Omada, Intermountain Creating Hybrid Model for Diabetes Care

Omada Health, a virtual chronic care provider, and Castell, Intermountain Healthcare’s value-based care subsidiary, have expanded the access of Omada’s Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Program to patients and caregivers receiving care from Intermountain’s primary care providers within its Utah Medical Group.

Castell will help to target and enroll eligible patients through their existing care pathways. Patients who have, or are at risk for, diabetes will be proactively contacted by Castell care coordinators and Intermountain providers to give them the option to enroll into the appropriate Omada program. Intermountain is a Utah-based nonprofit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, medical groups with some 3,900 employed physicians and advanced care providers in eight states.

Omada Health’s Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Program offer members support along with intervention from health coaches certified through a CDC-affiliated Diabetes Training and Technical Assistance Center. The members of the programs receive pre-connected cellular scales, with Diabetes Program members also receiving continuous glucose monitors and blood glucose meters, all which report data seamlessly and track progress in real-time. The Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes programs also include an individualized care plan that is backed by behavior science to encourage lasting lifestyle changes.

“This announcement points to a critical, strategic need in the industry — deep collaboration between health systems and virtual care providers,” said Wei-Li Shao, president of Omada Health, in a statement. “Together, Omada Health and Castell can connect traditional care with virtual care to reach more at-risk patients with our proven Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes programs. This new partnership positions Omada Health squarely at the intersection of in-person and virtual healthcare for some of the most prevalent chronic conditions and is a statement on where the evolution of care is headed.”

“Together, we are creating a new, integrated hybrid care model designed to reach and ultimately help more patients at-risk for and with diabetes,” said Jay Zerwekh, CEO at Castell, in a statement. “By focusing on doing the right thing, to find new and innovative ways to improve the lives of patients with diabetes, we also found a way to reduce cost.”