Visit Helper™ Launches to Help Patients Have More Productive Visits with Their Doctor

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --  AHC Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Health Collaborative of Greater Columbus, and Duet Health announced today the launch of Visit Helper™, now available at visithelper.com, iTunes, and Google Play.

"Visit Helper enables patients to have a better visit with their doctor or health professional which starts a cascading effect of positive health choices," said Jeff Biehl, President of AHC Enterprises. "People spend more time preparing to take care of their car than they do their body," said Biehl. "We want to enable them to be better healthcare consumers."

The Visit Helper program is an integrated web and mobile software that helps patients prepare for a visit with their doctor by preparing questions and discussion points in advance, providing tools during their visits, and then helping to create an action plan following their visit. Visit Helper was designed from the lessons learned in healthcare and following feedback from focus groups of patients regarding their challenges with their care. The Duet team designed the program to provide the flexibility of the various groups that are part of this next-generation's healthcare challenges.

According to research published in Health Affairs, patients with lower levels of engagement spend 21% more on their healthcare than patients with higher activation.

"The entire healthcare ecosystem profits from patients having a better visit with their doctor—patient happiness increases while their costs decrease. The health provider has better value and the insurance company has better value. There are few times when everyone wins, and this is one of them," said Jeff Harper, CEO and Co-Founder of Duet Health. "The magic happens when we use the feedback collected from the program to design even more meaningful interactions with patients and continue to empower patient programming."

"In the initial discussions we have had with providers, health plans, employers, and others, we are thrilled at the level of enthusiasm toward this product and the need for it," said Biehl.

Visit Helper will launch to select groups nationally starting today. For more information about Visit Helper please send inquiries to [email protected]

About Duet Health

Duet Health is a next generation healthcare software platform that provides focused education and tools for patients to better manage their health and create positive behavior change. Through its proprietary software suite, Duet clients are able to better communicate with their patients, provide directed condition based content, and use the Duet Patient Intelligence Center^TM  to monitor real time activities to provide smarter Population Health Management. Founded in 2009, Duet Health has won numerous national awards, and works with leading organizations such as:  The Center for Disease Control, The FDA, Wolter's Kluwer, OhioHealth, Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and Cardinal Health. For more information visit them at www.duethealth.com or follow them on twitter @duethealth

About AHC Enterprises, LLC

AHC Enterprises, LLC is committed to designing tools targeted at improving patient engagement by helping people learn how to use the right questions to receive high-quality healthcare at a lower cost. This will require shared responsibility between purchasers, providers, and consumers.  AHC was founded by a collaborative of public-private partners focused on transforming healthcare delivery and value.  For more information please contact Jeff Biehl at [email protected].

SOURCE Duet Health