Discern Health has been named a quarterfinalist for the 6th annual Digital Health Hub Foundation’s Digital Health Awards. The Digital Health Awards celebrate organizations that demonstrate excellence in leveraging digital advancements to enhance healthcare services and patient outcomes. As a quarterfinalist, Discern Health stands out for its commitment to preventing falls, improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs. Out of more than 1,500 submissions, Discern has been named as one of 16 quarterfinalists in the rising star: longevity category.
Discern Health’s Fall Prediction Model accurately predicts falls up to a year in advance using customer’s existing claims data. With a precision of 0.85, it enables timely interventions to prevent falls, enhancing health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs, thereby supporting healthy aging and extended healthspan.
“This year has set a new benchmark for excellence, with a remarkable influx of global submissions showcasing groundbreaking innovations in digital health. The level of ingenuity and commitment we’ve seen is truly inspiring. Congratulations to all of our quarterfinalists for their outstanding achievements,” said Mark Goldstein, Chairman of the Digital Health Hub Foundation.
Finalists will be announced September 22, 2023, and the winners will be announced at the Grand Finale taking place at HLTH on October 21, 2024.
Learn more about the awards: https://www.digitalhealthhub.org/awards/2024/digital-health-awards
How will demographic shifts impact the future of healthcare in the United States? Chief Medical and Strategy Officer Paulo Pinho discussed the dangers we face as we grow older, how predictive analytics provide a potential answer for the detection of falls, and how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s STEADI initiative is helping to advance frailty and falls prevention efforts to improve outcomes.
For Healthcare IT Today, Discern Health’s Ben Hsieh discussed how innovative payers utilize digital health tools to personalize care plans and address the unique needs of each member to improve patient engagement and outcomes.
Discern Health’s chief medical and strategy officer, Paulo Pinho, joined Nilesh Maheshwari on the Healthcare Musings with Nilesh podcast.
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