MADISON, Wis. and ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Propeller Health and Express
Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) announced a strategic partnership to provide
Propeller's FDA-cleared digital solution to Express Scripts members
using inhaler sensors and a mobile app to manage asthma or COPD.
This collaboration is the largest respiratory digital health
deployment with a pharmacy benefit manager to date.
Propeller's digital sensors enable remote monitoring for
patients enrolled in Express Scripts' Pulmonary Care Value
ProgramSM(PCV), which combines specialized pulmonary
pharmacist clinical support, patient engagement and quality-based
pharmacy networks to improve patient care while lowering healthcare
costs.
Using Bluetooth technology, a Propeller digital sensor is
attached to a patient's inhaler and synced to his or her
smartphone. The inhaler activity trends are reviewed by pulmonary
pharmacists within Express Scripts' Pulmonary Therapeutic Resource
CenterSM (TRC). When the Pulmonary TRC sees that a
patient is overusing their rescue inhaler or is non-adherent with
their controller medication, pulmonary pharmacists engage and
perform counseling using patient-specific data. Through the
Propeller mobile app, patients with asthma or COPD also can track
their symptoms and triggers, monitor daily asthma condition
forecasts and receive tips to encourage more effective
self-management.
Express Scripts members who participated in an early-stage
version of this solution saw an 80 percent reduction in average
rescue events per day and a significant improvement in adherence to
their asthma controller medication.
"Our vision is to help patients with asthma or COPD understand
and proactively manage their condition, allowing them to breathe
easier day in and day out. Propeller Health's success in sensor
technology empowers patients and enables our pulmonary pharmacists
to provide the best care for patients," said Dr. Glen Stettin, Senior Vice President and Chief
Innovation Officer at Express Scripts.
"We're excited to partner with Express Scripts to bring the
benefits of digital medicine and connected respiratory care to
their members," said Propeller co-founder and CEO, David Van Sickle. "With data and guidance from
Propeller, members can expect to improve self-management and to
receive timely, supportive assistance from the clinical respiratory
team at Express Scripts."
About Propeller
Propeller empowers people with asthma
or COPD to live measurably better lives. In 2010 Propeller set out
to modernize respiratory medicine, empower people to minimize the
impact of asthma or COPD on their daily lives, and connect them to
their physicians, environment and community. Propeller's
information-powered approach to respiratory management guides
physicians and patients to the optimal path of therapy for each
individual. With connected inhalers, digital interfaces, and
personalized insights, participants receive personal guidance and
expert direction anytime. Backed by 3M Ventures (NYSE: MMM), SR
One, Hikma Ventures (LON: HIK), Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE),
Social Capital and other investors, Propeller has been used by
patients with asthma or COPD in over 45 commercial programs across
the US at major healthcare systems, payers, employers and other
commercial partners. The company has been recognized as the
recipient of the American Telemedicine Association's 2016
President's Award for Innovation in Remote Healthcare, as one of
the world's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, and as one
of the top "Fierce 15" medical device companies in 2015 by
FierceMedicalDevices. For more information visit:
www.propellerhealth.com.
About Express Scripts
Express Scripts puts medicine
within reach by practicing pharmacy smarter – taking bold action,
delivering specialized care, creating innovative solutions and
leveraging data insights – to make better health more affordable
and accessible.
Headquartered in St. Louis,
Express Scripts provides integrated pharmacy benefit management
services, including network-pharmacy claims processing, home
delivery pharmacy care, specialty pharmacy care, benefit-design
consultation, drug utilization review, formulary management and
medical and drug data analysis services. Express Scripts also
distributes a full range of biopharmaceutical products and provides
extensive cost-management and patient-care services.
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