CareSource Invests $1M in Augment Therapy

Not for profit managed care organisation, CareSource has announced a $1M investment in Augment Therapy, a digital health company enhancing rehabilitative healthcare and exercise through immersive and gamified technology. 

The investment will build on CareSource and Augment Therapy’s pilot program in Ohio, the objective of which is to research and demonstrate how access to Augment Therapy program encourages children, and adults of all ages to exercise more and to get the most out of physical therapy and rehabilitation in both the clinical and at-home environments.

Augment Therapy’s proprietary MOCAST technology, offers full-body skeletal tracking via computer vision technology. The evidence-based gamified exercise engages patients while providers can easily monitor progress. 

The investment will strengthen CareSource’s aim to connect its members to innovative digital technologies to help address care gaps.

“Our mission at CareSource is to make a lasting difference in our members’ lives by improving their health and well-being,” said Beejadi Mukunda, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for CareSource Ohio. “We are committed to working with partners like Augment Therapy and other organisations across the country to support innovations in healthcare and wellness. Exercise and improving fitness are vitally important to improve health and prevent illnesses. Our relationship with Augment Therapy will help shape the future of improving wellness, enhancing rehabilitation and restoration of functional mobility for our members in communities we serve.”