
There are hundreds of digital health tools out there claiming they can do everything from manage diabetes to treat depression. But unlike drugs or devices, these tools don’t have to prove they work before they go on the market. Caroline Pearson, executive director at the Peterson Health Technology Institute, is working to fill that gap by evaluating how good some of these tools actually are. Her team is about to release a new report on virtual solutions for opioid use disorder, so she’s joining our health tech team on Post-Hoc Live to talk through what they found — and why their approach matters.