To help employers deal with rising healthcare costs and provide better employee engagement in managing health, Eden Health Care plans that integrate predictive technology with patient medical records are being rolled out,
In an interview with MedCity Newyears, Dr. Anish Mehta, According to the medical director of care transformation at New York City-based Eden Health, the model Will serve as a blueprint for patient care. For example, employees enrolled in an Eden Health health plan will receive a post-visit summary, recommendations for next steps, and a customized treatment plan.
The company promotes a collaborative approach to employee health through in-person and virtual care and a mobile app that can be used to access primary care and mental health services, navigate insurance and manage referrals for additional care. Its care plans, available through Eden Health’s app, use predictive technology to recommend preventive treatments for low- and high-risk patients. Remind patients to schedule follow-up appointments, screenings, and annual health visits while adhering to prescribed treatment.
A major area of focus for the company is finding a way to overcome patients’ tendency to delay or avoid recommended treatments or preventive care, which is a problem The pandemic will only get worse.
Eden Health believes that too much of the burden of medical follow-up falls on patients.
Instead, what Eden does is address most of a patient’s healthcare needs — providing referrals if they need specialist care, Mehta said.
Eden Health seeks to engage patients to reduce disparities in care.After the visit, patients usually receive instructions from their provider — Say check your blood pressure in a few weeks if it’s a problem. But the subtext is that if the patient doesn’t follow up, the provider won’t either, Mehta said. Usually that’s where things go down.
“The care planning feature does allow us to engage with patients more actively,” he said.
This includes providing a Remind the patient to recheck their blood pressure within two weeks and detail possible next steps, such as changing medication if the patient’s blood pressure continues to rise.
“Traditional healthcare is overly reliant on the patient and not rooted in ongoing engagement and comprehensive care management,” said co-founder and CEO Matt McCambridge Garden of Eden health, in a statement. Eden Health officials said the care plan and the company’s holistic approach seeks to change that and keep patients more engaged and accessible to all healthcare – Include suggested follow-up actions they need.
By involving patients without delaying care, self-insured employers can also reduce costs by reducing the likelihood that employees will need expensive urgent care in the future. The approach reflects the healthcare industry’s shift toward a patient-centric model that helps consumers navigate their care rather than letting patients do it themselves.This is evident in the app, and Eden Health’s competitors also offer convenient virtual and in-person primary care services such as cross-border health and health faucet.
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