Wisdo, a social health platform that addresses loneliness and social isolation, teamed up with Humana to serve some of its Medicare Advantage members. A new study on Humana's members found that 58% of participants reported lower rates of loneliness after three months of using Wisdo's app.
In order to make an impact and improve physical and mental health, we need to recognize the need to approach loneliness as a condition. Building connections through social intervention is the most direct way to affect change.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Decreased spending power compounds the impact of social risk particularly by surfacing other associated deficiencies in areas such as health literacy, digital access and social isolation.
The New York State Office for the Aging announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Intuition Robotics to bring an AI robotic care companion into the homes of 800 older adults as part of the state's efforts to battle social isolation and support aging in place.
The metric analyzes the influences of loneliness, social network quality, social capital and other data to deliver insights into how those factors converge to impact a community and the people living there, according to the company.
The app stars a friendly chatbot named Pyxir who engages with users through jokes and questions. Its ambitious founder hopes the app can become the prescription for clinical loneliness.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
A Kaiser Permanente survey found that 68 percent of respondents had least one unmet social need and one-third of reported that they were experiencing stress related to finding access to stable housing, adequate food, reliable transportation or other social support needs.
Solera Health helps find and organize community-based and digital programs - and importantly - facilitates their reimbursement through the medical claims process.
The funding is being directed at nine organizations in seven areas that Humana has designated as "Bold Goal" communities where the company is hoping to help people improve their health by 20 percent by 2020.
At the MedCity ENGAGE conference in San Diego CareMore Health's Robin Caruso will how the organization has tackled the issue of social isolation head-on, improving the social and physical well-being of their Medicare population in the process.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.