Mental & Behavioral Electronic Assessment App, assessURhealth, Announces Relationship with former Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin

    TAMPA, FL, January 12, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- assessURhealth, a leading provider of mental and behavioral medical assessment applications, is pleased to announce new client and strategic partner, former Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Regina Benjamin and her Alabama-based Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike, Bayou Clinic.

assessURhealth's proprietary electronic medical assessment app allows clinicians and other entities to capture key psychometric risk data across indicators of depression and anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, and somatic symptoms, postnatal and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - directly engaging patients in awareness of their well-being through fast, simple self-reporting from inside a medical office.

"As a society, we recognize the correlations that exist between depression, addiction, homelessness, violence and suicide. A product like assessURhealth could revolutionize our ability as clinicians to proactively identify the flags for mental illnesses and more effectively plan and care for our patients," says Dr. Benjamin. "I'm thrilled to work with a company that believes in the importance of the relationship between patients and clinicians to emphasize and encourage accountable care."

Delivered on pre-loaded iPads, the HIPAA-secure, iOS-native application aids in satisfying a number of crucial needs for practitioners, including: increased patient engagement levels, immediate clinical insights, enhanced revenue generation and compliance with the Affordable Care Act's Preventive Services Mandate, and ultimately - improved patient outcomes.

"Like Dr. Benjamin, we want to help mitigate the stigma that surrounds mental illness and narrow the gap between the questions that we ask as a society and the willingness of those suffering to open up about their struggles," added cofounders, Mallory Tai Taylor and Alison Hindman Talleri. "assessURhealth is an incredibly powerful solution with the ability to drive significant revenue to practices that are fighting against rising costs and falling reimbursement. Even more importantly, it can truly impact the identification and treatment of mental and behavioral health risks by reinforcing the power of the patient-clinician relationship. We are proud to share Dr. Benjamin's vision and work together to make an impact through assessURhealth."

About assessURhealth
assessURhealth is a medical software development company that offers a proprietary subscription-based electronic medical assessment application related to psychological, behavioral and overall wellness. assessURhealth was born out of the increasingly important worldwide focus on mental and behavioral health and the rapid uptick in controlled substance abuse, addiction and suicide rates. The product allows clinicians and other entities to capture key risk classification data on depression, anxiety, somatic symptom, alcohol and opioid abuse, postpartum and PTSD occurrences, and directly engage respondents in well-being awareness through fast, simple self-reporting from inside a medical facility or office.

Now available in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, assessURhealth is a leading provider of electronic psychometric assessment applications nationwide.

To learn more about assessURhealth, begin offering assessments to your patients or apply to be a Distribution Partner, visit our website at: www.assessURhealth.com

About Dr. Regina Benjamin
Bayou Clinic was founded by Dr. Regina Benjamin, the 18th and immediate past Surgeon General of the United States. As America's Doctor, she provided the public with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and the health of the nation. Dr. Benjamin also oversaw the operational command of 6,500 uniformed public health officers who serve in locations around the world to promote and protect the health of the American People. In addition, Dr. Benjamin served as chair of the National Prevention Council - 17 cabinet-level Federal agencies that developed the road map for the Nation's health - the National Prevention Strategy - Suicide Prevention.

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