TORONTO — Telus Health announced today it has acquired Sprout Wellness Solutions, a Toronto-based health technology company that provides a holistic digital health and wellness solution “designed to educate, engage and inspire people to improve their health through behaviour change,” according to a press release.
Sprout’s digital wellness solution will be available as part of the Telus Health suite of services for Canadian employers “to empower their employees, through their benefits plan, to live healthier lives,” the release says.
“We know preventative health practices can play a major role in reducing one’s chances of developing several chronic diseases, and services that allow users to be proactive about their health are an important component of an effective care plan,” said Daniel Martz, vice-president of Virtual Care at Telus Health, in the press release.
“For more than a decade, Sprout has contributed to improving people’s health and wellness and we are pleased to add it to our full suite of virtual health services to continue helping businesses support the health and wellness of every employee,” Martz said.
The Sprout platform was built using machine learning and cognitive behavioural science, according to the press release. The solution “encourages, measures, and rewards healthy behaviours” through real-time health risk assessment, wearable device integrations and activity tracking, engaging health and wellness content, and dynamic goals and gamified challenges, the release says.
“As an early investor in Sprout since 2015, Telus recognized the positive influence the innovative health solution had on overall health and wellness, helping employees to shift their mindset to more proactively focus on improving their overall health and happiness,” the release reads.
The acquisition of Sprout allows Telus Health to deliver a broader suite of options “to complement its established services such as virtual care, virtual pharmacy, and medical and mental health clinics to support Canada’s workforce at every step of their health journey.”
The Sprout solution will continue to be available for its current customers. “Over the coming months, Telus Health will integrate Sprout Wellness Solutions into its Virtual Care service, making it available as a value-added solution to clients nationally in English and French,” the release says.
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