Ernie Wallerstein, President, and CEOMHT allows clinicians to send assessments directly to a patient’s email or phone, giving the patient ample time and privacy to complete their screening with well-thought-out answers in the comfort of their own home. Once finished, results are automatically uploaded to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR), and the clinic is notified. The medical provider is then able to assess the results and develop a treatment plan suitable to the patient’s needs.
“According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adults in the United States has a mental illness in any given year,” says Ernie Wallerstein, president and CEO of MHT. “There is a clear need for technological innovation in the mental health diagnostic space, both from a customer experience standpoint, as well as from a clinical and analytical perspective. Our technology can objectively help determine an individual’s mental health through psychometric evaluations and send the information directly to the right hands, whether it is an employer or a healthcare provider.”
According to Ernie, the vast majority of healthcare happens in primary care, and primary care physicians are overwhelmed dealing with behavioral health issues. The number of behavioral health professionals available falls short of the demand from individuals in need of assistance.
MHT maximizes value through its innovative SmarTest technology. SmarTest allows each individual clinic to set testing rules to determine which screens are appropriate based on the individual patient’s history and appointment type. It will then forward the results to the patient’s provider, as well as generate a referral to a Behavioral Health partner if warranted. This streamlined referral process is one of the capabilities that set MHT apart.
“Via our SmarTest-AI module, our client’s medical director tells us the rules for who gets tested based on what criteria. We then send an email or text message to the patient. They take it and then we write those results to the EHR. Everything resides in their EHR, which is their single source of truth,” said Ernie. “The only way to get in front of this behavioral health issue is to make mental health a key aspect of preventative medicine processes. We need to proactively figure out who needs help and what level of help they need before the issue becomes too big”.
There is a clear need for technological innovation in the mental health diagnostic space, both from a customer experience standpoint, as well as from a clinical and analytical perspective
MHT is improving the mental health field through the use of innovative technology and is an essential partner in delivering better mental health services throughout the country.
