Impact Health has been invited to participate in the HERO Think Tank, a small group of employee health management (EHM) experts who interact regularly to exchange ideas, expertise, and recommendations in order to solve problems and react to opportunities.  The intent is to create and disseminate reliable EHM national policy, strategy, leadership, and infrastructure.

The Think Tank is employer driven.  Joining the employers are selected health-benefits consultants, major universities, health care providers/plans, and EHM/disease management providers.  The membership is small by design.  A limited number of members is necessary in order to create high levels of candor, confidence, and respect across the entire Think Tank membership.  The end result is an environment where well informed and experienced corporate and provider thought leaders can interact, agree to disagree, then identify areas of consensus that advance the Think Tank mission.

HERO Accomplishments

In a little over four years, the Think Tank has developed and successfully launched the following highly recognized projects:

• The HERO Think Tank
• The HERO Forum for Employee Health Management Solutions
• The HERO Best Practice Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer
• The HERO Association for Employee Health Management

All of these projects were created, designed, and operated by the Think Tank members.

Introducing Yi Indicator – Non-Invasive Measure of Disease Risk and Individualized Map to Prevention

Proprietary Algorithm Uses Simple Biometric Data to Predict “Near Future” Disease, Identify Ideal Weight Loss Formula

(Branford, Conn.) — In the wake of healthcare reform and our country’s obesity epidemic, employee wellness is a priority for employers today – a new tool uses simple biometric measurements to accurately predict risk for diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome and identify the ideal weight loss formula for prevention.

Available now through Impact Health, Yi ™ or the Yavari Indicator, named after Reza Yavari, MD, a Board Certified Endocrinologist and founder of Beyond Care ®, a leading preventive care and obesity center is a new and proprietary assessment tool. Yi accurately predicts an individual’s risk for developing metabolic syndrome and diabetes – and also charts the best course for to prevent these costly and widespread disease conditions.

The only non-invasive, biometric health prediction tool to predict diabetes type 2, the Yi Indicator offers effective guidelines for employers to reduce health care costs.  Not only does it provide a risk analysis (individually and aggregate) of employees, it also delivers a concrete and customized measure that can be used to motivate people to change their metabolism and lose weight the healthy way.

The Yi Indicator algorithm screens and categorizes every patient into a customized diet and exercise regimen, sets a weight loss benchmark and predicts the optimal time line to achieve health goals.  Specifically, it identifies:

• Weight loss goal and the time it would take to reach target weight

• Body composition analysis targeting muscle mass to achieve optimal metabolism

• Estimated resting caloric burn rate and set caloric intake for healthy weight loss

• Recommended exercise regimen based on biometrics and body composition

Yi is also used to track weight loss, assess body composition changes resulting from weight loss and to readjust diet and exercise regimens as needed.

The Yi Indicator was created by Reza Yavari, MD, Board Certified Endocrinologist and founder of Beyond Care ®, a leading preventive care and obesity center based in Branford, Conn., and its affiliated licensing program, Beyond Weight Metabolic Rehab.  “Our program is designed to help people change their lives for the better – while also helping employers reduce their healthcare costs,” said Dr. Yavari.