Patient engagement platform DrDoctor has announced the acquisition of Maia from Mindwave Ventures, a personal health record platform custom built for mental health care that allows users to access appointments and triaging as well as documents, care plans, resources, questionnaires and more.
The incorporation of Maia’s technology into DrDoctor’s platform is intended to “offer integrated care boards a single, interoperable solution” combining patient engagement and personal health record capabilities. The acquisition marks DrDoctor’s first step into the mental health and community support space, with future plans to extend the solution “across the healthcare ecosystem”.
CEO Tom Whicher comments that the acquisition will help “ensure mental health is given the same attention and focus as physical health. By joining up a service users’ treatment pathway with their record, service users will have the tools necessary to better manage their own health journey and gain visibility and control.”
Other acquisition news
At the end of July, we reported the news that healthcare operations software provider Agilio acquired specialist pharmacy e-learning business Mediapharm, supplying a training platform for pharmacy staff that enables managers to enrol staff and track performance.
June saw us cover how electronic document management system provider CCube Solutions has acquired Thomson Screening Solutions, supplier of child health clinical applications, used by over 40 NHS, healthcare and education providers.
And in May, HTN highlighted the acquisition of digital cardiology diagnostics provider ECG On-Demand by DHC Group, a portfolio of UK healthcare companies with the shared aim of supplying specialist outpatient pathways and diagnostic imaging services.
Digital mental health: in the spotlight
NHS England’s most recent board meeting delved into a range of topics around digital and data, including plans to publish the full community mental health metrics in autumn this year.
We noted that Norfolk and Waveney ICB is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers for the provision of a digital offer for children and young people’s mental health, with a total value over a potential three years of £1.17 million.
May saw us report how Papyrus has worked with ORCHA to develop an app library containing “trusted apps” for young people to use to access support on mental health; and we looked into research commissioned by the MHRA and NICE exploring user experiences and attitudes around digital mental health technology.
We also recently hosted members of the NHS England Blueprinting Programme for an exploration of good practice when it comes to implementing digital healthcare solutions, with a case study from the Support Hope and Recovery Online Network (SHaRON) programme, which offers online mental health support. Click here to read our report on the webinar.
