Methods: Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a safety-net healthcare system that includes three community hospitals and 12 Primary Care (PC) clinics serving nearly 150,000 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse patients around Boston. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to (a) test the feasibility of using mental health applications to augment integrated primary care services (b) solicit feedback from patients and providers to guide implementation, and (c) develop a mental health apps toolkit for system-wide dissemination. To date, the feasibility and acceptability of using mental health mobile apps within an integrated primary care setting has not yet been explored as part of routine clinical care. Digital technology, including smartphone apps, has the potential to augment and extend the reach of these integrated behavioral health services through self-management support impacting lifestyle behaviors. 3Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, United Statesīackground: Integrating behavioral health (BH) services into primary care is an evidence-based intervention that can increase access to care, improve patient outcomes, and decrease costs.
2Division of Digital Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.1Department of Primary Care, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, United States.Liza Hoffman 1,2 *, Emily Benedetto 1 *, Hsiang Huang 3, Ellie Grossman 1, Dorosella Kaluma 1, Ziva Mann 3 and John Torous 2
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