These technology-driven healthcare benefits are improving access to care

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With healthcare costs on the rise, benefit leaders are being confronted with how to keep their employees healthy while staying mindful of budgets. Advances in medical technology are helping them accomplish both.  

Cancer, heart disease and musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders are the health conditions costing employers the most. Regular screenings and other types of preventative care are essential to staying ahead of late-stage diagnoses and worsening health, but barriers to including geographic location, financial challenges and busy work and home schedules can keep employees from seeking or following up on regular care.

Digital health platform Sword Health has already utilized AI to transform employees’ access to virtual physical therapy and other pain solutions. Partnering with human clinicians, employees have access to best-in-class resources powered by technology. Now, Sword is using this same approach to support healthcare workers with their own unique needs. 

Through Sword Intelligence, the platform’s new consumer-facing division, healthcare providers will gain access to AI Care Manager agents to streamline the coordination of care, reduce administrative burden and help organizations operate faster and more effectively. 

Lee Hafner
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Lee joined the EBN team in 2022, and covers areas including caregiving, employee health and wellness, healthcare innovation, and company culture. She created EBN's popular Benefits in Action and … Read full bio


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