#24: Using Digital Health to Address Chronic Conditions with Dr. Omar Manejwala of DarioHealth

Decoding Healthcare Innovation

What you’ll get out of this episode

In this episode, Rebecca talks to Omar Manejwala, MD, Chief Medical Officer of DarioHealth. He focuses on the impact of behavior on chronic diseases at scale. He is also one of the nation’s leading experts on addiction medicine, substance use disorders, behavioral health and mental illness. His clear explanations of behavioral science makes him easy to listen to and learn from.

• How Dr. Manejwala got to DarioHealth and why
• What the arc of digital health adoption and re-imagining of care looks like
• What will emerge as novel in the digital health space and why

About Omar Manejwala, MD

Chief Medical Officer of DarioHealth

Dr. Manejwala is keen on solving for the impact of behavior on chronic diseases at scale. His mission is to improve health and reduce costs by making engagement and retention in effective healthcare the path of least resistance. He’s also particularly interested in the unique challenges of transitioning direct to consumer digital health and virtual care solutions to B2B2C markets.

In March 2020 he joined DarioHealth (NASDAQ:DRIO) to make effective care for chronic conditions the path of least resistance. Before that he was the Chief Medical Officer of Catasys, a firm that blends human engagement and technology to reduce the need for expensive acute medical care by addressing its fundamental behavioral health drivers. Dr. Manejwala has an MBA from U. Va, is a Distinguished Fellow of the APA, a Fellow of ASAM, and is board certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine and Medical Management.

About DarioHealth

With tens of thousands of active users worldwide and proven clinical outcomes, DarioHealth is a global digital therapeutics solution leader revolutionizing the way people manage their chronic conditions. Built for and around the user, Dario has created individualized solutions that combine best practices in digital technologies, analytics, hardware, and personal coaching that gently instruct, encourage, and inspire users to self-manage their health day to day.

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• Connect with Omar Manejwala, MD on LinkedIn
• Find out more about DarioHealth
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