Abacus Health's co-founder Edward W. Aberger, PhD and Cynthia Silvia, RN MSN CDOE, one of our talented nurse educators wrote an article for Healthcare Business Today focused on diabetes management and what self-funded employers can do to combat rising costs. In short, investing in innovative evidence-based diabetes management strategies, self-funded employers can...
Digital First Health Solutions for Diabetes and Obesity
Are They Sufficient to Address the Complexity and Management Challenges of These Conditions? Dr. David Ahern, PhD. and Abacus Health Senior Scientist penned an article on the topic for Healthcare Business Today Over the last several years, digital health interventions have emerged as scalable and innovative solutions for managing chronic...
Do GLP medications save employers money? The answer is YES – when used as part of a comprehensive diabetes management plan that includes other key diabetes management behaviors.
In National Diabetes Awareness Month, Abacus Health Solutions announces the results of a cost savings analysis of their patented Diabetes Care Rewards Program. Over the last 17 years, Abacus has continued to innovate and provide its Diabetes Program to individuals through their employers. The Program incentivizes long-term health behaviors and...
PHTI reports finds that digital diabetes management solutions do not deliver meaningful outcomes or savings.
A report published today by the Peterson Health Technology Institute found that digital diabetes management solutions in the remote patient monitoring and behavior and lifestyle modification categories do not deliver meaningful clinical benefits, and they increase healthcare spending relative to usual care. The report reviewed 8 digital diabetes offerings, evaluating evidence on the clinical and...
Behavior Based Diabetes Webinar
Listen to David Ahern, Ph.D., Sr Scientist and Co-Founder of Abacus Health and Dr. Charles Eaton, Primary Care Physician as they discuss a behavior based diabetes intervention which drives patients to their PCP and the resulting impacts on health outcomes, hospitalizations, costs and quality metrics. https://youtu.be/u-I_HJDEKyQ
Mitigating the Rise of Self Insured Employer Health Care Costs for Chronic Populations – a webinar done with World Congress and the Validation Institute
Listen to David Ahern, Ph.D., Sr Scientist and Co-Founder of Abacus Health and Nora Costa, VP of Total Rewards from Mapfre Insurance discuss how utilizing relevant and contingent incentives to drive engagement in core care activities with user's physicians can improve health, reduce hospitalizations and lower costs for chronically ill...
Abacus CEO Michael Follick, Ph.D interviewed by Adam Torres from the Mission Matters Podcast
Focused on people’s health, Michael Follick, Ph.D., CEO of Abacus Health Solutions, discusses the importance of behavioral science in managing chronic illness in this interview. While talking about Abacus Health Solutions, Dr. Follick discusses the foundational factors within the company that drive improved health outcomes and reduce the risk and...
Abacus Diabetes Program Earns Validation
Abacus Health Solutions is proud to announce its Diabetes Care Rewards Program has earned Validation from the Validation Institute, a trusted independent source to certify marketing and results claims.The program earned Level 1 - savings validation. A Level 1 savings validation states the program can produce a reduction of health...
Abacus Publishes Diabetes Management Article in American Journal of Managed Care
Abacus Health Solutions (Abacus), a pioneer in behaviorally focused chronic health condition management, announces the publishing of Behavior-Based Diabetes Management: Impact on Care, Hospitalizations, and Costs in the American Journal of Managed Care’s March 2021 edition. The study examines the impact of the Abacus’s Diabetes Care Rewards Program, a behavioral...
Diabetes and the Importance of meal planning
To kick off National Nutrition Month, Abacus will be sharing some of the great dietary content our Good Health Gateway team puts together and shares with our diabetes program members. In this video, the Good Health Gateway team explores the importance of meal planning as part of diabetes plan. Jeannette...