Better Care for Children and Adolescents with OCD, Tics, and Related Disorders

The New Standard of Care

Imagine this: a clinician hops on a video call with a ten-year-old, but instead of spending the first twenty minutes trying to reconstruct the week from memory, she’s already looking at a graph of his last seven days. Because MGH integrated the Dr. Katz app, the "discovery" phase of the session happened before the camera even turned on. The novelty isn't just in the tech; it’s in the way it removes clinical guesswork and lightens the burden on the family. By the time the provider says hello, they’ve already reviewed the symptom spikes and the longitudinal data, allowing the team to dive straight into the high-yield exposure work that actually moves the needle in OCD and Tic disorders.

The real magic happens where the puzzle pieces of data meet the intimacy of the video feed. Measurement-based care (MBC) on its own is just a trend line on a chart, and video care on its own is just a remote version of a traditional office visit. But when you layer them, you get a multi-faceted view of a child’s life. Clinicians aren't just seeing a bedroom via Zoom; they’re seeing it through the lens of real-time data. This allows the MGH team to pivot treatment based on objective trends rather than expecting a stressed parent or child to remember every detail perfectly.

Between visits, the platform provides video-based education that reinforces what was discussed in session, giving families a rich, multi-modal way to learn and grow. It’s not just an appointment anymore; it’s a continuous wraparound support system. That is what we mean by better care—and a better experience for families.

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