Healthier Behaviors Can Help Transform the Management of Chronic Conditions—But People May Be Struggling. Technology Can Help.1
Changing habits, changing lives… Digital health solutions can help support the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and self-management of chronic conditions.
Critically, they can facilitate behavioral changes that both help improve outcomes and reduce costs. Patients find them convenient, potentially resulting in increased compliance. Now, with widespread adoption, digital health solutions represent the advent of a transformation in healthcare management.2-4
~60%
of patients
struggle to manage
their conditions.5
Overview and Burden of Unmet Needs
Chronic conditions are widespread, complex, and discouraging to1:
Patients and their loved ones
Communities
Health
systems
In the United States, more than half of adults have 1 chronic condition, and nearly 25% are living with 2 or more chronic conditions. These patients benefit from innovative solutions that allow them to engage in their own disease management through their own behavioral changes.1
Chronic conditions are a key factor in the high cost of healthcare and are responsible for a significant number of deaths each year. It is time to address the gap in care.6
With the Cost of Healthcare Rising, New Solutions Are Needed
The cost of care, patient engagement, and access to care persistently lead to suboptimal outcomes across diseases.7
Reduced Cost of Care
90% of annual healthcare costs
stem from chronic condition treatment6
46% of individuals
reported skipping or
delaying care due to the costs8
Increased Patient Engagement
Medication non-adherence is thought to cause 125,000 preventable deaths in the United States each year.9
Medication adherence rates for chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension and diabetes) are between 50% and 60%.9
92% of adults did not receive all the appropriate high-priority preventive care recommended.10
Increased Access to Care
Nearly two-thirds of primary care health professional shortage areas are in rural communities.11
More than 80% of US counties lack access to adequate healthcare infrastructure.12
When patients become engaged in their care, they can change behaviors to better manage chronic conditions.
Digital health solutions are leading the way.
Types and Categories of Digital Health Solutions
Digital Health Solutions Provide Innovative Modalities That Function Across a Spectrum From Wellness to Prescription Therapeutics.7
Digital health offers a range of solutions13-15:
Value of Digital Health Solutions
Digital Health Technologies Can Enhance Value-Based Care by Improving Efficiency and Treatment Outcomes.16
Facilitating healthier choices. Digital health solutions have the potential to address persistent gaps in care within the healthcare ecosystem by increasing access, improving outcomes, and providing measurable user metrics that facilitate healthier choices.7
Digital Health Technologies Can Address Gaps in Care Through:
Reduced Cost of Care
- Healthcare resource utilization costs are typically lower among users of digital health interventions17
- Some digital interventions are available at no cost to members with participating insurance coverage18
Increased Patient Engagement
- Digital health solutions encourage behavioral changes that can improve adherence to prescribed drugs, diets, and lifestyles19
- Patients using digital health solutions are approximately 30% more adherent to those solutions than they are to pharmacotherapy20
Increased Access to Care
- Providing access to digital health solutions to individuals in rural communities can reduce current outcome disparities21
- Nearly 90% of people aged <65 years own a smartphone, allowing healthcare access through a personal communication device that can be used anywhere22
Clinical evidence supports the impact of solutions for diabetes management.23
In value-based digital health (VBDH), a digital healthcare ecosystem of tools, solutions, and strategies generates value. Instead of traditional measures, such as length of stay, VBDH measures more practical elements, such as intervention outcomes and patient experience.24
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An app that delivers nutritional cognitive behavioral therapy helped lower HbA1c by 0.39% (P<0.0001) at 90 days compared to a control app.25
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Digital diabetes interventions helped improve glycemic control management for highly engaged users by an average of 1.44% between baseline and a follow-up at 90 days in the high-risk group (baseline A1c ≥8%).26
High-intensity coaching can help achieve better outcomes for patients.27
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