A Columbia-based healthcare technology company is making it easier than ever for chronically ill patients to monitor and improve their health. Vheda Health is a startup that works with Medicaid and Medicare health plans to decrease medical expenses and improve compliance with their mobile care management platform, enabling patients to manage chronic conditions in real-time.

Through their health plans, participating patients receive Vheda care packages, which are customized based on condition. The kit may include tools such as a scale, blood pressure monitor and oxygen monitor. Health data is collected from these devices in real-time. As real-time values from the biometric devices come in, the Vheda platform compares them to thresholds the patient’s doctor has set in a care plan. If the data is higher or lower than the threshold, an alert is triggered so the health plan and physician can work with the patient to normalize the value prior to an escalating event, such as an emergency room visit or hospitalization. This data is also available to the patient’s provider.

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