Blended care (BC), which has also been labeled “blended treatment” (Erbe, Eichert, Riper, & Ebert, 2017; Wentzel, van der Vaart, Bohlmeijer, & van Gemert-Pijnen, 2016) or “blended interventions” (Erbe et al., 2017), integrates synchronous (“live” or “in real time”) and asynchronous (“not occurring in real time”) ==elements of care by leveraging technological components (i.e., a platform or app) and support from a healthcare provider in order to create a treatment package with added value.== - [[Book - Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction]] page 47