--- title: "The Hol Picture: Our Insights on RWE and Behavioral Health | Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk" description: Scott Kollins is Holmusk's Chief Medical Officer. Before Holmusk, Scott spent more than 20 years as a faculty member at Duke University in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, where he led an NIH and industry-funded clinical research program focused on ADHD. Scott has deep experience in clinical trial design and regulatory aspects for both traditional and digital therapeutics. --- [![](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Holmusk_masterlogo_blue-1.png?width=770&height=263&name=Holmusk_masterlogo_blue-1.png)](https://www.holmusk.com/) Open main menu Close main menu # The Hol Picture Our Insights on Real-World Evidence and Behavioral Health - [ABOUT US](https://www.holmusk.com/about-us/vision) - [JOIN US](https://www.holmusk.com/careers) Posts by: ## Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk Scott Kollins is Holmusk's Chief Medical Officer. Before Holmusk, Scott spent more than 20 years as a faculty member at Duke University in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, where he led an NIH and industry-funded clinical research program focused on ADHD. Scott has deep experience in clinical trial design and regulatory aspects for both traditional and digital therapeutics. ![](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20December%202021%20-%20LinkedIn%20(9).png) [RWE,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/rwe) [mental health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [real-world evidence,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-evidence) [outcomes,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/outcomes) [behavioral health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/behavioral-health) [global health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/global-health) [public health](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/public-health) ### [World Mental Health Day: Using RWE to Improve Health For All](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/world-mental-health-day-2022) Oct 10, 2022 9:32:59 AM Today marks World Mental Health Day, a day of recognition organized and sponsored by the World Health Organization. All month, we will also honor ADHD Awareness Month by looking back at some of the most important ADHD research we have done this year. ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/world-mental-health-day-2022) ![](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/stethoscope-g7c995aab7_1920.jpg) [RWE,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/rwe) [real-world evidence,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-evidence) [real-world data,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-data) [RWD,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/rwd) [behavioral health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/behavioral-health) [healthcare,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/healthcare) [data capture,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/data-capture) [EHR](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/ehr) ### [Better Evidence Begins with Higher Quality Data: Reflections from an ASCP Panel](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/better-evidence-higher-quality-data-ascp) Jun 8, 2022 12:31:00 PM This year at the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology’s [annual conference](https://ascpp.org/ascp-meetings/ascp-annual-meeting/), I had the privilege to organize and chair a panel discussion on challenges and opportunities in leveraging real-world evidence to inform the development of new treatments in behavioral health. ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/better-evidence-higher-quality-data-ascp) ![](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/national-cancer-institute-klUaFqLAcFw-unsplash.jpg) [real-world evidence,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-evidence) [clinical trials,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/clinical-trials) [behavioral health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/behavioral-health) [clinical research,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/clinical-research) [healthcare](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [Clinical Trials Day: How we can leverage RWE for continued improvements to the behavioral health clinical research ecosystem](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/clinical-trials-day-rwe) May 20, 2022 8:39:40 AM On Clinical Trials Day, we recognize an important part of the healthcare infrastructure: the studies that rigorously evaluate new treatments to determine which will be effective and safe for improving patient health. Through the conventional process of assessment, the treatments that succeed will go on to regulatory approval and will be marketed to patients and their providers. ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/clinical-trials-day-rwe) ![](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/artificial-intelligence-g9d0534fe8_1920.jpg) [mental health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [real-world data,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-data) [RWD](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/rwd) ### [Data are essential to building a better mental health care system; here's why](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/data-mental-health-patrick-kennedy) May 6, 2022 9:53:59 AM Each May, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month. While awareness is certainly an important component of tackling our nation’s mental health crisis, the theme chosen this year by NAMI highlights that more than just awareness is needed. It is time to come “Together for Mental Health” and to take action to transform the mental health care ecosystem. ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/data-mental-health-patrick-kennedy) ![](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/analytics-g3efe68b32_1920.jpg) [RWE,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/rwe) [real-world evidence,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-evidence) [real-world data,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-data) [outcomes](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/outcomes) ### [FDA Commissioner Califf Calls for Better Evidence to Improve Health](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/califf-better-evidence) Apr 6, 2022 10:36:15 AM Recently, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf spoke at Academy Health’s Health Datapalooza meeting and laid out several areas that the health care system must prioritize to improve outcomes and increase life expectancy. Many of his comments centered on better evidence, with a special emphasis on populations who are disproportionately impacted by negative outcomes.  ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/califf-better-evidence) ![](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/engin-akyurt-AS-ksEGPa2c-unsplash.jpg) [mental health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [COVID-19,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/covid-19) [pandemic,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/pandemic) [real-world data,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-data) [RWD](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/rwd) ### [Real-World Data Presents Opportunities to Answer Questions About COVID-19](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/real-world-data-covid-19-mental-health) Mar 23, 2022 8:00:00 AM Last week, I had the pleasure of being invited to present at the monthly [COVID-19 Evidence Accelerator](https://evidenceaccelerator.org/), which is hosted by the [Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA](https://reaganudall.org/), the [FDA](https://www.fda.gov/), and [Friends of Cancer Research](https://friendsofcancerresearch.org/). This month’s conversation was a continuation of an ongoing discussion about the impacts the pandemic has had and continues to have on mental health.  ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/real-world-data-covid-19-mental-health) ![](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/apsard%20young%20children.jpeg) [RWE,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/rwe) [mental health,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/mental-health) [children,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/children) [youth,](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/youth) [real-world evidence](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/tag/real-world-evidence) ### [It is Time to Address Our Children’s Mental Health–With Evidence](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/childrens-mental-health-crisis) Mar 17, 2022 12:36:58 PM Last month, I wrote an[editorial](https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.13576) in the *Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry* on the mental health crisis facing our nation’s children. A situation that was already becoming dire has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic—one meta-analysis found that the proportions of the world’s youth experiencing depressive symptoms or anxiety symptoms have [doubled from pre-pandemic levels](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2782796). ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/childrens-mental-health-crisis) ![White House Photo by Aaron Kittredge from Pexels](https://info.holmusk.com/hubfs/pexels-aaron-kittredge-129112.jpg) ### [White House’s Plans to Tackle Mental Health are Critical First Steps](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/white-house-mental-health-plans) Mar 4, 2022 1:54:45 PM U.S. President Joseph Biden recently gave his first State of the Union address, and we were pleased to see that he devoted a portion of his speech to addressing the mental health crisis—an issue that we at Holmusk see as the defining issue of our generation. ![Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Kollins.png?width=45&name=Scott%20Kollins.png) [Scott Kollins, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, Holmusk](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/author/scott-kollins) [Read More](https://info.holmusk.com/blog/white-house-mental-health-plans) #### Stay Connected with Us [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/holmusk/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/holmusk) - [Recent News](https://www.holmusk.com/news) - [Latest Publications](https://www.holmusk.com/publications) - [Digital Solutions](https://www.holmusk.com/solutions)