Megan Jones Bell, MD, Chief Science Officer for Headspace
Overview
Apps for health, wellness and disease management are increasingly common across the healthcare ecosystem. Health systems, biotech and pharma, payers and pharmacy benefits managers are just a few of the industry sectors actively using digital tools to try to improve care delivery and outcomes.
This webinar discussed emerging lessons and concepts from this space. What is the practical significance of the designation “digital therapeutic?” What are the current regulatory pathways? How does reimbursement actually work? Megan Jones Bell, MD, Chief Science Officer for Headspace, discussed examples of how these interventions are being integrated into health care and some of the developments on the horizon for this industry.
About the Presenter
Dr. Megan Jones Bell is Chief Science Officer at Headspace, a leader in the field of digital health and a visionary in making mental health care more effective, affordable, and accessible to all populations. Megan leads the company’s Science team which focuses on developing evidence-based interventions and clinically validating the benefits of Headspace through over 70 clinical research studies conducted by Headspace’s academic partners. Megan leads two of Headspace’s businesses: Headspace for Work and Headspace Health. Headspace for Work helps companies improve the health and happiness of their employees. Headspace Health is pioneering new ways to incorporate mindfulness into digital medicine. Megan is also a consulting assistant professor at Stanford University. Her academic and advocacy work has been recognized by the National Institute of Mental Health, the U.S. House of Representatives, the European Union, and Stanford University, among others. Previously, Megan was chief science officer and co-founder at Lantern, an evidence-based digital mental health company. As part of Megan’s pioneering digital health research, she developed and validated over 20 digital health interventions. Megan has a longstanding dedication to activating female leadership, and served on the board of directors for I Am That Girl, a nonprofit focused on promoting adolescent female leaders. Megan is a member of the International Women’s Forum (IWF), mentor for the IWF and Ernst & Young (EY) Women Athletes Business Network Mentoring Program, and founding member of the Women Entrepreneurs and Leader Laboratory (WELL for Digital Health). Megan is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Megan earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology, graduating cum laude from the University of California, San Diego. She received her master’s degree and doctorate in clinical psychology from PGSP-Stanford University, and completed fellowships at Yale University and Stanford University School of Medicine