HealthPartners expands member access to digital cancer care
One year after piloting a new digital health service to support members undergoing cancer treatment, HealthPartners today announced that it is expanding the service to include 240,000 fully insured commercial members. Iris, developed by OncoHealth, enables members to connect with a team of cancer clinicians, nurses, social workers and peers any time of day via chat, phone, or video to discuss their cancer questions, including symptom and side-effect management, depression, anxiety, nutrition, sexual wellness and other aspects of treatment. During the initial pilot phase, 43% engaged with a member of the Iris clinical team, including nurses and mental health experts, with an average of 2.3 interactions a month, while 68% utilized a personalized, self-directed curriculum.
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