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title: 'Bringing Psychiatry into the 21st Century with David Mou, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer @ Valera Health'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/bringing-psychiatry-into-the-21st-century-with-david-mou-co-founder-and-chief-medical-officer-valera-health'
show: 'A Healthy Idea'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/a-healthy-idea'
published: '2020-05-22'
audio: 'https://anchor.fm/s/491c3c4/podcast/play/14139857/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-7-24%2F101129326-44100-2-0fe2f45f323d2.m4a'
---

# Bringing Psychiatry into the 21st Century with David Mou, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer @ Valera Health

In today's episode, we are interviewing David Mou, the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Valera Health.Valera Health is a one-stop-shop for patients to manage their mental health using a digital platform.Patients can access their ther…

## Summary

In today's episode, we are interviewing David Mou, the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Valera Health.
Valera Health is a one-stop-shop for patients to manage their mental health using a digital platform.
Patients can access their therapist and psychiatrist in one place, with a dedicated health coach to help coordinate their care and support their wellness goals throughout your treatment.
Valera Health also partners with providers to deliver real-time insights into patient needs, allowing care managers to deliver timely personalized interventions to patients.
In this episode, we cover topics like:

The issues with current mental health treatment
 How Valera Health differentiates itself in a competitive market
 The status quo of therapy before the use of technology
 How Psychiatry regulation is changing due to COVID-19

This is an episode that you won't want to miss.
Enjoy!