Designed by experts in the management of behavioral health problems in Primary Care.
Our executives have led:
Primary Care Practices
Departments of Internal Medicine and Family Practice
Integrated Care Programs
Managed Care Departments of Behavioral Health
Fortune 50 Behavioral Health operations nationally
Our research is funded by:
National Institute of Mental Health
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
Our publications appear in:
JAMA
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Family Medicine
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Pychology
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine textbooks
This gives us a deep understanding for the Behavioral Health needs of PCPs and their patients.
Indira Paharia, Psy.D., MBA, MS
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Indira is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years’ experience in behavioral healthcare management and operations. She most recently led Behavioral Health for 16+ million members nationally for the Centene Corporation, a Fortune 50 company. Indira served on the board of ABHW, representing national payers on federal BH policy, and was a national advisor to SAMHSA. She is a published author on integrated behavioral healthcare and has held several faculty positions. She received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, and Masters degrees in Healthcare Administration and Finance from Temple University.
David Brody
FOUNDER, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
David is a General Internist who has been the Chief of General Internal Medicine and a Professor of Medicine at several medical schools. He has published numerous papers on the management of mental health problems in primary care and was an editor of Psychiatry for Primary Care Physicians (editions 1 and 2) published by the American Medical Association Press. His research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation among others. David has been a member of numerous NIMH grant review committees and has received several prestigious awards including being named an American College of Physicians Teaching and Research Scholar and a Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation Scholar in General Internal Medicine.
Kirstan Vandersluis
FOUNDER & CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Kirstan Vandersluis, is the Founder and CEO of Connetix Health, the company supplying the technology solution for VIBECare. He is a longtime digital health solutions and interoperability expert, holds computer science degrees from the University of Michigan and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and earned a certificate in Health Informatics from Johns Hopkins University. Kirstan has been a principal supplier of solutions for healthcare and digital health to organizations including Kaiser Permanente, University of Michigan Health Services, HealthRx, The Center for Medical Interoperability, Emergency Medicine Risk Management, and others. Kirstan has patented technologies and has patents pending in data management, interoperability, and digital health, and brings an innovative approach to collaborative care, patient activation, and integrated behavioral healthcare.
Kimberly Walter, PhD
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF CLINICAL OPERATIONS OFFICER
Kimberly is a Co-Founder and the Chief Clinical Operations officer. She has 20 years experience in healthcare organizations with emphasis on behavioral health, integrated care, program development, and care delivery. She most recently served as Centura's Integrated Care Clinics in Denver, CO. Kim develops and manages our care delivery program.
Pamela DeBellis
DIRECTOR, PRODUCT STRATEGY
As a recognized champion and driver of new ventures, Pam has designed, developed and launched numerous healthcare products exceeding $100m in collective sales revenue. She has worked in pivotal roles with several companies that have been acquired and holds five U.S. and international patents on medical devices. She has worked globally with Medtronic, Sunrise Medical, Boston Scientific, Philips HealthTech, Intuitive Surgical, Global Healthcare Exchange, Amazon Web Services, ActiViews, Encision Inc. and Radish Systems in many leadership and executive positions. She has been quoted in numerous publications about innovation, diversity, and customer experience. Pam holds a M. Eng. Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado - Boulder and a B.S. Ceramic Science and Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.
Jeanette Waxmonsky
Ph.D. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Jeanette is a nationally recognized expert on the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative integrated behavioral health services for a variety of patient populations. She is one of the developers of the widely adopted Integrated Care Practice Assessment Tool (IPAT). Jeanette has been an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, a Vice President of Integrated Care, Product Development at New Directions Behavioral Health and Director of Research Innovation at the Jefferson Center for Mental Health.