Mednow Inc (TSX-V:MNOW, OTCQB:MDNWF) has announced a strategic partnership with Curv Health, a digital health company providing low-cost health services to employees across Canada, to offer an integrated care program for type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients.
The program consists of a 16-week regime of guided physical and nutritional education and activities to engage patients of all levels, as designed by Curv Health's Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE), with integrated support from Mednow’s pharmacy care team.
"We at Mednow love what Curv Health is doing to provide people easy access to health and wellness services and programs that can make a real difference in plan members' lives," said Dave Marantz, chief revenue officer at Mednow, in a statement. "The pharmacy has a huge role to play in any total member wellness program. We're thrilled with this synergistic partnership that makes Mednow the exclusive pharmacy partner for Curv Health."
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Mednow said it will offer Curv Health’s members access to pharmacist advice, fast, free and often same-day delivery of prescriptions and over the counter medication as well as medication reviews, automatic refills in easy PillSmart(TM) packaging, virtual doctor visits and mental health support.
Curv Health patients will also benefit from Mednow's Total Health offering, a nutrition and wellness program tailored to deliver a professional grade vitamins and supplement program, while Curv Health will complement and deepen Mednow's holistic health service offerings with health coaching, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, nutrition, virtual rehabilitation, among others.
"Curv Health exists to maximize meaningful years lived. Every service we add for employers and their employee members has to serve that mission," said Shea Balish, CEO of Curv Health. "Pharmacy is an important part of any total wellness program and we're proud to partner with Mednow and connect our members with all the benefits a full service, holistic digital pharmacy service provides."
Mednow is a healthcare technology company offering virtual access with a high-standard of care. Designed with accessibility and quality of care in mind, Mednow.ca provides virtual pharmacy and telemedicine services as well as doctor home visits through an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare that is focused on the patient experience.
The company's services include free at-home delivery of medications, a user-friendly interface for easy upload, transfer, and refill of prescriptions, access to healthcare professionals through an intuitive chat experience, a specialized PillSmart system that packages prescriptions, and vitamins by date and time, and doctor consultations.
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