Solera Well being, a know-how firm, has expanded its HALO platform to incorporate options that deal with cardiometabolic situations resembling hypertension, excessive ldl cholesterol, diabetes and weight administration, it introduced Tuesday.
Solera Well being, based mostly in Phoenix, Arizona, is a digital well being firm that works with payers and employers to assist carry members and staff collectively to search out options. Utilizing the corporate's HALO platform, which launched in October, clients can handle all of their contracted level options in a single place, whether or not they’re a part of Solera's community or their very own contracted options. Staff or members can even entry all of their advantages by means of a web-based interface.
New options on the HALO platform embody Ciba Well being, Digbi Well being and Wondr Well being. Ciba Well being is a digital well being platform that treats continual situations resembling diabetes, weight problems, autoimmune illnesses, and psychological well being issues. Digbi Well being leverages genetics and the intestine microbiome to deal with weight problems and digestive well being points. Wondr Well being gives conduct change applications for weight and weight problems administration.
“Power cardiometabolic situations resembling diabetes, hypertension, excessive ldl cholesterol and weight problems are among the many most prevalent in our nation and but, by treating them successfully, we will significantly enhance high quality of life, longevity and the looks of different comorbid situations. ” stated Dr. Byron Crowe, chief medical officer at Solera Well being, in an electronic mail. “By increasing our set of options that span these situations, we guarantee now we have options accessible that span all acuity ranges of the situation and have in mind the preferences and wishes of numerous populations.”
He added that options additionally deal with way of life adjustments at a time when medication like GLP-1 have been making headlines.
“For too lengthy, the function of way of life change in managing cardiometabolic well being has been underestimated, and far of the eye has been directed towards treatment administration,” he stated. “The emergence of GLP-1 on the cardiometabolic well being panorama is making a renewed sense of urgency to assist individuals make lasting way of life adjustments somewhat than merely turning instantly to medicines. “Our expanded suite of cardiometabolic applications at HALO creates new alternatives for sufferers to discover a program whose method resonates with them, giving them the very best likelihood to succeed, scale back the influence of comorbidities, and keep away from treatment.”
Along with supporting Solera's employer and payer clients, the HALO platform additionally has options advantages.
“Becoming a member of the HALO platform permits us to shut entry gaps, remodel the lives of thousands and thousands extra individuals, and speed up our firm's development,” Wondr Well being CEO Scott Paddock stated in an electronic mail.
The growth into cardiometabolic illnesses comes after Solera Well being added digital specialty care options to the HALO platform in January. These options included 9amHealth, Vori Well being, and Oshi Well being. Different platform options embody Sword Well being for musculoskeletal situations and Headspace for psychological well being.
Different firms that serve employers and join staff to a community of options embody Accolade and Quantum Well being.
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