Wellsmith Selected as a Top 10 Diabetes Care Solution Provider in 2018
Wellsmith recognized in MedTech Outlook’s List of Top Companies Simplifying Diabetic Care
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA, January 7, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AUSTIN, TX, January 7, 2019 – Wellsmith1, a consumer health engagement platform, has been selected by MedTech Outlook Magazine as a Top 10 Diabetes Care Solution Provider2 in 2018. This annual list recognizes 10 companies at the forefront of providing diabetes care solutions and impacting the marketplace.
According to IDF Diabetes Atlas3, the global prevalence of diabetes rose to 425 million people in 2017 and is projected to rise to 552 million by 2030. Many companies are responding to this health crisis by developing technology solutions that help healthcare providers detect and manage diabetes in a cost-effective, patient-centric manner.
To support healthcare providers who seek to deliver quality and effective care to their diabetic patients with new technology, MedTech Outlook created an elite selection panel of executives. Together with their editorial board, this group selected the top diabetes care solution providers that are leveraging emerging technologies to innovate practical solutions for diabetic care.
“We are proud to be recognized by distinguished healthcare leaders for our technology and engaging approach to type 2 diabetes management,” says Nigel Dessau, President and COO of Wellsmith. “Our platform offers insightful population health management for chronic disease at scale, while engaging consumers with simple, actionable solutions to improve their health. “
Wellsmith’s digital health platform engages consumers by connecting a personalized care plan and Bluetooth health devices to their smartphone, creating an experiential learning opportunity to better manage their health. Prescribed by physicians and currently being used at Cone Health in North Carolina, Wellsmith’s platform helps type 2 diabetics manage and potentially reverse the effects of their chronic lifestyle disease. Care plans include personalized metrics for weight loss, glucose monitoring, medication adherence and exercise; along with a fitness tracker, digital scale, digital glucometer and guidance in simple, actionable steps. For physicians and care teams, the Wellsmith care team portal tracks glucose, medication, weight, and exercise to give medical professionals a comprehensive and real-time view of consumers’ health.
About Wellsmith
Wellsmith’s mission is to reduce the burden of lifestyle diseases through population risk management by innovating where healthcare, community, and technology converge. Visit www.wellsmith.com
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1 http://www.wellsmith.com
2 https://diabetes-care.medicaltechoutlook.com/vendors/top-diabetes-care-solution-providers-rid-16.html
3 https://www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S0168-8227%2811%2900591-2/fulltext