AbilTo Telehealth CBT Program Following Cardiovascular Event Cut Hospital Admissions By 31%

Among commercially insured adults who experienced a cardiovascular event, those who completed the AbilTo telehealth cognitive behavioral therapy program had 31% fewer hospital admissions during the six months after starting the program than a control group who received usual care. Those who completed the AbilTo program also had 48% fewer all-cause hospital days, 28% fewer cardiac-specific admissions, and 15% fewer emergency department visits. In addition, only 3.5% of those in the AbilTo group had multiple admissions, compared to 7.2% among the control group.

AbilTo provides telehealth behavioral change programs for high risk medical populations. The eight . . .