Evidence Based Patient Engagement

Research and apply personalized engagement strategies to improve health outcomes

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Mix and match modules from Way To Health's suite to personalize interventions



Patient Communication

Choose from a variety of communication mediums tailored to a patient's preference. Include peers or support partners.

Device Integration

Capture data from remote monitoring devices simply and seamlessly, enabling scalable, integrated and personalized initiatives.

Clinical Trials

Use a purpose built solution to design and deploy behavioral change and interventional (automated hovering) research.

Behavioral Economics

Leverage a library of various behavioral economics tools e.g. social and financial incentives to nudge or change behavior.

Gamification

Allow patients to earn points, level up, use lifelines and more. Combine with peers or support partners and see higher engagement.

Rules Engine

Configure the flexible rules engine quickly. Trigger actions by time or data captured from patients via messages, devices or EHR data.

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CASE STUDY SPOTLIGHTS

Physical Activity

STEP UP
Mitesh Patel, MD, MBA, MS
Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD
The objective of this study is to use a randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of three interventions using social incentives and gamification to increase physical activity among overweight and obese adults. Scheduled start indicates when team will begin enrollment. They will hold all participants until January 1, 2018 to have the "new year" effect, therefore development work can continue in the fall.

Outcomes

During intervention, participants in the intervention groups had significantly higher increase in mean steps compared to control
During follow-up, physical activity remained significantly greater in the competition arm (adjusted difference, 569) than in the control arm

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Hypertension

Way 2 Text
Shivan Mehta, MD, MBA
Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD
Evaluate the impact of monitoring adherence with electronic pill bottles or bidirectional text messaging on improving hypertension control.

Outcomes

mean change values in systolic blood pressure were − 4.7 (23.4) mmHg in usual care, − 4.3 (21.5) mmHg in the pill bottle arm, and − 4.6 (19.8) mmHg in the text arm
no significant change in systolic blood pressure between control and the pill bottle arm

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Medication Adherence

Habit Formation
Mary E. Putt, PhD, ScD
Peter P. Reese, MD, MSCE
Assessed whether the interventions, based on principles from behavioral economics, might improve statin adherence and lipid control in at-risk populations.

Outcomes

Achieved enrollment targets
Health system enrollment was cost-efficient

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Gastroenterology

ColoPrep
Shivan Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP
Catherine Reitz, MPH
Piloted a text message navigation program to improve colonoscopy adherence.

Outcomes

Intervention patients were significantly more likely to show for colonoscopy (90% vs. 62% show rate; p = .049)
2 cancellations and 0 no-shows in the intervention group as compared with 14 cancellations and 5 no-shows in the comparison group

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Post-Op Spinal Surgery

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Zarina S. Ali, MD, MS
Tracy M. Flanders, MD
The effects of a novel enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol on clinical outcomes for patients undergoing elective spine or peripheral nerve surgery.

Outcomes

Intravenous opioid medications postoperatively was nearly eliminated in the ERAS group (0.5% vs 54.1%)
ERAS group demonstrated greater mobilization on postoperative day 0 (53.4% vs 17.1%)

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Cirrhosis & Transplants

LiveBetter
Vandana Khungar,MD,MSc
Matt Van Der Tuyn, MA
Reduce 30-day readmissions for cirrhosis and post-transplant patients by remotely monitoring weight, mental function, medication adherence and temperature

Outcomes

Reduced 7-day readmissions by 43%
Reduced preventable readmits by 75%

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