to-south-africa-with-digital-mental-health-benefit\/\">&#8230; Read 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