Healthy⁤ Plus Leverages ⁤Digital Health to Tackle Mortality, Inequities in ⁣India

‍ Updated April 7, 2021

The ⁤United Nations has noted India’s important disease burden and premature mortality rates. Indian healthcare providers are working⁢ to reduce premature​ mortality and address‌ healthcare inequities, ⁢particularly in resource-constrained‍ areas. Digital healthcare interventions are seen as a key tool in this effort, enabling early diagnosis and intervention.

The ⁢COVID-19 pandemic ⁤has highlighted the importance of personal and community health,⁢ leading‌ to​ increased adoption of digital health tools.The World Health Day theme, “building a fairer and healthier ‍world for everyone,” emphasizes the need for equitable access to quality healthcare services.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health‍ inequities are preventable​ through strategies that prioritize healthcare for vulnerable groups, leveraging digital‌ technology. Technologies​ like IoT, virtual care, AI, and‌ big data analytics can improve health outcomes by aiding medical diagnosis, treatment ⁤decisions, and personalized care.

Healthy Plus, a U.S.-based company,⁤ is one of many digital health ⁤firms ​addressing these inequities in India. the company aims to make ​healthcare universally accessible and improve customer service for ⁤patients. Their wellness screening solution educates, engages, and⁤ predicts risk within patient populations,⁤ creating a more controlled workflow for clinical care teams. The⁢ system also identifies patients ‌with chronic conditions and guides them into virtual care programs.

Sean Bledsoe, CEO of Healthy Plus, said the company aims to ​increase patient population control, reduce costs, improve dialog, and increase healthcare satisfaction.

Healthy plus has created a high-level ecosystem of care that connects the ⁤front-end risk prediction to⁤ the back end of care management‌ with a combination of digitized solutions ​integrated with a⁣ human touch,” Bledsoe ⁢said.

Bledsoe added that the Indian population is rapidly outgrowing access to doctors, increasing the ⁣burden on the healthcare system.He noted that recovered‌ COVID-19 ‌patients have‍ a 70%​ chance of developing a chronic health condition, which, if‍ undetected, could overwhelm the system. Healthy Plus aims to detect these‍ conditions early and connect patients with clinical health coaches.

healthy Plus is partnering with the NGO Jai ⁤Durga Samajik Kalyan⁣ Sansthan (JDSKS) to expand health programs in Uttarakhand, focusing on remote ⁣areas with limited healthcare services. Manish Khanduri, president of ‍JDSKS, ​said ⁣the goal is to reach 10,000 to 40,000 citizens in need of healthcare access and preventative care.

Healthy‍ Plus ⁢and its partner IntelliAI have deployed mobile‌ access ‍and health coaches in rural areas, providing general assessments, ⁢pathology tests, and pharmacy access. Bledsoe emphasized the importance of educating rural populations about⁢ prevention, a concept reinforced by the pandemic.

Healthy ⁣Plus uses a ‌medical mapping algorithm based on Indian culture‌ and genetics to assess patient risk for 126 ‌categories,⁣ ranging from low to high risk. This analysis‌ helps doctors create efficient care plans for healthier⁢ living and early disease mitigation. ⁢The company is also in talks with a public sector oil and gas organization and state governments to replicate ​the Uttarakhand model.

India aims to reduce‍ premature deaths ⁢from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by ⁢2025. Stakeholders understand that mandatory⁤ risk assessment-based preventive health‌ check-ups​ can ‌significantly reduce the country’s disease burden. The ⁤shift towards preventive care, supported‌ by digital⁢ technologies, is crucial for addressing healthcare challenges and inequities.

What’s next

With digital healthcare becoming increasingly critically important, insurance ⁤companies are adopting digital prevention methods. Machine learning and big data are enabling faster predictive analysis and reaching⁢ larger at-risk populations, ‍further addressing inequities in healthcare delivery.