Alternative medicine advocate Dr. Deepak Chopra is teaming up with Verizon and CareSpan on a new platform called Chopra Integrative Medicine Center Telehealth, which was designed to bring a network of holistic medical providers into one space.<\/p>\n
The platform specializes in prevention but says it can treat patients with all types of health conditions. Specifically, the platform examines genetic and lifestyle factors in a person's life. It takes a collaborative approach to healthcare by integrating providers and services.<\/p>\n
\"TheChopraIntegrative Medicine Telehealth Platform lives in the intersection of Allopathic, Alternative and Lifestyle medicine,\" Ara Suppiah, MD, leading the peak living program on the platform, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Patients using the platform meet with a physician for \"a series of 60-minute visits\"which covers everything from health history, to lifestyle factors and diet to spirituality. Clinicians may meet with other colleagues to come up with a users' personalized plan. The plan typically hits on nutrition, sleep, hormones, strength and mind-body medicine.<\/p>\n
The telehealth service runs on Verizon's BlueJeans Telehealth and is HIPAA-ready. Meanwhile, CareSpan will provide the integrated digital care platform, which the company boasts also HIPAA and ONC compliant. <\/p>\n
WHY IT MATTERS<\/p>\n
Telehealth became popular during the first wave of COVID-19. Whilethe numbers have dropped slightly according to a recent McKinsey report, about 40% of survey consumers said they would continue to use telehealth going forwards, up from 11% prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Chopra is pitching this new platform as a way to integrate care while using telehealth, and incorporating holistic factors into the mix.<\/p>\n
\"Because of technology, the future of well-being is very precise, it's personalized, it's predictable, it's preventable and it is a process that requires everyone's participation,\" Chopra said during a Facebook live call today.<\/p>\n
THE LARGER TREND<\/p>\n
This isn't the first time Chopra has been involved with digital health projects. In February, Fitbit announced that Chopra would headline a collection of wellness content for Fitbit Premium members. His sessions included topics such as mindfulness, breathing and stress management.<\/p>\n
Chopra has also teamed up with author and major digital health player Dr. Eric Topol on a study to measure the physiological effects of medication.<\/p>\n
In 2009 he founded the Chopra Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to research around mind-body practices.<\/p>\n
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