NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motto today announced the launch of its virtual clinician-led integrative care platform to treat people with chronic inflammatory disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 24 million people in the United States suffer from an autoimmune disease, up to eight percent of the population. To meet the needs of a growing number of people who suffer from autoimmune and chronic inflammatory conditions, patients can receive the full spectrum of care through Motto’s app – schedule virtual appointments with Rheumatologists, manage symptoms, and receive personalized lifestyle recommendations.
Autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases arise as a result of your immune system attacking and damaging different parts of your body. From the onset of symptoms, it can take up to five years to receive adequate treatment because symptoms often mirror countless other illnesses – making it complicated to diagnose and treat these diseases accurately. Access to existing brick-and-mortar rheumatology practices is challenging, with only 4,600 rheumatologists nationwide. Chronic inflammatory conditions are expensive to treat due to their incurable and prolonged nature. According to a recent J Clin Med study, they are just as costly as more well-known diseases such as cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with annual direct healthcare costs projected to exceed $100B.
“We created Motto because the status-quo forces patients to wait months, if not years, to get adequate treatment from a rheumatologist. In the meantime, they carry the added burden of managing medications and making difficult diet and lifestyle changes all on their own. We believe our coordinated care model will help improve access and close important diagnostic gaps for primary care providers, improve quality of life and patient experience, and ultimately result in better outcomes for patients, providers, and the health system,” said Anuj Patel, CEO and Founder.
Combining specialized medical care and evidence-based lifestyle coaching, dietary support, and physical therapy, Motto puts patients on a path toward improved care outcomes. Patients can directly consult with a rheumatologist in days, as opposed to a typical wait time of over two months, and work together with their doctor to refine and adjust treatment to reduce symptoms, given all the different factors influencing these conditions.
“Autoimmune conditions are complex and often require more time than traditional practices provide to get to the heart of the issue,” said Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz, MD, Medical Director, Motto and board-certified rheumatologist. “Motto supports primary care providers with a holistic care plan that meets the needs of this patient population so that they can feel better faster and effectively manage their condition over the long term.”
Motto’s clinical model combines three core elements to create better healthcare outcomes:
- Virtual Rheumatology Care: A full-service, virtual medical clinic that provides a 360-degree approach to care so patients can quickly access their treatment plans and schedule virtual appointments with Rheumatologists.
- Personalized Lifestyle Coaching: A curriculum-based, personalized lifestyle program to help manage symptoms, including the implementation of evidence-based interventions such as diet, stress, sleep management, and exercise.
- Condition Management: A digital flare tracker that helps patients easily track and manage symptoms, aiming to increase awareness of personal triggers by capturing clinically validated longitudinal data.
Founded at Redesign Health, a company that powers innovation in healthcare, Motto’s core founding team is clinically led and includes Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz, MD, Medical Director and licensed rheumatologist, and Jamillah Hoy-Rosas, Chief Clinical Officer, a respected clinical operations leader and expert in health coaching and chronic disease care. Motto advisory board members include Dr. Sarah Patterson, a specialist in integrative treatment to managing rheumatic conditions from UCSF, and Dr. Jeffrey Curtis, a nationally known expert on the comparative effectiveness of medications for rheumatic conditions, from the University of Alabama.
Motto is currently available in Texas and California, accepting major in-network insurers. Its expansion into the two most populated states in the United States increases the accessibility of care for many who face a long, arduous journey to diagnosis and adequate treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions. To learn more about Motto, visit: www.mottohealth.co
About Motto
Motto has created a new paradigm in the treatment of autoimmune conditions with a clinically-based, online coordinated care program. Patients benefit from a customized treatment plan developed by a supportive rheumatologist-led care team that works collaboratively to help them feel better faster. Motto’s program leverages evidence-based interventions and lifestyle recommendations, and through the app, patients can manage symptoms, treatment plans, appointments and access their clinical team for personalized guidance.
About Redesign Health
Redesign Health is a company that powers innovation in healthcare by developing technologies, tools, and insights that lower the barriers to change across the industry. Since 2018, exceptional founders have built over two dozen companies at Redesign Health, impacting more than ten million lives across many aspects of the healthcare ecosystem, including cancer care, teleaudiology, COVID-19 testing, metabolic health and more. To learn more, visit redesignhealth.com.
