How it Helps

What the Health Buddy Program can do for your patients…

	Teaches them to understand their condition and educates them on managing their disease proactively.
	Helps patients and care providers work together as a team to change behavior and reduce overall health care cost.
	Engages them with personalized questions that identify potential health risks.
	Provides reassurance that professional medical staff is regularly monitoring how they’re doing.

What the Health Buddy Program can do for you…

	Offers health management programs for COPD, CHF, and Diabetes.
	Allows care managers to monitor multiple patients at once and helps to prioritize your patient interaction.
	Engages and educates the patient and delivers insightful data back to you.
	Helps you identify issues before they lead to hospitalizations.
	Reduces unnecessary calls from patients needing answers to their health questions.

Similar programs using the Health Buddy system have generated the following results:

	60 percent reduction in hospitalizations
	86 percent of patients say they better understand their medical condition and treatment
	86 percent of patients say they are better able to manage their chronic health conditions
	95 percent of patients are satisfied or very satisfied with the Health Buddy appliance
	Patients feel more connected with their doctors over time

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