Only 31.2% of Medicaid youth see a clinician within 7 days of a mental health emergency visit.

Hoffmann et al., Pediatrics 2023

A young person lying on a bed at home, holding a phone above them.

A text from Vasl every day, from the day a young person leaves the emergency department to their first appointment. When a reply hides distress, the partner’s clinician sees it.

Buyers

Who buys it, and why.

Buyer The number they are paid on What Vasl Bridge changes

Medicaid plans

The number they are paid on

Follow-up after an ED visit for mental illness, a CMS Child Core Set measure since 2022; only 31.2% of Medicaid youth get it within 7 days

What Vasl Bridge changes

A text from Vasl every day, from discharge to the first visit, with replies that hide distress surfaced to a clinician

Health systems

The number they are paid on

ED returns: 26.5% of Medicaid youth are back within six months

What Vasl Bridge changes

The same, owned by the discharging hospital

Every check-in vendor collects replies. Vasl Bridge reads them,

so “I’m fine, it’s whatever” reaches a clinician instead of a spreadsheet.

Day 0 to day 7

A text from Vasl every day, from discharge to the first visit.

Day 0Discharge

Hey, it’s Vasl. Checking in like every day. How are you doing today? Reply in your own words, whatever’s true.

Day 1

Hey, it’s Vasl. How’s today?

Day 2

Checking in. How are you doing?

Day 3

Hey, it’s Vasl. What’s today been like?

Day 4

Checking in like always. How are you?

Day 5

Hey. How’s your week going?

Day 6

It’s Vasl. How are you holding up?

Day 7First visit

First visit today. How are you feeling about it?

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