Blending high touch with high tech, Healthy Interactions adds diabetes, CVD modules

July 3, 2018

By: Jonah Comstock

Healthy Interactions, a population health company that offers both digital and in-person programs for chronic disease management and education, announced last week that it has added two new programs, for cardiovascular disease and depression, to its portfolio.

The company's initial focus was on diabetes, and it launched its original program, diabetes self-management education and support, in 2005. The roster now includes insulin initiation, mealtime insulin, managing diabetes during Ramadan, diabetes prevention program (DPP), Type 1 diabetes, hypertension, COPD, CHF, asthma, Parkinson’s, weight management, nutrition counseling, tobacco cessation, and falls prevention, in addition to the two newest programs.

Healthy Interactions' programs are used broadly by groups like OptumCare and have been validated in more than 50 independent studies, which have shown that the program can reduce A1C by 1.71 on average, increase diabetes medication adherence by 77 percent, and increase statin compliance by 85 percent.

CEO Paul Lasiuk told MobiHealthNews that the company's trademark is a combination of high-touch and high-tech interventions, combined with a Socratic approach to teaching.

"Being able to introduce the digital platform to patients or members during an in-person session is a massive advantage," he said.

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