[9][11][15] Recognizing the potential to implement Wennberg’s findings in a way that would benefit patients, Bennett and McKown created Health Dialog, a for-profit company, to provide customers with informed medical decisions.
In 2007, Health Dialog was acquired by Bupa, an international healthcare group, until it was purchased by the Rite Aid Corporation in 2014.
[16][17][18] Currently, the company is part of Carenet Health, which delivers telephonic and online support to customers while also utilizing predictive analytics to suggest opportunities for lower-cost treatments.
[1] The company uses its clinical knowledge, plus a variety of tools and resources, to support the needs of all populations in order to evaluate and then guide members to an improved health.
[3] The company uses analytics to combine clinical and non-clinical data in order to capture a number of factors that can influence health status and healthcare decisions.