SAMHSA Advisory: Increased Incentives for Contingency Management

January 9, 2025

2025 SAMHSA Advisory increases contingency management incentives to $750 per patient per year, recommends voucher and gift card payments, prohibits cash, and emphasizes digital technologies to enhance engagement, outcomes reporting,
Meeting the Need for Comprehensive Care in Dual Diagnosis

Meeting the Need for Comprehensive Care in Dual Diagnosis

January 8, 2025

Understanding dual diagnoses is critical for providing effective support systems. Explore how healthcare organizations can prioritize comprehensive care for individuals with dual diagnoses.

CHESS Health Expands Use of Contingency Management Platform to Transform Hepatitis C Care

December 17, 2024

Rochester, NY – CHESS Health is excited to announce an expanded use of its innovative digital Rewards Engine, a flexible automated contingency management tool designed to improve treatment adherence. Traditionally

CHESS Health’s Automated SBIRT Solution Launched Statewide in New Mexico

December 12, 2024

Rochester, NY – CHESS Health is pleased to announce its partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and the New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) to deploy ePrevention,
Digital recovery support tools can ease stress around the holidays for behavioral health providers, support organizations and, clients.

Navigating the Holidays: Elevate Care with Digital Solutions

December 2, 2024

The holiday season can be particularly stressful for individuals in treatment for substance use disorders (SUD), increasing their need for support. Meanwhile, behavioral health providers face heightened demands, which can
Digital solutions are revolutionizing support for first responders, helping them overcome barriers and prioritize their well-being.

Digital Support Tools Meet the Needs of First Responders

November 20, 2024

In a recent publication, Dr. Tomer Anbar, CEO of the Institutes of Health, shed light on the immense stress endured by our first responders. Daily, they navigate extreme and traumatic
Strategies of EAPs and employers to safeguard Investments and enhance employee well-being in the face of the addiction crisis.

High-Stress Industries Face Crisis of Employee Addiction

October 29, 2024

Strategies for Safeguarding Investments and Enhancing Employee Well-Being Want to learn how we can augment your EAP program? Individuals in high-stress professions—such as emergency responders, healthcare workers, construction workers, mining

Contingency Management Platform Secures State Contract

October 9, 2024

CHESS Health’s Rewards Engine Selected Contract to Help Transform SUD Treatment in Michigan Rochester, NY —  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today announced the selection of
SUBG, SOR, and TOR grants help states, governmental agencies, and tribal communities create and deliver services to prevent and combat SUD.

Federal Grant Programs: Addressing Substance Use Disorder Crisis

October 4, 2024

States, governmental agencies, and tribal communities across the nation are using federal grant funds to implement innovative programs to address the devastating substance use disorder (SUD) crisis. Three key programs,

Taking Healthcare by Storm Highlights West Virginia’s Innovative Approach to Combating the Opioid Crisis

October 2, 2024

Randy Polito, a Customer Success Consultant with CHESS Health, recently participated in an episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, with Dr. Jean Storm, Medical Director at Quality Insights. During this

Digital CBT Outperforms Traditional Therapy, Validating CHESS Health’s Innovative Offering

October 2, 2024

New Study Validates Effectiveness of Digital CBT in Alcohol Abstinence Rochester, NY —October 2, 2024—A groundbreaking study published in JAMA Network Open on Sept. 26 reveals that a digital cognitive
Discover how digital technologies provide health plans with effective solutions to comply with the new MHPAEA federal rules.

New Parity Rule Strengthens Access to Mental Health Care

September 30, 2024

The Impact on Health Plans and Digital Innovation New rules announced by the Biden-Harris administration give more teeth to the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which