Nuvance Health has officially announced a decision to expand its Neuroglee Connect solution, which addresses mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early-stage dementia, into primary care. Talk about the stated Neuroglee Connect solution on a slightly deeper level, we begin from how it is actually extended as a part of Nuvance’s wider cognitive care services. In essence, it gets the people with MCI or early-stage dementia to engage in brain-stimulating activities, education, reminiscence and wellness activities using a mobile device. As the patients go through the paces, care teams are also able to monitor their progress through real time data, something which unsurprisingly does a lot to help them offer timely assessments and interventions. More on those brain-stimulating activities would reveal the prospect of playing cognitive games, learning new skills, as well as memory compensation training. Furthermore, patients can expect to go through a reminiscence process, where they will be shown personal photographs and videos to trigger memories. Beyond that, the platform also packs together content about healthy lifestyle habits like eating well, exercising, and getting enough sleep.
“It’s like a medical mental games app and many more brain-stimulating and wellness activities with physician supervision and tracking,” said Dr. Alex Mosteanu, regional medical director of Nuvance Health Medical Practice Primary Care East. “It’s like sending your brain to the gym.”
Having referred to the initial bits and bobs, we now must dig deeper into the benefits of expanding the given solution into primary care. You see, primary care providers are understood to be well-equipped when it comes to helping people manage diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure, which can all affect cognitive health. Furthermore, primary care providers are also often the first to assess cognitive health as part of the comprehensive care they offer. Hence, owing to the stated expansion, Neuroglee Connect will be able to help more people by identifying cognitive concerns early, which is crucial for effective intervention. This won’t just slow the condition’s progression, but instead, doing so should also tread a long distance in improving cognitive function.
“Evidence-based brain exercises strengthen cognitive function and provide a sense of accomplishment and control over their health,” said Dr. Paul Wright, senior vice president and system chair of the Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute.
Making the whole development even more significant is Neuroglee Connect’s track record up until this point. For instance, using the solution in neurology practices has already put on display high levels of satisfaction among patients and caregivers, who appreciate the structured cognitive support and care coordination. Next up, regular access to brain exercises and monitoring has also helped people dramatically improve their cognitive function through engaging activities. A more concrete lowdown relaying the Neuroglee Connect’s impact would reveal how, since its launch, the solution has empowered 44% of patients to achieve improvement in cognitive function. Furthermore, it has successfully reduced anxiety symptoms in 55% of patients. As for depression, the solution would go on to reduce its systems in an estimated 61% of patients. Another detail worth a mention here is how Neuroglee also achieved 97% success rate in the context of adherence to the clinical care program. Rounding up highlights is the technology’s patient satisfaction rate, which is at 4.8 out of 5.
“We want to reassure our communities they can access comprehensive, coordinated cognitive care. By reaching more people experiencing cognitive concerns early, we can improve outcomes, support caregivers and enhance the overall quality of life for those affected,” said Dr. Wright.
Founded in 2019, Nuvance’s rise up the ranks stems from providing bleeding-edge healthcare solutions to award-winning nonprofit hospitals and outpatient healthcare services throughout the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut. The company’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you take into account that it is currently trusted by the likes of Danbury Hospital and its New Milford campus, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut; Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York.
