Articles from Omada Health
New Analysis Shows Successful Weight Maintenance After GLP-1 Discontinuation When Paired with Omada Health Behavior Change Program
Omada Health, the virtual between-visit healthcare provider, today announced new results of an analysis that aimed to better understand weight maintenance following GLP-1 medication discontinuation when paired with Omada’s GLP-1 Enhanced Care Track, a program designed to provide behavior and lifestyle change support to complement GLP-1s from initiation through discontinuation.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · January 14, 2025
Omada Health Publishes Findings from Consumer Survey of GLP-1 Users, Revealing Majority Discontinue the Drug Before Reaching Their Goal Weight
Omada Health, the virtual between-visit healthcare provider, today released findings from an attitudinal survey of 1,000 non-Omada members to better understand the needs of consumers taking GLP-1 medications for weight loss. The survey focused on the impact of GLP-1s throughout the patient journey, assessing individuals' feelings and experiences before, during, and after taking the popular weight loss medications.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · November 4, 2024
Anne Beal, MD, MPH, Joins Omada Health Board of Directors
Omada Health, the virtual between-visit healthcare provider, is proud to announce the addition of Anne Beal, MD, MPH, to Omada’s Board of Directors.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · October 9, 2024
Omada Health Partners With the State of Alaska to Reach Rural Populations
Omada Health, the virtual between-visit healthcare provider, today announced it is partnering with Alaska to expand virtual care access to thousands of residents across the state. The state’s Fresh Start Campaign provides free health programs and resources to eligible residents, including Omada’s Prevention, Hypertension, and Diabetes behavior change programs. Given the state’s diverse population and rural landscape, many individuals face barriers to receiving traditional healthcare services. Through the Omada program made available by Fresh Start, residents are matched with an Omada coach–and either a certified diabetes or hypertension specialist, depending on the program–to help them eat healthier, move more, lose weight, prevent or manage diabetes, and maintain healthy blood sugar and blood pressure.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · August 20, 2024
Omada Health adds Sachin Jain, M.D., MBA, Julie Klapstein and Adam Stavisky to Board of Directors
Omada Health, the virtual-first healthcare provider is proud to announce the addition of three healthcare industry veterans, Sachin Jain, M.D. MBA, Julie Klapstein, and Adam Stavisky to Omada’s Board of Directors.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · August 1, 2024
Omada Joins Pledge to White House-Supported Healthcare AI Commitments
Omada Health, the virtual-first healthcare provider, today announced its pledge to the Healthcare AI Commitments, underscoring its goals of using artificial intelligence (AI) to empower human-led care teams to drive behavior change at scale. As part of those commitments, Omada intends to continue pursuing cutting-edge technologies that enable more personalized and equitable care for members.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · June 18, 2024
New Research Shows Long-Term A1C Reduction and Sustained Weight Maintenance for Members in Omada Health’s Type 2 Diabetes Program
Omada Health, the virtual-first healthcare provider, recently published its 28th peer-reviewed study demonstrating the long-term outcomes of utilizing a behavior change program for members with type 2 diabetes. The study, published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care, is the latest to demonstrate the benefits of Omada’s clinically rigorous approach to behavior change. The results come on the heels of the company’s Insights Lab expansion, which established the ANSWERS initiative to focus on insights derived from combining GLP-1s with a proven behavior change approach.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · March 21, 2024
New Data Published by Omada Health Demonstrates the Impact of Coupling GLP-1s and Behavior Change Programming
Omada Health, a virtual-first healthcare provider, announces its evidence-based behavior change program as one of the lifestyle support programs through EncircleRx, an Express Scripts by Evernorth solution, to help employers and health plans manage cardiodiabesity (obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease). The Omada program is designed to help bolster the weight loss of EncircleRx members using GLP-1 medications for weight management.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · March 8, 2024
Omada Health Expands Insights Lab to Advance Industry Learnings on Long-Term Weight Health
Omada Health, the virtual-first healthcare provider, announced an expansion of the Omada Insights Lab to leverage its over 1 million all-time enrollments with plans to study the impact of coupling behavior change with GLP-1s for weight loss. As part of this expansion, Omada will establish the ANSWERS (ANalyzing Success of WEight medication with Real-world evidence and Stats) Initiative with plans to share research and insights specific to GLP-1s to complement the company’s already robust library of 28 peer-reviewed publications.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · February 26, 2024
Omada Health Enhances GLP-1 Care Track to Support Customers Managing Medications and Integrates MSK Support
Omada Health, a leading virtual-first healthcare provider, announced an expansion of its GLP-1 companion solution, adding customized partner support for medication eligibility and expanded exercise programming that leverages its deep musculoskeletal (MSK) expertise.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · February 13, 2024
Omada Health Joins Amazon’s Health Condition Programs as Launch Partner
Omada Health, a virtual-first healthcare provider, announced a partnership with Amazon Health Services to increase awareness and discoverability of its cardiometabolic programs through Amazon’s new Health Condition Programs. Omada will be the first virtual diabetes prevention, diabetes, and hypertension provider available in Amazon’s Health Condition Programs, helping individuals discover and enroll in virtual care benefits that are available to individuals through their employer or health plan at no extra cost.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · January 8, 2024
Omada Health Becomes the First Fully-Digital Company to Earn URAC Accreditation for Musculoskeletal (MSK) Care
Omada Health, a virtual-first healthcare provider specializing in chronic conditions, became the first virtual provider of musculoskeletal (MSK) care to earn the prestigious URAC telehealth accreditation. The Omada for MSK program is designed to improve timely access to high-quality MSK care. In the U.S., MSK conditions affect more than one in two adults and cost our healthcare system over $380 billion—more than diabetes, heart disease, or any other chronic condition.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · August 1, 2023
Omada Health Launches GLP-1-Specific Program for Patients Battling Chronic Obesity
Omada Health, a virtual-first healthcare provider, announced a specialized program for members taking GLP-1s, in response to the growing interest and demand for the medication. In line with FDA guidelines and research for GLP-1s for sustained, long-term weight loss, Omada’s program is designed to support behavior and lifestyle change in conjunction with the medication.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · May 24, 2023
Omada Health Partners with Intermountain Healthcare and Castell to Establish Integrated Virtual Care Option for Diabetes Management and Prevention
Omada Health, a virtual, integrated chronic care healthcare provider, and Castell, Intermountain Healthcare’s value-based care subsidiary, have entered into a partnership that expands the access of Omada’s Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Program to patients and caregivers receiving care from Intermountain Healthcare’s primary care providers within its Utah Medical Group. Castell will help to target and enroll eligible patients through their existing care pathways. Patients who have, or are at risk for, diabetes will be proactively contacted by Castell care coordinators and Intermountain providers to give them the option to enroll into the appropriate Omada program.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · January 9, 2023
Omada Health is the First Virtual Care Company to Join the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Leadership Alliance
Omada Health, a virtual, integrated chronic care provider, joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Leadership Alliance as its first virtual health member. The Leadership Alliance is a dynamic collaboration of health care providers united by a common mission — to work with one another and in partnership with patients, workforces, and communities to deliver the full promise of the IHI Triple Aim: improve the health of populations, enhance the experience of patients, and reduce the per capita cost of care.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · December 8, 2022
National Study Finds Conflicting Views of Virtual Care’s Promise, Threatening its Growth, High Optimism, Investment and Confusion
Omada Health, a chronic care integrated healthcare provider, released its first survey on the “State of Virtual Care” in partnership with the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and with insights from Rock Health.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · November 3, 2022
Omada Health Musculoskeletal Program Experiences More than 250% Year-Over-Year Growth in Member Enrollment
Omada Health announces exponential growth in its Musculoskeletal (MSK) program with a more than 250% increase in member enrollment year-over-year, covering more than 2 million lives. Costco Wholesale and HealthPartners expanded their partnerships with Omada to help treat those with MSK conditions. MSK conditions include injuries and disorders that affect the human body's movement or musculoskeletal system. These issues can range in variety and severity from carpal tunnel syndrome to chronic back pain.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · January 20, 2022
Omada Health Secures Preferred Status on Evernorth’s Digital Health Formulary for Diabetes, Hypertension and Prediabetes Solutions
Omada Health announced today that it has earned preferred status on the Evernorth Digital Health Formulary for its cardiometabolic digital chronic care programs: Diabetes, Hypertension and Prevention. As a preferred solution, participating employers and health plans have the ability to simplify their integration experience with Omada Health through Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit manager that supports over 100 million members.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · December 15, 2021
Omada Insights Lab Finds that Personalized Coaching Significantly Improves Health Outcomes
Omada’s Insights Lab, the interdisciplinary collaboration and system for innovation within Omada Health, releases its first data report to highlight the impact of virtual-first care delivery in chronic disease management. Chronic conditions account for 90% of the U.S. healthcare spend, and Omada Health looks to alleviate that burden across its more than 1,600 customers. The report highlights that establishing meaningful relationships between care providers and patients is one key to optimal chronic disease prevention and management.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · October 26, 2021
Omada Health Announces Steve Cook as New Chief Financial Officer Amid Significant Company Growth
Today, Omada Health announced Steve Cook as Chief Financial Officer, where he will advise the company financially and allow it to build upon its commitment to deliver meaningful digital care. Cook is joining Omada on the heels of yet another successful year, from launching innovative new care programs like Physician-Guided Care and the Omada Insights Lab, to enhancing its musculoskeletal treatments with computer vision. Omada has also dramatically expanded its workforce and is actively recruiting positions across all teams.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · August 2, 2021
Omada Health Becomes First Fully-Virtual Healthcare Provider to Earn NCQA Population Health Program Accreditation
Following its groundbreaking launch of Physician-Guided Care for diabetes and hypertension, Omada Health’s Type 2 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes+Hypertension programs have been awarded the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Population Health Program (PHP) Accreditation. As the first fully-virtual healthcare provider to earn this accreditation, Omada was recognized for its clinical excellence and best-in-class holistic member care. This certification is a significant milestone in Omada’s ongoing commitment to transforming chronic care treatment through behavior science.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · May 25, 2021
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By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · April 22, 2021
Omada Health Extends Science of Behavior Change to Musculoskeletal Treatments Through Patented Computer Vision Technology
Today, Omada Health announced that they are enhancing its musculoskeletal (MSK) personalized virtual physical therapy treatment for members with new computer vision technology that allows data to inform treatment decisions. Merging computer vision technology with Omada’s evidence-based approach will arm physical therapists (PT) with meaningful, accurate data that leads to faster recovery times, better care and improved health outcomes.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · April 14, 2021
Omada Health Launches Physician-Guided Care Program, the First Virtual Cardiometabolic Clinic
Today Omada Health announced the launch of Physician-Guided Care for diabetes and hypertension, creating the first virtual cardiometabolic clinic. Omada is adding virtual consultations with physicians for members who need more help controlling their conditions. Members will now have access to behavior change support, diabetes/hypertension management and education, devices and monitoring, and medical management of diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia all in one place. The multidisciplinary, virtual clinic care team will include physicians, health coaches, and diabetes educators, working together to improve members’ health.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · April 14, 2021
Omada Health Unveils the Omada Insights Lab, a Cross-Functional, Data-Driven Initiative Aiming to Transform Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes
Driven by its expansion to an integrated platform across five conditions, today, virtual care provider Omada Health unveils the Omada Insights Lab, its internal initiative that leverages Omada’s deep multi-disciplinary expertise to transform care delivery and apply learnings into innovative, cost-effective interventions. The Omada Insights Lab leverages its internal expertise across five cross-functional teams: data science, behavior science, clinical design, product design, and care delivery to optimize its healthcare programs. Having recently added Musculoskeletal to Omada’s integrated platform, Omada has unique visibility across conditions on how to refine, optimize, and improve the individualized care Omada provides to its members.
By Omada Health · Via Business Wire · April 8, 2021