LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Trellus Health plc (AIM: TRLS), which is commercialising a
scientifically validated, resilience-based, connected health
solution for chronic condition management, announces it has
established a management services organization agreement with
Connected Health Medicine PC ("Connected Health"), a
state licensed Professional Corporation that will provide
multidisciplinary patient care services via telehealth. Trellus
Health will provide technology and administrative services to
Connected Health.
The partnership with Trellus Health provides Connected Health
with the technology necessary to offer digitally enabled chronic
care management services through its licensed multidisciplinary
care team, utilizing the patent-pending GRITTTM
resilience assessment and methodology via Trellus Health's
telehealth platform, TrellusElevate™. This agreement represents
the first in a series of partnerships that will enable Trellus
Health's proprietary technology platform and resilience-building
methodology to be scaled geographically for licensed clinical care
coordination and delivery across the
United States.
Unlike most digital health programs that provide patient support
through unlicensed health coaches, TrellusElevate™ enables patients
to receive expert clinical support from Connected Health's licensed
care team, which includes a Nurse Practitioner (NP), a Licensed
Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) experienced in psychological and
social support counselling, and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
(RDN), who are all trained on the scientifically-validated
GRITTTM resilience-building methodology. Connected
Health's multidisciplinary team coordinates with the patient's
treating gastroenterologist provider to deliver whole-person care
to effectively address the physical and behavioral health needs of
people living with chronic conditions.
Trellus Health recently appointed Andres Jimenez, MD, MSEd, MBA, as Chief
Medical Officer. Dr. Jimenez is a practicing physician specializing
in preventive medicine and behavior change. He is also an Executive
Advisor at the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and
the CEO of ImplementHIT, a digital health company whose software
and curricula have impacted over a third of all US physicians. Dr.
Jimenez will work closely with Connected Health to ensure effective
training and utilization of the GRITT TM methodology and
TrellusElevate TM platform by the licensed clinical care
team.
In association with this partnership, Connected Health has hired
three senior members to its initial licensed clinical team (further
details of which can be found below). Connected Health's
licensed care team have been trained on Trellus Health's
GRITTTM resilience building methodology, which
incorporates positive psychology principles into all aspects of
chronic condition management.
Trellus Health's resilience-driven methodology was validated on
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients at the Susan and Leonard
Feinstein IBD Clinical Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital, where
Crohn's disease was first identified by Burrill B. Crohn, MD, in
1932. Trellus Health's TrellusElevateTM and
GRITTTM resilience-building methodology will initially
focus on virtual care management for chronic gastrointestinal (GI)
conditions with a high mental health burden, such as IBD.
Trellus Health co-founders, Marla
Dubinsky, MD, and Laurie
Keefer, PhD, with decades of experience in IBD and
psychogastroenterology respectively, have delivered their
resilience-driven, whole-person approach and GRITTTM
methodology to hundreds of patients at Mount Sinai's Feinstein IBD Center over the
last five years. The co-founders will work closely with Connected
Health's licensed clinical team to utilize and scale the
GRITTTM methodology using the
TrellusElevateTM virtual care platform and connected
health solution.
Dr. Keefer explains: "By personalizing
care to address the psychosocial needs of IBD patients and applying
the latest evidence-based clinical approaches in the context of
their chronic physical condition, we can help patients achieve and
sustain disease control and enjoy a significantly improved quality
of life.
"The majority of IBD patients don't have access to expert
resources or multidisciplinary care to assist them in learning how
to effectively cope with the everyday challenges of living with a
chronic incurable condition. Trellus Health's platform provides
convenient telehealth access to Connected Health's licensed
behavioral, nursing, and nutrition professionals to enable delivery
of the integrated patient-centered care that all chronic patients
deserve."
Monique Fayad, CEO of Trellus
Health comments, "People living with chronic conditions are
often left alone to self-manage in between doctor visits while
navigating an array of procedures, tests, medications, and
worsening symptoms, which drives high rates of anxiety, depression,
and diminished quality of life. We believe that by using the
TrellusElevate™ platform and validated GRITTTM
methodology, Connected Health will deliver the first of its kind
resilience-based approach to allow the whole individual to emerge
along a pathway to recovery.
"Trellus Health's resilience-driven methodology and platform
provide patients with real-time access to licensed
multidisciplinary professionals, personalized behavioral care
plans, and digital education resources from the comfort of their
homes, which benefits their quality of life and improves their care
experience, resulting in significant cost savings for the entire
health ecosystem. The genuine compassion and extensive experience
of Connected Health's licensed multidisciplinary care team will
transform the lives of patients through education, hope, confidence
and resilience. I cannot think of a more qualified group of
individuals for us to work with in addressing the whole-person
needs of individuals with chronic conditions wherever and whenever
they need it."
Further details of the Connected Health licensed clinical
team:
Sherese Fralin, MSN, NP,
has joined as Connected Health's VP of Clinical Operations
following 20 years of leadership experience in both clinical and
research environments. Prior to joining Connected Health, Sherese
was the Director of Advanced Practice Nursing at Lenox Hill
Hospital, where she educated and evaluated the performance of 190
Nurse Practitioner staff. Sherese was recently featured in
the Netflix documentary, "Lenox Hill
– Some Heroes Wear White Coats." She is currently pursuing her PhD
in nursing education with a focus on teaching resilience to
oncology nurses and holds certifications in Reiki and Complementary
and Alternative Medicine.
Gregg Felice,
LCSW-R, has joined Connected Health as a behavioral health
and Resilience Specialist. In this role, he will assess patients
and work with them to build resilience using Trellus Health's
patent-pending GRITTTM methodology. A
cancer-survivor and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Gregg
previously worked as the Director of Patient and Carepartner
Advocacy at CurePSP — the foundation for prime of life
neurodegeneration. He has over 25 years of healthcare experience
prior to joining Connected Health, including management positions
at Walgreens Speciality Pharmacy and BioScrip. Gregg also worked
for 12 years as a Clinical Oncology Social Worker at the
Westchester Medical Center.
Emily Matson, MSc, RDN,
CDCES, has joined as Connected Health's Registered Dietitian. A
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Care and
Education Specialist, Emily has delivered nutritional counseling
both in-person and via telehealth to patients living with IBD, IBS,
diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and provided pediatric and
general wellness counseling. Before joining Connected Health, Emily
worked as the Clinical Support Manager for Brook Health and
Registered Dietitian at Dandelion Nutrition. Outside of Connected
Health, Emily works as a diet and nutrition teaching assistant and
is contributing to the next edition of Krause's Food & the
Nutrition Care Process.
The GRITTTM resilience assessment and
personalized treatment methodology described is based on
technology developed by Mount
Sinai faculty and licensed to Trellus Health. Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai faculty, including Marla Dubinsky, MD, and Laurie Keefer, PhD, have a financial interest in
Trellus Health. Mount Sinai has
representation on the Trellus Health Board of Directors.
About Trellus Health plc (www.trellushealth.com)
Trellus Health (LSE: TRLS) is a leading pioneer in
resilience-driven care and the first digital health company focused
on the intersection of chronic physical conditions and mental
health. Trellus Health's digital-first chronic care management
solution integrates convenient access to a licensed
multidisciplinary care team with a suite of tools for resilience
assessment, education and behavior modification, remote monitoring,
health maintenance and prevention. Through its TrellusElevate™
connected care platform and companion App, the company enables
coordination and delivery of expert whole-person care, addressing
both clinical and behavioral health together, in context, to
improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for patients,
employers, and the healthcare system.
Trellus Health is commercialising the provision of digital
chronic condition management solutions for employers and health
plans that utilise the scientifically validated resilience-based
methodology and a proprietary HIPAA-compliant technology platform
called TrellusElevate™ to coordinate and deliver personalised care
remotely via telehealth. The Company is initially focused on
Inflammatory bowel disease ("IBD"), which includes the
chronic incurable conditions of Crohn's Disease and ulcerative
colitis, but considers its approach to have potential utility and
demand across many chronic conditions.
The TrellusElevate™ platform is the Company's proprietary
connected health platform that incorporates the proprietary
methodology and learnings on resilience from clinical research and
practice conducted at the Mount Sinai IBD Center for more than five
years. The proprietary methodology and resilience-driven
multidisciplinary care model have been scientifically validated to
demonstrate meaningful improvements in patient outcomes and over 85
per cent. reduction in unplanned healthcare utilisation (emergency
department visits and hospitalisations) which the directors of the
Company believe indicates the potential for significant cost
savings for healthcare payers.
The company was founded by Dr. Marla C.
Dubinsky, MD and Dr. Laurie
Keefer, PhD, both with decades of combined experience in IBD
and psychogastroenterology, respectively. Trellus Health's
patent-pending GRITTTM resilience assessment and
personalized treatment methodology was developed and validated at
the Mount Sinai Health System to build resilience and wellness for
improved outcomes at lower cost.
Shares in Trellus Health were admitted to trading on AIM in
May 2021, under the ticker
TRLS. For more information on Trellus Health,
visit www.trellushealth.com.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is New
York City's largest academic medical system, encompassing
eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of
ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. We advance medicine and
health through unrivaled education and translational research and
discovery to deliver care that is the safest, highest-quality, most
accessible and equitable, and the best value of any health
system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately
7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 free-standing
joint-venture centers; more than 410 ambulatory practices
throughout the five boroughs of New York
City, Westchester, and
Long Island; and more than 30
affiliated community health centers. The Mount Sinai Hospital is
ranked in U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of the
top 20 U.S. hospitals and among the top in the nation by specialty:
No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery,
Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery,
Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery,
Urology, and Rehabilitation. Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
is ranked in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's
Hospitals" among the country's best in four out of 10 pediatric
specialties. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked among the Top 20
nationally for ophthalmology. The Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai is one of three
medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple
indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World
Report's "Best Medical Schools," aligned with a U.S. News
& World Report "Honor Roll" Hospital, and No. 14 in the
nation for National Institutes of Health funding. Newsweek's
"The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital
as No. 1 in New York and top five
globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside as top 20 globally, and "The
World's Best Specialized Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Heart as No.
1 in New York and No. 5 globally
and the Division of Gastroenterology as No. 5 globally. For
more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or
find Mount Sinai
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