Byram Healthcare launches digital health program 

RICHMOND, Va. – Byram Healthcare, part of the Owens & Minor family, has launched ByramConnect, a personalized digital health program for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes that’s powered by the Welldoc app. 

The program, using the Welldoc app’s artificial intelligence capabilities, analyzes member data across six dimensions of health to help optimize outcomes, providing actionable insights and reports that can be shared with providers and care teams. 

“Chronic health conditions like diabetes are complex and can have long-term health implications that require multiple supportive interventions over the course of a member’s care journey,” said Perry Bernocchi, EVP and CEO, Patient Direct, Owens & Minor. “We’re proud to offer Byram members a clinically validated platform designed to help them achieve concrete goals, such as weight management and improved control over their diabetes, in addition to longer-lasting behavior changes that help support a lifetime of better overall health.” 

ByramConnect powered by the Welldoc app, a class II software as a medical device (SaMD) cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, combines patient-tracked health data and connected sources such as fitness trackers, blood glucose meters, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), blood pressure monitors, scales, heart rate monitors and medical labs and pharmacies. In clinical studies, patients using the app saw improvements in several important measures related to their condition, including reduced (A1C), lower blood pressure and lower body weight. 

Other benefits of the platform and app include digital coaching, diet and nutrition support, GLP-1 medication support, reporting insights and mental wellbeing guidance.