...giant CVS. GlowCaps are connected via AT&T’s mobile network for activation and reminders. In beta is the GlowPack–a zippered pouch for those medications such as liquids and blister packs that don’t fit into a pill container. CVS Caremark is also testing GlowCaps as part of a randomized control trial on medication adherence among CVS Caremark members with suboptimal control of their LDL cholesterol levels. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) database ClinicalTrials.gov, a series of three incentive programs plus GlowCaps will be measured versus GlowCaps use only. GlowCaps now sold through CVS, new randomized control trial launches (Mobihealthnews)... Continue Reading
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Aetna introduces Healthagen brand for health tech, ACO businesses
US health insurer Aetna announced Friday a new business unit under a name not used since 2011–Healthagen, the name of the company that developed the iTriage consumer symptom research/health provider locator app purchased by Aetna in December of that year. In the Healthagen division will be current units that were grouped under the less smartly named Aetna Emerging Business: iTriage, ActiveHealth Management (population health management), Medicity (health information exchange), Practice iQ (to transition independent physician groups into value-based care models) and a slightly rebranded Accountable Care Solutions (ACS) from Aetna (large hospital systems, integrated delivery networks/IDN and hospital ACOs). The... Continue Reading
Is consumer engagement gaining traction with insurers? (US)
Some encouraging and unusual developments with Aetna and Cigna around weight loss and wellness. In December, Aetna unveiled Passage, a fitness app it developed with Microsoft, which takes the user on virtual tours of running or biking in Barcelona, New York or Rome, with real-time photos of those locations, restaurant recommendations and historical facts along the route. Cigna has bundled four apps for nutrition, exercise, and mind and body relaxation free to the first 20,000 downloaders. For instance, the most popular, Fooducate, helps users grade the nutrition in their groceries and offers more healthy alternatives. The sudden interest in consumer... Continue Reading
Patient engagement and payers new theme of mHealth Summit
Based on reports coming in, the mHealth Summit this week in Washington D.C. had a greater focus on the US and patient engagement than the past two years, which emphasized governmental programs and non-profit NGOs, but with a twist–insurers are moving upfront in the picture. From Aetna‘s CEO Mark Bertolini keynoting and promoting their iTriage management app to the announcement of the open CarePass mobile platform that organizes 20 smartphone apps that help consumers manage their health and fitness, UnitedHealthcare Group‘s similar OptumizeMe and even AT&T insisting it’s a payer (self-insured), the rationale is better health for consumers, better care... Continue Reading
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