Brook Health, an AI-powered remote patient care company, has partnered with brain-focused health tech company Linus Health to allow patients to go home the same day with a screening, assessment, and treatment strategy for their cognitive issues. announced that it would be possible.
The combination of Linus Health’s advanced digital cognitive assessment tools and Brook Health’s telecare platform empowers primary care physicians to detect early detection of mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to dementia, along with other preventive screenings. We aim to make it the standard.
The companies say primary care providers can provide expert-level cognitive care without the need for an immediate referral. This plan is supported by direct access to a 24/7 teleclinical care team.
“This partnership is a solution that begins with the need for medical collaboration with primary care physicians and addresses critical medical concerns,” Oren Nissim, co-founder and CEO of Brook Health, said in a statement. It deals with this,” he said.
“By providing both assessment tools and immediate treatment options, we are transforming the way cognitive care is delivered, particularly benefiting people in communities with limited access to specialists. This represents a major step forward in our mission to provide care that treats the whole person, not just a single condition. ”
David Bates, CEO and co-founder of Linus Health, said his company’s collaboration with Brook Health will enable the delivery of early, personalized cognitive care, improving early detection and ongoing customized interventions and He claimed that monitoring could be seamlessly integrated.
“This comprehensive approach not only supports individuals in dealing with cognitive issues, but also involves caregivers, providing comprehensive and continuous care to enhance both cognitive and physical health. ” Bates said in a statement.
The main benefits of the partnership include: Immediate treatment begins, allowing patients to begin targeted interventions immediately. Comprehensive support that provides a full range of care, including cognitive assessments and customized treatment plans. Accessibility designed to provide high-quality cognitive care to patients regardless of their geographic location. Reduce patient anxiety by providing immediate support and guidance to reduce stress. An integrated platform that empowers primary care providers and gives primary care physicians the tools to manage cognitive care. and a holistic approach to addressing cognitive health that includes heart care, sleep, and lifestyle modifications.
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In 2022, Linus Health acquired Kinesis Health Technologies, an Irish startup focused on physical function assessment. Kinesis focuses on digitally assessing gait, balance, mobility, fall risk, and frailty. Linus Health said the acquisition expands its scope of services to include physical and cognitive assessments.
In July, Lynas acquired Together Senior Health (Together), a brain health company that provides evidence-based solutions for individuals with cognitive decline such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Together became a wholly owned subsidiary of Linus Health, and the acquisition included the Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk Algorithm (RADAR), a proprietary cognitive impairment identification and stratification algorithm.
In June, Erie County Medical Center partnered with Brook Health to address hypertension treatment through an AI and remote monitoring platform. The program increased the percentage of patients with controlled blood pressure from 37.4% to 67.7%.
In January, Brooke partnered with Independent Health, a Western New York health insurance company, to offer members Brooke+, Brooke Health’s CDC-certified diabetes prevention program. Program members could participate in Brook+ anytime, anywhere using their smartphones, tablets, or computers.
