Sean Duffy, Omada Health, talks about why PreventNow is focused on prediabetes rather than diabetes. He explains that it was interesting to his team because of a broad clinical consensus that there is a fantastic opportunity to intervene and make a huge difference in someone’s life. A national framework already exists …

Sean Duffy, Omada Health, explains how Omada is finding its target audience, the large numbers of people in the U.S. with prediabetes who don’t even know they have it. He points out that, although many don’t know, through more biometric screenings and awareness raising programs, people are becoming aware of …

Sean Duffy, Omada Health, explains some of the guiding principles behind PreventNow and why it works so well. One key insight involved studying why the programs in which people met face-to-face were so successful. Using this knowledge and melding it with their high-tech know-how, Omada was able to create a …

Sean Duffy, Omada Health, gives us some of the details on how patients can sign up for PreventNow.com if they want. Individuals can sign up but Omada is also working with larger organizations to allow for less expensive sign-ups. Managed Care sign-ups may also have a different incentive structure but …

Sean Duffy, Omada Health, explains that the metrics for determining the success of PreventNow were largely based on looking at what previous programs had achieved with diabetes patients. Engagement and weight loss were two of the factors that were tracked. Participants in the program had about 5-7% weight loss. More …

Sean Duffy, Omada Health, talks about the launch of PreventNow which began in January 2013. Previous to the public launch, there was a 220 person beta test. The prediabetic participants were notably enthusiastic about the program with about 74% people completing and an average 6% weight loss. Many of those who …

Sean Duffy, Omada Health, talks about PreventNow’s early results which are looking very promising. Omada will continue to collect the data and he points out that, because the system is technology-driven, the data is fairly easy to gather so that they can continue to look at the results over the …

Sean Duffy, Omada Health, talks about how PreventNow is working with large health care organizations such as Viridian to reach patients. In particular, they are interested in partnering with “bricks & mortar” providers where they can provide a web complement giving people options and multiple ways to manage their health….

Sean Duffy, CEO, Omada Health, discusses the potential for PreventNow.com to help prediabetes patients lower overall medical costs. He talks about some of the studies demonstrating these improvements for patients with diabetes and that similar cost savings are very likely with prediabetic patients. More videos with Sean Duffy: Sean Duffy, …

We talk about the use of technology to improve diabetes care but often it is some "new magic" device that costs a fortune and that no insurance company will pay for. This week, our Disaster Averted shows how taking advantage of free technology like Skype can help you see exactly what …