List of digital therapeutics companies explained

This is a list of companies in digital therapeutics, a healthcare discipline that utilizes digital and Internet-based health technologies to make behavioral and lifestyle changes in patients.^{[1] [2] [3]} Digital therapeutics is a relatively new discipline that uses digital implements like mobile devices, apps, sensors, the Internet of Things, and others to spur behavioral changes in patients.^{[2] [4] [5]} The methodology operates as both a preventative technique for at-risk patients and a treatment for patients with existing conditions.^{[6] [7] [8]} The companies in this list are organized by the health conditions or functions on which they focus.

Companies

Diabetes, obesity, and heart disease

• Glooko produces a software for diabetes patients that also uses Internet-connected insulin pumps and blood glucose meters to collect data.
• Omada Health produces a program called "Prevent" that provides patients with health coaching, support groups, and education for preventing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.^[9]

Fitness

• MyFitnessPal

Digital Physical Therapy

• Sword Health

Notes and References

1. News: Hixon . Todd . 9 December 2015 . Digital Therapeutics Have Huge Promise And They Are Real Today . . 19 October 2016.
2. News: Kvedar. Joseph. It's time to break free of the traditional paradigms of disease management. Med City News. 25 August 2016 . 19 October 2016.
3. Cymerys . Ed . Duffy. Sean. May 2015 . Implementing USPSTF Recommendations on Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease . Health Watch. . 78 .
4. Hird . Nick . Ghosh. Samik. Kitano . Hiroaki. June 2016 . Digital health revolution: perfect storm or perfect opportunity for pharmaceutical R&D? . Drug Discovery Today. 21 . 6 . 900–911 . 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.01.010 . 26821131 . 19 October 2016.
5. Capobianco. Enrico . 10 November 2015 . On Digital Therapeutics . Frontiers in Digital Humanities. 2 . 6 . 10.3389/fdigh.2015.00006 . free .
6. Kvedar . Joseph C. . Fogel. Alexander L.. Elenko . Eric. Zohar. Daphne. March 2016 . Digital medicine's march on chronic disease . Nature Biotechnology. 34 . 3 . 239–246 . 10.1038/nbt.3495. 26963544 . 1515998 . 19 October 2016.
7. Sepah . Cameron S. . Jiang. Luohua. Peters . Anne L.. 2015 . Long-Term Outcomes of a Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program: 2-Year Results of a Single-Arm Longitudinal Study . Journal of Medical Internet Research. 17 . 4 . e92. 10.2196/jmir.4052 . 25863515 . 4409647 . free .
8. Dahlberg . Leif E. . Grahn . Daniel. Dahlberg . Jakob E. . Thorstensson . Carina A.. 2016 . A Web-Based Platform for Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee: A Pilot Study . Journal of Medical Internet Research. 5 . 2 . e115. 10.2196/resprot.5665 . 27261271 . 4912680 . 19 October 2016 . free .
9. News: Lorenzetti . Laura . 22 April 2016 . This Company Is Tackling Diabetes With 'Digital Therapeutics' . . 19 October 2016.