This is a list of companies in digital therapeutics, a healthcare discipline that utilizes digital and Internet-based health technologies to make behavioral and lifestyle changes in patients.[1][2][3] Digital therapeutics is a relatively new discipline that uses digital implements like mobile devices, apps, sensors, the Internet of Things, and others to spur behavioral changes in patients.[2][4][5] The methodology operates as both a preventative technique for at-risk patients and a treatment for patients with existing conditions.[6][7][8] The companies in this list are organized by the health conditions or functions on which they focus.[citation needed]
Companies
editDiabetes, obesity, and heart disease
edit- Glooko produces a software for diabetes patients that also uses Internet-connected insulin pumps and blood glucose meters to collect data.[6]
- Omada Health produces a program called "Prevent" that provides patients with health coaching, support groups, and education for preventing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.[9]
Fitness
editDigital Physical Therapy
editReferences
edit- ^ Hixon, Todd (9 December 2015). "Digital Therapeutics Have Huge Promise And They Are Real Today". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b Kvedar, Joseph (25 August 2016). "It's time to break free of the traditional paradigms of disease management". Med City News. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Cymerys, Ed; Duffy, Sean (May 2015). "Implementing USPSTF Recommendations on Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease". Health Watch (78). Society of Actuaries.
- ^ Hird, Nick; Ghosh, Samik; Kitano, Hiroaki (June 2016). "Digital health revolution: perfect storm or perfect opportunity for pharmaceutical R&D?". Drug Discovery Today. 21 (6): 900–911. doi:10.1016/j.drudis.2016.01.010. PMID 26821131. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Capobianco, Enrico (10 November 2015). "On Digital Therapeutics". Frontiers in Digital Humanities. 2 (6). doi:10.3389/fdigh.2015.00006.
- ^ a b Kvedar, Joseph C.; Fogel, Alexander L.; Elenko, Eric; Zohar, Daphne (March 2016). "Digital medicine's march on chronic disease" (PDF). Nature Biotechnology. 34 (3): 239–246. doi:10.1038/nbt.3495. PMID 26963544. S2CID 1515998. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Sepah, Cameron S.; Jiang, Luohua; Peters, Anne L. (2015). "Long-Term Outcomes of a Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program: 2-Year Results of a Single-Arm Longitudinal Study". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 17 (4): e92. doi:10.2196/jmir.4052. PMC 4409647. PMID 25863515.
- ^ Dahlberg, Leif E.; Grahn, Daniel; Dahlberg, Jakob E.; Thorstensson, Carina A. (2016). "A Web-Based Platform for Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee: A Pilot Study". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 5 (2): e115. doi:10.2196/resprot.5665. PMC 4912680. PMID 27261271. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Lorenzetti, Laura (22 April 2016). "This Company Is Tackling Diabetes With 'Digital Therapeutics'". Fortune. Retrieved 19 October 2016.