Unlocking Better Health with Effective Condition Management Support

We sat down with Dr. Jeff Jacques, Chief Medical Officer, and Maggie Scott, VP of Strategic Solutions – Population Health, to discuss ways in which you can contain costs, optimize your healthcare spending, and better support your populations with chronic conditions. Read our recap below and watch our replay to learn more.

Why it’s important to offer chronic condition management support

Dr. Jacques emphasized the importance of managing chronic conditions, addressing behavioral health challenges, and highlighted the positive impact that engagement with our platform can have on your members' wellbeing and overall business outcomes.

Impact of Chronic Conditions

The current framework is focused on condition management, particularly chronic conditions. Over 42% of Americans have excess weight, with higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol derangement. The delay in accessing care due to the pandemic led to worsened conditions and increased costs of care.

Increasing Cancer Costs

Cancer has become a leading cost driver for employers and health plans, surpassing musculoskeletal issues. Delays in cancer screenings during the pandemic have resulted in more advanced stages of cancer, leading to increased treatment costs and decreased cure rates.

Behavioral Health Challenges

The pandemic has highlighted existing behavioral health issues, with high rates of anxiety and depression. Social isolation has intensified loneliness, impacting individuals' wellbeing and exacerbating underlying mental health conditions. The decrease in access to behavioral health specialists has made it challenging for individuals to find work-life harmony and address their mental health needs.

Health Improvements Through Engagement

Engaging with health technology platforms, like Personify Health's personalized health platform, can lead to positive outcomes. Analysis of engagement data showed a decrease in BMI, blood pressure, and glucose levels among members. These improvements translated into potential business gains, including decreased unplanned absences, lower turnover rates, and reduced likelihood of applying for workman's comp. The clinical and business cost savings made the investment in engagement programs worthwhile, with a potential 3 to 1 return on investment.

How we Can Help You and Your Members

Next, Maggie Scott highlighted the ways in which we can help you identify current and emerging risks in your population by helping your members assess their health status. Additionally, Maggie outlined ways you can support your population’s health across the continuum of health including Transform, our digital therapeutics solution.

Assessing Health Status

Personify Health offers various tools, like Health Check Assessments and Concierge Screenings, to identify health risks in employee populations. These assessments provide valuable data for program design and targeted strategies.

Ask your Account Team about Health Check, Concierge Screenings*, My Care Checklist*, and Integrated Claims Data*.

*These offerings are available for US-based members only.

Shifting Population Health

We support the full continuum of health, from healthy individuals to those at high risk. Digital coaching Journeys and live support are available to help individuals improve their mental health, identify barriers, and achieve their health goals. 

Ask your Account Team about Journeys, Coaching*, Global Coaching via Workplace Options (for internationally-based members), Transform*, and Navigation and Advocacy*. 

*These offerings are available for US-based members only.

Transform

Integrated into our platform, Transform is Personify Health's digital therapeutic solution that offers an evidence-based curriculum, connected hardware for tracking health measures, and personalized coaching to address various health concerns like pre-diabetes, weight management, and hypertension.

View our breakout session replay from Thrive Summit 2024 to learn about GLP-1s and how we can support your members who are using them (including before & after), through our digital therapeutic suite, Transform.  

See these solutions in action

Every successful health and wellbeing program has the tools needed to support members and help them improve their health and quality of life.

Interested in learning more about our assessment and condition management solutions? Contact your Personify Health Account Team to learn more.