UnitedHealthcare’s “Solutions for Caregivers” Provides Comprehensive Resources to Help People Care for Aging or Disable...
January 07 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- New program provides end-to-end
resources for caregivers and their family members, including
in-person support tools, an online store with discounted products
and services, and a secure messaging platform to help coordinate
care with health professionals
- Solutions for Caregivers offered at
no additional charge to large employers nationwide
UnitedHealthcare has launched Solutions for Caregivers, a
program for large employers that features in-person, telephonic and
online resources designed to help caregivers save money and more
effectively provide assistance to the people they support.
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The program is being showcased at the International Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) 2016, the annual technology convention in
Las Vegas.
Solutions for Caregivers is now available to all large employers
with self-funded health plans at no additional charge for employees
to use the online services. The program offers various resources
for caregivers, aging or disabled Americans, and their health care
providers, including:
- Information: Customized content
based on specific illnesses and challenges for care recipients,
with articles and videos for family caregivers about health
conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, heart attack and
stroke.
- Marketplace: A growing online
store with products and local services available to purchase that
help support caregivers and their care recipients, including
home-safety products, home-delivered meals, and specialty products
such as simple and secure tablet computers.
- Support: Resources to help
family members connect with each other and health care
professionals, including shared calendars, secure messaging and
task management trackers. Case management services also offer
employees in-person and telephonic support, helping them to create
and follow through with a care plan.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly 44 million
people nationwide provide unpaid care to a loved one age 50 or
older.
“Many caregivers are searching for relevant resources but often
don’t know where to start. Solutions for Caregivers addresses the
needs of family caregivers through case management services and
online resources that help caregivers more effectively care for
their loved ones,” said Vidya Raman-Tangella, M.D., head of
UnitedHealthcare’s Innovation Center of Excellence.
A number of large employers have already introduced the program
to their employees when it was available as a pilot initiative,
encouraging their workforces to take advantage of the available
resources.
UnitedHealthcare at
CESUnitedHealthcare – in addition to showcasing Solutions
for Caregivers – will demonstrate at CES new technologies designed
to simplify the consumer health care experience by making helpful,
practical information more accessible through personal technology
devices such as computers, smartphones and television
programming.
At CES 2016, Richard Migliori, M.D., chief medical officer of
UnitedHealth Group, will participate in a panel at the CES Digital
Health Summit panel, “Connecting the Dots and Closing the
Loop,” on Thursday, Jan. 7., from 10 to 10:30 a.m. in the
Venetian, Level 2, Bellini 2004. Dr. Raman-Tangella will speak
about the role of caregivers in supporting older Americans’ health
and well-being on Thursday, Jan. 7, from 1:10 to 1:40 p.m. Dr.
Migliori will also participate in a “Tech Talk” about the growing
use of sensory devices that detect illness by tracking biomarkers
in blood, glucose and breath on Friday, Jan. 8, from 2:10 to 2:20
p.m.
CES attendees who visit the UnitedHealthcare booth can learn
about a wide range of innovative health programs, including:
- Virtual Visits: Millions of
UnitedHealthcare plan participants now have coverage for virtual
physician visits, giving people enrolled in employer-based health
plans secure, online access to a physician via mobile phone, tablet
or computer 24 hours a day. A recently developed network of care
providers offering video-based virtual visits enables
UnitedHealthcare plan participants across the country to choose
from in-network virtual care provider groups, then see and speak
with a doctor using real-time audio and video technology to obtain
a diagnosis and any necessary prescriptions for minor medical needs
including allergies, sinus and bladder infections, bronchitis and
other conditions.
- Real Appeal: Real Appeal is a
personalized, interactive, online weight-loss program that uses
personal coaches and a Hollywood cast to help motivate consumers to
get ready for the Red Carpet. The Internet TV program is built on
the findings of extensive clinical research on obesity and diabetes
prevention that included more than 10,000 participants. Real Appeal
carries no additional cost for participants whose employers offer
the program through their health insurance plans. To see Real
Appeal in action, click here.
- Rally Health: Rally Health,
Inc., is a consumer-focused digital health company whose goal is to
make it easy for people to take charge of their health and
wellness, and to work with employers and health plans to reimagine
health engagement. Rally’s digital health platform offers
integrated solutions to help people manage all aspects of their
health and wellness, including shopping for health care options
based on both quality and cost. More than 20 million people
currently have access to the Rally platform through health plans
including UnitedHealthcare, as well as through their employer.
UnitedHealthcare’s CES booth is No. 73931 in the Sands
Convention Center. Follow along on Twitter @myUHC or visit
www.uhc.com/ces.
About
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping
people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health
care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and
sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company
offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for
individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and
their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and
well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at
www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
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UnitedHealthcareWill Shanley,
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