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The Time to Transform Healthcare is Now

Immersive Digital Therapeutics are changing the healthcare delivery system with evidence-based technologies that are intended to improve patient outcomes. Sign our petition to help support the successful passing of the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023 (S. 723/H.R. 1458).

“Over the last 15 years, we’ve been exploring ways to use immersive technology to improve quality of life for those facing a wide array of psychiatric and neurological conditions... I am excited about the next frontier of VR-based, clinical research and how these digital prescriptions of the future may benefit aging adults and their caregivers."

Adam Gazzaley, MD, Ph.D.

Founder/Executive Director, Neuroscape

Advancement of Immersive,
Digital Therapeutics in the U.S.

The Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023 (S. 723/H.R. 1458) aims to officially define prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) at the federal level and establish new payor benefit categories for PDTs. A growing class of treatments, PDTs are software-based therapies that deliver a clinical benefit to patients, either alone or in combination with other treatments.

The bi-partisan, bi-cameral bill was introduced on March 8, 2023 by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Kevin Hern (R-OK), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Doris Matsui (D-CA). If passed, it could improve healthcare access for more than 148 million Americans.

Earlier versions of the legislation (S. 3791/H.R. 7051) were introduced in the 117th Congress by a bipartisan coalition led by Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and David McKinley (R-WV). The current version of the bill is identical to language from the 117th Congress, apart from new dates for implementation.

Sign our petition to support the successful passing of the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023 and help improve clinical and health outcomes for older adults in the U.S.:

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For the full bill text, please click here.

“The bill will allow more patients living with a variety of diseases and conditions from Opioid Use Disorders to diabetes to Parkinson’s disease to more efficiently access the care and support they need and deserve.”

Senator Shelley Capito (R–WV)

The Value of PDTs

Digital therapeutic tools include screen devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers, VR headsets, and videogame platforms that converge with software algorithms. Together, these can be applied to improve therapy management and rehabilitation. They are used independently or in concert with medications, devices, or other therapies to optimize patient care and health outcomes.

PDTs are designed and tested much like traditional prescription drugs but rather than swallowing a pill or taking an injection, patients receive cognitive therapy through software. The treatments are tested for safety and efficacy in randomized clinical trials, evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and prescribed by health care providers.

Sign our petition to support the successful passing of the Access to Prescriptive Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023 and help improve clinical and health outcomes for older adults in the U.S.:

Sign Petition

The Role of Digital Therapeutics and the Changing Future of Healthcare – NIH Link

“Our bill ensures these prescription digital therapeutics are covered by Medicare so more patients, including seniors, have access to the cutting-edge care they deserve."

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D–NH)

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Resources

Videos

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Promise of Tech and the Brain | Adam Gazzaley | TEDxSonomaCounty

Adam Gazzaley shares the result of his lab's research into how new technologies, such as video games, might be used to enhance the functioning of the brain. He shows how within ten years, doctors may be prescribing video games and other technologies to treat such conditions as Parkinson's Disease, Schizophrenia, or Addiction. Event video, projection and audio services produced by http://repertoireproductions.com/ Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at the UC San Francisco, the founding director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center, and director of the Gazzaley Lab. His lab’s most recent studies explore neuroplasticity and how we can optimize our cognitive abilities via engagement with custom-designed video games, and how this can be bolstered by closed loop systems using neurofeedback and transcranial electrical stimulation. He has filed multiple patents based in his research, authored over 110 scientific articles, and delivered over 425 invited presentations around the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

VR Technology Brings Smiles To Seniors

Ashton Kutcher's A Plus sits down with MyndVR Co-Founder/CEO Chris Brickler to discuss how, the virtual reality company is pioneering to improve the quality of life for older adults.