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Virgin Pulse Unveils Integrated Digital Therapeutics Suite to Rein in High-Cost Chronic Conditions

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With approximately one in three adults globally struggling with multiple chronic conditions, there's a critical need for effective condition management programs – particularly for issues like prediabetes, obesity, and hypertension, which can lead to serious and expensive health problems. To help curtail these conditions and their costs, Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, is expanding its clinical health support with the new VP Transform, a suite of digital therapeutics solutions to proactively address chronic conditions, beginning with prediabetes, blood pressure, and weight management. Conveniently embedded within the Homebase for Health® platform, the new VP Transform will combine the best of AI-powered technology, behavior change science, expert coaching, and world-class engagement for a targeted, clinically validated approach to chronic condition prevention and management.

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To help curtail these conditions and their costs, Virgin Pulse , the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, is expanding its clinical health support with the new VP Transform, a suite of digital therapeutics solutions to proactively address chronic conditions, beginning with prediabetes, blood pressure, and weight management.
For employers, especially those that are self-insured, the cost of treating chronic conditions such as prediabetes, hypertension, and obesity can be substantial.
Unmanaged chronic conditions can lead to lower employee productivity due to increased sick days, fatigue, and general poor health.
To help organizations as they aim to support their populations in managing chronic conditions, Virgin Pulse has made a range of resources available, including on-demand webinars, blog posts, and more.

Basic Benefits are History: New Global Survey of HR Leaders Reveals that While Mental Health Crisis Looms, Organizations are Seeing Value of Prioritizing Employee Wellbeing

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizations worldwide are facing a multitude of pressures, from financial headwinds and rising costs to continuing staffing and productivity challenges. Amid this volatile and uncertain business environment, a new global survey from Virgin Pulse found that companies are expanding their commitment to wellbeing initiatives with new strategies to attract and retain talent. The 2023 Global Workplace Wellbeing Survey found that companies who offer health and wellbeing programs are seeing clear ROI and increased employee participation, and that these programs help address their top challenges: company culture and mental health. Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, is unveiling these insights as part of its celebration of Employee Wellbeing Month. Now in its 15th year, Employee Wellbeing Month aims to bring awareness to the need for physical, mental, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing support.

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The 2023 Global Workplace Wellbeing Survey found that companies who offer health and wellbeing programs are seeing clear ROI and increased employee participation, and that these programs help address their top challenges: company culture and mental health.
Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, is unveiling these insights as part of its celebration of Employee Wellbeing Month .
Today, more than 70% of executives are confidently seeing the ROI from their employee wellbeing strategies, largely attributed to health outcomes.
Globally, top talent and retention priorities are to increase employee engagement and satisfaction, work/life flexibility, and employee health and wellbeing.

Virgin Pulse Continues Winning Streak with 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Award

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

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PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, today announced it has been named the "Best Overall Patient Engagement Platform" in the 7th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards. This program is conducted by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes excellence in the global health and medical technology market. Virgin Pulse's Homebase for Health® platform was honored for enhancements made in 2022 that drove meaningful outcomes for clients and their people.

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This program is conducted by MedTech Breakthrough , an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes excellence in the global health and medical technology market.
Virgin Pulse's Homebase for Health® platform was honored for enhancements made in 2022 that drove meaningful outcomes for clients and their people.
Continuing its quest to make access to benefits and care easier and less complicated, Virgin Pulse made several significant upgrades to its Homebase for Health platform in 2022 that were recognized by MedTech Breakthrough.
Virgin Pulse continues to invest in empowering millions of people to make better health choices – whether that's eating healthier, getting mental health support, locating quality care, or taking better control of a chronic condition," said Chris Michalak, CEO of Virgin Pulse.

Virgin Pulse Takes Personalized Wellbeing to the Next Level with New AI-Powered Homebase for Health® Enhancements

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The workforce wellbeing crisis is growing worldwide and organizations are seeing the impact on their people and their business.1 To get ahead of these negative trends, and even reverse them, Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, is unveiling a slate of new AI-powered enhancements to its Homebase for Health® platform. These updates come as a result of a significant update to the company's personalization engine to better predict and serve individual needs, customize the member experience, and deliver stronger outcomes with whole person engagement.

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"There is nothing more personal than a person's health," said Chris Michalak, CEO of Virgin Pulse.
The numbers speak for themselves: 87% of members say Virgin Pulse has changed their lives."
As a market leader and innovator, Virgin Pulse routinely releases new features, functionality, and enhancements to the Homebase for Health platform.
Virgin Pulse's Homebase for Health platform is the single destination for people to manage their health and total wellbeing.

Virgin Pulse Announces Winners of 2023 Thrive Awards for Exceptional Health & Wellbeing Programs

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, today announced the winners of the second annual Virgin Pulse Thrive Awards. The Thrive Awards recognize exceptional organizations who make innovative health and wellbeing programs a priority, enabling employees, members, and patients to create lasting, healthy changes. The awards were presented during Thrive Summit 2023, an immersive annual event that drew 1,200 employer, health plan, and health system leaders to learn from experts and each other, gaining actionable strategies for evolving programs and achieving positive outcomes.

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Awards recognize organizations that have excelled at improving health and wellbeing, experience, and outcomes for employees, members, and patients
PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Pulse , the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, today announced the winners of the second annual Virgin Pulse Thrive Awards.
The Thrive Awards recognize exceptional organizations who make innovative health and wellbeing programs a priority, enabling employees, members, and patients to create lasting, healthy changes.
The 2023 Virgin Pulse Thrive Award winners are:
Global Health and Wellbeing Award – Celebrates an organization with a global footprint outside the U.S. that has achieved success expanding their wellbeing program to a variety of different populations.
Outcomes Awards – Recognizes companies that have significantly improved health and wellbeing outcomes within their organization following Virgin Pulse activation.

Virgin Pulse to Host Thrive Summit 2023: Celebrating a Decade of Advancing the Biggest Topics Impacting Health & Wellbeing

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of healthcare and people leaders will soon convene at Virgin Pulse's Thrive Summit 2023 to address the urgency of delayed care, skyrocketing costs, and mental fatigue. This year's event marks the 10th year of bringing together leaders from employers, health plans, and health systems to explore the challenges and opportunities in health and wellbeing, featuring thought-provoking sessions, peer learning, and wellbeing activities. Thrive Summit 2023 will occur April 11-13, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a virtual presence for remote attendees.

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Thrive Summit 2023 will occur April 11-13, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a virtual presence for remote attendees.
"Thinking back over the past 10 years, it's amazing to consider how much our industry – and Virgin Pulse – has evolved," said Chris Michalak, CEO of Virgin Pulse , the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company.
I'm looking forward to celebrating the past decade of accomplishments at Thrive and discussing where we'll be headed over the next 10 years."
This year's Thrive Summit features a range of world-renowned experts, academics, and innovators addressing topics that are top of mind for every health, wellbeing, and business leader.

Virgin Pulse Helps Health Plans Reach Vulnerable Populations Facing Medicaid Redetermination

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A potential 15 million Americans are at risk of losing their healthcare coverage when the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement expires on March 31, 2023. Engaging Medicaid members is a long-standing challenge for health plans, and recertifying them (called redetermination) has not been required since early 2020 when the U.S. public health emergency created by COVID-19 began. Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, provides the data-driven, multi-channel technology that aligns with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance for communicating with members for redetermination. Currently working with health plans across the country, the company has launched a free multimedia toolkit to guide and support executives as they prepare to tackle Medicaid redetermination.

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Engaging Medicaid members is a long-standing challenge for health plans, and recertifying them (called redetermination) has not been required since early 2020 when the U.S. public health emergency created by COVID-19 began.
Currently working with health plans across the country, the company has launched a free multimedia toolkit to guide and support executives as they prepare to tackle Medicaid redetermination.
However, the reality is that health plans do not have the technology or expertise in-house to reach all these members to this extent," said Salem Shunnarah, EVP and GM, Health Plans and Systems for Virgin Pulse.
Virgin Pulse has curated a toolkit of free resources to inform health plan leaders about how to best plan for Medicaid redetermination and effectively reach members.

Virgin Pulse Appoints Former CVS Health/Aetna Clinical Leader Jeffrey Jacques, MD, as New Chief Medical Officer

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Monday, January 9, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Pulse, the leading global digital-first health, wellbeing, and navigation company, today announced that Jeffrey Jacques, MD, has joined the company as chief medical officer. Dr. Jacques has more than 20 years of experience in digital health innovation and caregiving through various professional and personal lenses, including over a decade with CVS Health/Aetna. This executive appointment strengthens the company's clinical expertise to ensure alignment with member and market needs, enhance its behavior science approach, and enable exploration of additional ways Virgin Pulse's unique capabilities can further simplify and support the member journey.

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"Jeff's entrepreneurial spirit, passion for solving complex issues, and clinical expertise will further differentiate Virgin Pulse in the market and will fuel us in new ways – particularly at the intersection of technology and human connection," said Chris Michalak, CEO at Virgin Pulse.
"We drive successful outcomes because our platform is rooted in behavior science – understanding what members need to take action.
Jeff's lived experiences will enhance this approach, and we expect him to play a valuable role in 2023 as Virgin Pulse delivers even more value to our clients and members."
As chief medical officer at Virgin Pulse, Dr. Jacques will advance the company's clinical strategy, providing insight and guidance to product and commercial teams.

Virgin Pulse and Medsphere Enter into a Collaborative Agreement to Support Health Systems’ Growth

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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“Our Homebase for Health platform and strategy is focused on providing the market with a comprehensive digital health activation and engagement solution that unifies health, wellbeing, and navigation for clients and consumers.

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“Our Homebase for Health platform and strategy is focused on providing the market with a comprehensive digital health activation and engagement solution that unifies health, wellbeing, and navigation for clients and consumers.
As we looked across our solution set, we recognized that our PRM offering was sitting slightly adjacent to that core strategy,” said Jeff Yoshimura, chief product officer for Virgin Pulse.
The Marketware division of Medsphere is transitioning Virgin Pulse clients who are currently using the Physicianology PRM solution to its best-in-class PRM platform moving forward.
“We look forward to working with Virgin Pulse to support health systems by maximizing our core competencies to help them reach their goals.

MCI Onehealth now a Canadian Distributor for Virgin Pulse

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

The Virgin Pulse platform will be offered by MCI’s Corporate Health Solutions division as MCI Wellness Connect with immediate availability for interested customers.

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The Virgin Pulse platform will be offered by MCI’s Corporate Health Solutions division as MCI Wellness Connect with immediate availability for interested customers.
MCI Wellness Connect will provide Canadian businesses access to all the features of the Virgin Pulse platform that normally benefit enterprise-size companies.
The Virgin Pulse platform has 14 million members globally and is growing significantly in the Canadian market.
With this Virgin Pulse partnership we will leapfrog into a position of strength in corporate wellness,” said Genevieve Sadak, Vice President MCI Corporate Health Solutions.