Humana and Happify Health Team Up to Provide Digital Behavioral Health Services to People with Chronic Conditions
14 April 2017 - 12:00AM
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Humana and Happify Will Work Together to Test
Reducing Clinical Depression and Anxiety in Prone Population
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the country’s leading health and
well-being companies, and Happify Health, the pioneering provider
of evidence-based emotional health software solutions, announced
today a partnership to deliver emotional health support to chronic
heart condition patients through a digital intervention delivery
platform. The partnership will explore how to best help Humana
members reduce depression and anxiety through better integrated,
digitally-delivered behavioral health solutions.
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Delivered on Happify Health’s digital intervention platform, the
program supports heart patients who are prone to high comorbidity
rates of depression and the potential for their health conditions
to worsen if their depression goes unmanaged. By partnering with
Happify Health, Humana launches a program that is uniquely designed
to address the emotional support needs of chronic heart patients.
The platform was developed in collaboration between Humana and
Happify Health to test the delivery of effective mental health
support for Medicare patients with chronic conditions through
behavioral health initiatives as an integrated part of their
overall care. Through the program, Humana will aim to improve
quality outcomes by supplying a method of care that allows for
access, scale and convenience.
“Multiple studies found that treating heart condition patients
with behavioral health solutions can improve the member’s ability
to adhere to their treatment plan, improve quality of life, and
support health recovery,” said Humana Behavioral Health’s Chief
Medical Officer, Dr. Larry Weinstein. “To date, the challenge has
been finding a scalable, engaging solution to provide services.
Happify Health’s software allows us to provide a wide range of our
patients with unique, effective preventative care that was
previously unavailable.”
“The challenges of providing behavioral health solutions have
been access and engagement. Many patients do not have opportunities
for care, whether due to location, time or privacy,” said Happify
President and Co-Founder Ofer Leidner. “Similarly, previous
programs have not created an environment which encourages patients
to actively engage in their own care. We believe the Humana program
solves for both issues for a highly susceptible population.”
Humana’s program will be integrated into Humana care management,
which will use Happify Health tools to screen chronic heart
condition patients. The patients who qualify who have signs of
depression will then be enrolled into the program.
“Using technology to achieve scale is one of the most effective
ways to achieve integrated care that improves outcomes and reduces
costs,” said Dr. Andrew Sekel, a long time behavioral health
executive and Happify Health chairman. “I’m excited about this
initiative with Humana because it has a chance to be a real
breakthrough in the treatment of heart patients.”
For more information on Happify, please visit
www.Happify.com.
About Happify Health
Happify Health (www.HappifyHealth.com) offers evidence-based
emotional health and wellbeing solutions for employers, health
plans and enterprise organizations. Based on decades of scientific
research on interventions that foster wellbeing and resilience in
individuals, Happify Health provides more than 60 programs created
by leading experts through its online platform. Topic areas include
resilience and mindfulness, as well as conditions ranging from
depression and anxiety to chronic pain and insomnia. Its web and
mobile apps give users immediate access to Happify activities any
time of day or night.
About Humana
Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is a leading
health and well-being company focused on making it easy for people
to achieve their best health with clinical excellence through
coordinated care. The company’s strategy integrates care delivery,
the member experience, and clinical and consumer insights to
encourage engagement, behavior change, proactive clinical outreach
and wellness for the millions of people we serve across the
country.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission
filings
- Most recent investor conference
presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and
conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
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