Health Transformation Alliance Teams up With Cognoa for Autism Diagnostic Device

Health Transformation Alliance (HTA), a cooperative of nearly 60 of America's largest employers, has partnered with Cognoa, a pediatric behavioral health company, to offer the company's Canvas Dx diagnostic device for autism to all HTA Member organizations and their employees. HTA will offer its member organizations the opportunity to add Canvas Dx to their benefit design.

As the first FDA-authorized diagnostic device of any kind for autism, the goal of Canvas Dx is to alleviate wait times for specialists and streamline the arduous journey for families seeking answers by giving more healthcare providers the ability to diagnose or rule out autism in children ages 18 to 72 months who are at risk for developmental delay.

"The pediatric behavioural and mental health crisis continues to grow, and health equity issues create even greater barriers for some families," said Mallory Huff, HTA's Vice President of Strategic Product Development. "Leading employers recognize the struggles and multi-year delays families face when concerned for their child's development and searching for answers from healthcare providers. There are significant clinical and financial costs for these delays, impacting both families and employers. With Canvas Dx, parents have a clear path to answers and are empowered instead of burdened with stress and uncertainty."

AI-powered Canvas Dx enables mobile, accurate, and efficient action on developmental concerns during early childhood within primary care, thereby accelerating the time to diagnosis and initiation of appropriate care. With this cutting-edge medical benefit, employers can curb the costly impacts of the child healthcare crisis for families and the workplace, and their employees can benefit from timely care of their developing children.

"How we identify developmental and behavioural conditions in children has not improved in decades, even as we are seeing greater diagnostic and care shortages," said Dr. Sharief Taraman, CEO of Cognoa. "This partnership marks a significant milestone for Cognoa as we now have a direct channel that encourages employers to act now to support their employees' ability to care for their children, and for themselves. We are proud to partner with HTA and their Member organizations who are committed to transforming early childhood healthcare through innovative and accessible solutions that impact the lifetime trajectory of children and the whole family."