Providing comprehensive virtual kidney care through a partnership between Reset Kidney Health and Healthy.io

Healthy.io, the industry pioneer in turning smartphones into medical devices, and Reset Kidney Health, a hybrid care platform that provides patients with kidney disease with gold-standard multidisciplinary care, have announced a partnership that will allow patients to use at-home, smartphone-powered kidney testing. Under this collaboration, Healthy.io's Minuteful KidneyTM test will be made available to qualified patients by Reset for them to do at home. Also, patients can order a test kit through the Reset Kidney Health portal if they want to get back into their kidney care.

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The Minuteful Kidney test will assist Reset in locating individuals who exhibit symptoms of disease and give them the opportunity to take an active role in their kidney care. Eligible patients in Ohio, Alabama, Wisconsin, Florida, and Montana will receive convenient and personalized care thanks to Reset's team of nephrologists, nurses, dietitians, and therapists, as well as the health insights from Minuteful Kidney, by improving access and removing conventional barriers that might otherwise be impeding their care management.

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According to Arun Sharma, co-founder of Reset Kidney Health, "We are thrilled to join with Healthy.io to offer our patients an at-home testing option that complements our objective to provide outstanding care that is also simple and accessible." The use of cutting-edge technology, such as Minuteful Kidney, is crucial to us because it will help us enhance detection, foster greater participation, and ultimately delay the progression of the disease.

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According to Paula LeClair, U.S. General Manager at Healthy.io, "Healthy.io is well positioned to support virtual solutions, such as Reset Kidney Health, as a mechanism to offer in-home clinical grade insights while engaging patients in their care." "Minuteful Kidney is a solution that patients can use in the convenience of their homes and at any stage of their healthcare journey, whether they have already sought out and preferred virtual care options or are looking for a simple way to learn more about their kidney health," the company's website states.

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One in three American people may have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is predicted to affect close to 37 million of them. Due to the lack of symptoms associated with CKD, up to 90% of those who have it are unaware of it. Clinicians advise at-risk patients to undergo an annual albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) test, but only 20% actually do so. This is despite the fact that early detection and prevention of disease development, which could potentially necessitate dialysis or a kidney transplant, are important goals.

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Access, transportation, and cost all be obstacles for patients in rural or underprivileged areas to get healthcare services like lab tests or specialty programs. Reset and Healthy.io have the same goal of delivering care to those who need it most while remaining at home. Both organizations may engage patients wherever they may be and give them access to vital specialist care services they might not otherwise obtain by promoting virtual-enabled care.

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In spite of demographic and socioeconomic variations, Healthy.io research has shown that at-home testing with Minuteful Kidney can increase testing adherence rates among previously untested individuals by up to 50%. Through their collaboration, Healthy.io and Reset Kidney Health will offer virtual at-home treatment choices to patients who may have or be at risk for CKD, especially in remote or disadvantaged locations, to engage and motivate them. Together, we can improve early detection, halt the progression of the disease, avoid dialysis, and lessen the significant financial burden that kidney disease places on the healthcare system.