evolvedMD

evolvedMD provides integrated behavioral health services for primary care organizations, built on the Collaborative Care model. Rather than referring patients out to community mental health providers, the company embeds licensed therapists on site at partner primary care practices so that behavioral health needs can be addressed during or adjacent to a routine medical visit. The stated rationale is that physical and mental health should be treated together, and that patients are more likely to engage with care in the familiar setting of their existing doctor's office.

The company positions its onsite, in-person staffing approach as an enhancement to standard collaborative care, allowing primary care physicians to focus on physical health while behavioral health clinicians manage depression, anxiety and related conditions. Outcomes are tracked using standardized screening instruments, with the company citing clinically significant improvement defined as a 50% or 10-point reduction in PHQ-9 or GAD-7 scores, along with reductions in total cost of care (attributed to Advisory Board data) and provider satisfaction and retention measured by Net Promoter Score (internal data).

Founding story

According to CEO Erik Osland, the company was created after traditional healthcare failed to meet the needs of his chronically ill father, with the goal of preventing similar outcomes for other families.

Business model

evolvedMD partners with primary care systems and practices, placing its licensed behavioral health clinicians within partner clinic sites to deliver integrated collaborative care to those practices' patient populations.

Traction

evolvedMD reports having driven access to mental health care for over 1 million Americans and their families, serving multiple established primary care systems, and being named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American companies in three consecutive years.