Landmark Behavioral Health Study Presented at AHIP Event
Ontrak, Inc. (NASDAQ: OTRK) announced the registration of over 200 healthcare leaders for a presentation on the landmark behavioral health study titled "Treatment Effect of the Ontrak Program." This study outlines significant findings, including a $486 monthly cost saving per member and a 64% reduction in avoidable inpatient utilization. The results highlight Ontrak's coaching model, which enhances member engagement and improves health outcomes. The study is set for peer review in August, showcasing Ontrak's commitment to delivering validated results and cost savings to healthcare payors.
- Statistically significant $486 per member per month cost savings.
- 64% reduction in avoidable inpatient utilization.
- 50% increase in preventive care service usage.
- Study to be submitted for peer review in August, enhancing credibility.
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Ontrak, Inc. (NASDAQ: OTRK) (“Ontrak” or the “Company”), a leading AI-powered and telehealth-enabled, virtualized healthcare company, today announced that over 200 healthcare decisionmakers and thought leaders registered with American Health Insurance Plans (“AHIP”) for the presentation of the landmark behavioral health study “Treatment Effect of the Ontrak Program” and a discussion of how the program engages high cost and complex populations with unaddressed behavioral health conditions and chronic disease, resulting in proven, durable outcomes and cost savings.
Mr. Mayhew noted in the presentation that Ontrak’s model of coaching to and through care, drives exceptionally high member engagement with the program even among those who have failed in other behavior change programs. Ontrak care coaches guide members to relevant clinical pathways and providers, and stay connected to each member throughout the 12-month Ontrak program, to ensure that social determinants of health are assessed and addressed with the same level of attention as behavioral health risks.
Dr. Placzek reported that the Treatment Effect study compared a cohort of Ontrak graduates to a propensity matched control group of the same size, and found that the Ontrak program delivers a statistically significant
In collaboration with advisors Robert M Kaplan and Jill Glassman PhD from the Stanford School of Medicine Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC), Ontrak expects to submit the Treatment Effect study for peer review in August and publication in a leading medical journal.
To access a replay of the “How Deeper Engagements Drive Impactful, Proven Outcomes” presentation, please visit https://www.ontrak-inc.com/overcoming-barriers-to-behavioral-health-engagement.
About Ontrak, Inc.
Ontrak, Inc. (f/k/a Catasys, Inc.) is a leading AI and telehealth enabled, virtualized healthcare company, whose mission is to help improve the health and save the lives of as many people as possible. The company’s PRE™ (Predict-Recommend-Engage) platform predicts people whose chronic disease will improve with behavior change, recommends effective care pathways that people are willing to follow, and engages people who are not getting the care they need. By combining predictive analytics with human engagement, Ontrak delivers improved member health and validated outcomes and savings to healthcare payors.
The company’s integrated, technology-enabled Ontrak™ programs, a critical component of the PRE platform, are designed to provide healthcare solutions to members with behavioral conditions that cause or exacerbate chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, COPD, and congestive heart failure, which result in high medical costs. Ontrak has a unique ability to engage these members, who do not otherwise seek behavioral healthcare, leveraging proprietary enrollment capabilities built on deep insights into the drivers of care avoidance.
A landmark behavioral health study, “Treatment Effect of the Ontrak Program,” found that Ontrak’s program produces a statistically significant reduction of
Ontrak integrates evidence-based psychosocial and medical interventions delivered either in-person or via telehealth, along with care coaching and in-market Community Care Coordinators who address the social and environmental determinants of health, including loneliness. The company’s programs improve member health and deliver validated cost savings to healthcare payors.
Learn more at www.ontrak-inc.com
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