Right now the meds in our family take up the dining room table. I take 4 to 6 and my husband perhaps 20 or 30. I appreciate having somebody telling me when to take medications. And I don't have to say 'I wonder if it's correct.'
Home is the new site of care
Care is moving to the home at an increasingly rapid pace and non-traditional players are placing big bets and developing in-the-neighborhood and in-the-home strategies. How can traditional healthcare compete?
We've been actively working to identify the best innovations in technology to support the independence and individual needs of those we serve. Ōmcare is what we’ve been looking for.
– Brett Anderson, SVP and Chief Ecosystem & Operations Officer at Ecumen
The need and solution
Loss of independence is a fear for many, and the pressure to find the right care be significant and stressful—especially for aging adults or people with ongoing mental or chronic health concerns.
The Ōmcare Home Health Hub engages family and healthcare professionals to help manage medication and provide the necessary remote care and connection in the home.
1. “United States Country Dashboard: Population by Age.” International Data Base (IDB). United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 11, 2021.
2. “An Empirical Study of Chronic Diseases in the United States: A Visual Analytics Approach.” US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, March 1, 2018.
Mental health
The National Institute of Health reports that about 26% of adults have one or more diagnosable mental disorders.2 For this population, having an everyday connection with an advocate offers stability.
2. “Mental Health Disorder Statistics.” John Hopkins Medicine. Accessed February 11, 2021.
A growing population and caregiver shortage
While the aging population continues to grow, caregivers are diminishing
– leaving opportunities to integrate technology into the solution.
4:1
Expected ratio of caregivers to seniors by 2030, half of today’s levels
$3.8T
Chronic medical conditions are the #1 driver of $3.8T healthcare cost in U.S.
50%
of people taking medication are non-adherent costing >$300B annually
68%
of ages 65+ have two or more concurrent chronic medical conditions
20%
of the population will be ages 65+ in 2030
37%
of ages 65+ use five or more prescription medications
Win the home with Ōmcare
The Ōmcare Home Health Hub allows you to completely customize so you can serve up your existing capabilities while integrating with our medication adherence solution.
Pharmacy home-delivery
Nurse line
Care coordination
Telehealth
Direct observed therapy
House calls
Extending the reach of caregivers while maintaining quality and reducing cost is critical for our healthcare system today, and technology like the Ōmcare system will support this aim.
-Jeannine Rivet, Former CEO UnitedHealthcare, Optum and board member of Ōmcare
Value of Ōmcare
The Ōmcare Home Health Hub® allows you to serve up your existing
capabilities while integrating with our medication adherence solution.
Increased revenue
Add additional services, conduct annual wellness visits, reduce churn, and improve Star Ratings.
Decreased cost of care
Fifty percent of people taking medication today are non-adherent. Non-adherence causes 33-69% of hospitalizations. Increasing dose-level adherence reduces cost.
Operational efficiency
Remote medication assistance is 85% more effective than “Door Med Pass” service and does not require a credentialed caregiver.
How it works
Ōmcare offers a new standard for care coordination and improved outcomes.
Coordinate
It creates natural channels of communication between healthcare professionals and families, enabling coordinated transitions.
Dispense
It does more than sort pills. It accurately dispenses easy-to-open pouches of multi-dose medication at the right time.
Interact
Efficient communication is possible with an interactive interface that allows for video calling and visual confirmation of medication adherence.
Inform
Dispensing data and video observation enable reporting when doses are missed or taken incorrectly, rather than depending on self-reporting.
How Ōmcare is different
Ōmcare offers a new standard for care coordination and improved outcomes.
Coordinate
It creates natural channels of communication between healthcare professionals and families, enabling coordinated transitions.
Dispense
It does more than sort pills. It accurately dispenses pre-slit packages of multi-dose medication at the right time.
Interact
Efficient communication is possible with an interactive interface that allows for video calling and visual confirmation of medication adherence.
Inform
Dispensing data and video observation enable reporting when doses are missed or taken incorrectly, rather than depending on self-reporting.
Ōmcare in the details
A customizable telehealth portal that enables one-touch access to care and promises right med, right time, right person.
- Open API telehealth portal
- 2 and 3-way video calls
- Face-to-face care coordination
- Dispenses pouched medication direct from the pharmacy
- Two camera system for medication & patient visibility
- Visual confirmation of right med, right time, right person
- Camera-based biometrics
Successful pilot study outcomes
In partnership with Ecumen and Thrifty White Pharmacy, Ōmcare successfully completed a pilot of its first product, the Ōmcare Home Health Hub® aimed at improving medication adherence, reducing the cost of care and increasing customer experience.
The pilot successfully demonstrated improvements in all three areas:
- Participants had 98% dose-level adherence
- Remote medication assistance via the Hub is 85% more efficient than door med pass
- 100% of participants strongly agreed Ōmcare helped them remember to take their meds
- 100% of participants agreed that they’re more likely to take their meds using the Hub
Partnership opportunities
Ōmcare is exploring partnerships with organizations that are seeking to increase access, improve health outcomes and reduce cost by bringing care into the home.
Partners include: Senior care facilities and home health agencies, Medicare Advantage plans, prescription fulfillment providers, medication management programs, and wearables and biometrics.