What You Should Know:
- Harmonic Health, announced the launch of its comprehensive, evidence-based, dementia care model that bridges gaps in care by bringing together advanced technology and an expert care team to partner with physician, to provide comprehensive care management and support patients and caregivers facing neurodegenerative diseases.
- Harmonic launched its initial services with Stoney Batter Family Medicine, a trusted family medical practice serving over 24,000 patients within the Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland region.
Using Technology to Improve the Care of Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases
Built at Redesign Health, Harmonic empowers and supports PCPs and neurologists in managing the impact of cognitive decline for Alzheimer’s, dementia and Parkinson’s patients. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, Harmonic addresses the medical, behavioral, and social aspects of dementia care. As part of the initial program pilot with Stoney Batter, Stoney Batter physicians and their patients receive dedicated dementia care expertise and resources that includes caregiver support and coaching, dementia screening, patient education, and referral for community services. Harmonic is seeing early program demand, with an 80% patient enrollment rate.
“I know from personal experience that the current situation for treating patients with neurodegenerative diseases is ineffective, unsupportive and deeply frustrating. Patients and caregivers lack support and physicians lack the resources to provide comprehensive care,” said Harmonic CEO and Co-Founder Jim Gera. “At Harmonic, our goal is to provide that missing support and bridge the gap in care by treating each patient and caregiver with candor, dignity and empathy while focusing care specifically through the lens of the disease.”
The U.S. is grappling with an unseen challenge from patients and families impacted by Alzheimer’s, dementia and Parkinson’s, with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services emphasizing dementia care as a major priority. Currently, Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect over 6.7 million Americans, costing $655 billion annually. Despite the growing prevalence of these conditions, care and treatment options remain limited and fragmented. Primary care physicians (PCPs) face significant challenges in providing care with over 75% of these patients managed by their PCPs, and 50% of PCPs feeling unprepared to meet increased patient demand.
