LYSSN.IO, INC — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: NIDA
LYSSN.IO, INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.
- Amount
- $146,357
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- NIDA
- Solicitation
- PA17-302
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- WA
- Period
- 2018-07-15 → 2018-12-31
Description
ProjectSummary Abstract MillionsofAmericansreceiveevidence basedcounselingforsubstanceuseproblemseachyearMany evidence basedtreatmentsforsubstanceabusearetalkbasedtherapiessuchasmotivationalinterviewingMIbuttheexistingresearch basedmethodologyforevaluatingcounselingqualityistorecordsessionsand usehumanratingteamstoevaluatethemHoweverusinghumansastheassessmenttoolviabehavioral codingisprohibitiveincostandtimecanbeerrorproneandisvirtuallyneverusedintherealworldTechnologyisneededthatcananalyzethespeechpatternsandspokenlanguageofcounselingsessionsprovideautomaticandintuitivequalityscoresandsummarizetheseinactionablefeedbackRapidperformance basedqualitymetricscouldsupporttrainingongoingsupervisionandqualityassurancefor millionsofevidence basedcounselingsessionsforsubstanceabuseeachyearLyssn ioisastart uptargetingthedevelopmentofimplementation focusedtechnologytosupport evidence basedcounselingOurgoalistodevelopinnovativehealthtechnologysolutionsthatareobjectivescalableandcostefficientLyssn ioincludesexpertiseinspeechsignalprocessingmachinelearninguser centereddesignsoftwareengineeringandclinicalexpertiseinevidence basedcounselingPrevious NIH fundedresearchlaidacomputationalfoundationforgeneratingMIqualitymetricsfromspeechand languagefeaturesinMIsessionsandledtoaprototypeofaclinicalsoftwaresupporttooltheCounselor ObserverRatingsExpertforMICORE MIThecurrentFast TrackSBIRproposalincludesPhaseIwhichwillfocusonunderstandingclinical workflowsassessingusabilityandinitialvalidationofmachinelearningofMIfidelitymeasuresintheopioid treatmentprogramatEvergreenTreatmentServicesETSclinicinSeattleWAPhaseIIwillfocusonrobust validationofthespeechandlanguagetechnologiesunderlyingtheCORE MItoolanddevelopmentofscalable supervisionprotocolsthatintegrateCORE MIsupportedfeedbackforcounselorsFinallywewillconducta quasi experimentalevaluationofCORE MIsupportedsupervisionandtrainingatasecondETSclinicinthe PugetSoundfocusingonacceptabilityusabilityandadoptiontheimpactonsupervisionimprovedMIfidelity andpreliminaryevidenceofincreasedclientretentionThesuccessfulexecutionofthisprojectwillbreakthe relianceonhumanjudgmentforprovidingperformance basedfeedbacktoMIandwillmassivelyexpandthe capacitytotrainsuperviseandprovidequalityassuranceinMIforsubstanceabuse ProjectNarrative Mostevidence basedtreatmentsforsubstanceabusearein personpsychotherapyandcounseling interventionssuchasmotivationalinterviewingTherearecurrentlynomethodsforevaluatingthequalityof suchcounselinginterventionsintherealworldtosupporttrainingsupervisionandqualityassuranceBuilding onanexistingprototypeLyssn ioatechnologystart upfocusedonscalableandcost efficient human centeredtechnologieswillenhanceandevaluateacloud basedHIPAA compliantclinicalsupport softwaretoolthatusesautomatedspeechrecognitionandmachinelearninginancommunitybasedopioid replacementclinic