Mobile Health Helps Employers Control Costs of High-Risk Pregnancy

PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 07, 2018 -- Mobile Health, a cloud-based platform that improves total population health and wellbeing and lowers healthcare costs, today shared details about its functionality for expectant mothers. Designed to provide pregnant employees with access to tools and information needed to make healthy choices and reduce risk, the Expectant Mothers feature is already receiving significant interest from national insurance carriers and major U.S. employers.

When it comes to healthcare coverage, high-risk pregnancy is one of the top 10 cost drivers for many companies. The National Business Group on Health reports that pregnancy and childbirth account for 25 percent of all hospitalizations in the United States, with more than $1 billion spent on hospitalizations related to pregnancy complications every year.¹

Pregnancy can be a particularly stressful time for employees and their employers. Following a care plan can provide expectant mothers with the support and personalized education needed to navigate unpredictability and prepare for labor and delivery. Using their smartphone, Mobile Health provides expectant mothers with answers to their questions and the information needed to make good choices throughout their pregnancy.

Since implementing the feature, a large national employer reported that almost half (48 percent) of those mothers enrolled in the program were “at-risk” for pregnancies that would require the help of additional medical resources.

“With the Expectant Mothers feature, Mobile Health supports mothers throughout their pregnancy, ensuring that they have the best care plan and experience possible in order to deliver healthy babies,” said Mobile Health founder and CEO John Halloran.

Mobile Health is a mobile-first Total Population Health Management platform designed for health plans, employers and providers that want to stay connected to their members and drive better health outcomes through technology. Fully customizable with an employer’s brand, as well as their unique population health, wellbeing, HR, communications and incentive strategies, the Mobile Health platform aggregates an employer’s disparate healthcare data, allowing employers to better understand the health of their workforce and offers segment targeted communications, education and health coaching in a HIPAA-compliant manner. Employees can access the platform from any device at any time and receive data-driven health insights in a highly personalized experience with timely and relevant information pertaining to their needs.

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¹ National Business Group on Health. “The Business Case for Promoting Health Pregnancy.”

The Expectant Mothers feature is available as part of the Mobile Health app. For more information, please visit https://www.mobilehealthconsumer.com/products.html.

About Mobile Health
Founded in 2012, Mobile Health is a mobile-first Digital Health Engagement platform designed for health plans, employers and providers that want to stay connected to their members and drive better health outcomes through technology. Knowing that mobile technology will continue to play a dominant role in the transformation of healthcare to a more consumer-centric marketplace, Mobile Health promotes positive outcomes by personally guiding consumers through the complex healthcare system when they need it, on the devices they use every day. With Mobile Health, risks and costs can be better measured by health plans, employers and providers; workforces are healthier and more engaged; and safety and productivity increase. For more information about Mobile Health, visit http://www.mobilehealthconsumer.com.

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