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MATTER and Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation announce winner for the Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge

September 11, 2024

September 12, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and the Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation (HERIF), dedicated to advancing person-centered care, are pleased to announce that Monark Health is the winner of the 2024 Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge. Monark Health is a digital behavioral health treatment program fo…

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Reimagining mental health in the workplace with Loyola University Chicago, Meharry Medical College, Teachone Wellness and Aetna, A CVS Health Company

September 11, 2024

Loyola University Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and MATTER recently launched the 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest. The competition will advance innovative solutions that support the mental health of early career professionals and prepare a cohort of startups for a live pitch event on November 14, 2024.

In advance of the live pitch event, Dean Elaine Mor…

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The future of health equity: How AI is paving the way for inclusive healthcare, according to Dr. Maia Hightower

September 10, 2024

With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT into the healthcare ecosystem, there has been a significant impact on health equity, particularly in access to healthcare, data and analytics, addressing embedded biases and improving diagnosis and treatment planning.

In a conversation with MATTER CEO Steven Collens, Dr. Maia Hightower, the CEO of Equality AI and former Chief Di…

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AI and Mental Health: A Startup's Journey with Blueprint

September 9, 2024

A 2023 study revealed that patients of therapists who overestimated their effectiveness often fared worse than those whose therapists had an accurate or even underestimated sense of their effectiveness.1 This is where measurement-informed care and care pathways become crucial. Blueprint, a MATTER startup member, provides essential resources to clients, clinicians and organizations, ensuring tha…

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How AI is revolutionizing PTSD treatment: Insights from Omer Golan, founder and CEO of MyWhatIf

September 6, 2024

According to Mental Health America, approximately 20.78 percent of adults experienced a mental illness in 2019-2020, and more than half (54.7 percent) of adults with a mental illness did not receive treatment, with financial barriers being a significant reason.1 Recent research highlights how artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly enhancing the accessibility of mental healthcare, includi…

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