Optisom Launches Comprehensive Sleep Health Platform to Help Employers and Wellness Providers Combat Sleep Deprivation and Improve Employee Health and Performance
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 19, 2016 -- Optisom, a leading provider of sleep health solutions, today announced the general availability of the Optisom Sleep Health Platform, a comprehensive, customizable solution for determining and addressing common sleep health issues. The Optisom Sleep Health Platform can be delivered as a stand-alone sleep health program for employers branded “Project Z”, or as a white-label solution integrated into existing wellness platforms from health providers.
Research shows that good sleep provides the foundation for lifelong health and wellness, and that insufficient sleep leads to disease, emotional and interpersonal problems, impaired safety and poor workplace performance. The Optisom Sleep Health Platform addresses the sleep deprivation epidemic through proven techniques involving Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a validated, research-based approach that relies on realistic and solution-driven strategies to help people make important changes in the way they think and act – resulting in positive behaviors and outcomes for their sleep health.
The Optisom Sleep Health Platform leverages gamification and incentives for user engagement. Mini-lessons, combined with entertaining and informative sleep-related challenges keep participants on their toes, accumulating points and rewards while making positive, incremental changes to their sleep health habits.
“Clinically, adequate sleep is absolutely necessary to allow the body maintain and regulate its vital systems,” says board certified sleep physician and Optisom Chief Medical Officer Dominic Munafo, M.D., FABSM. “When the body doesn’t get the rest it needs, it becomes more vulnerable to both disease and injury. Research links sleep deprivation with higher risk for stroke, heart attack, diabetes, workplace accidents, and many other health problems.”
In recent months Optisom has successfully launched ProjectZ pilot programs with multiple employers and health plans, resulting in significant, positive sleep health outcomes. Four out of five employees with insomnia reported a dramatic reduction in their insomnia symptoms after participating in ProjectZ, translating into increased productivity, decreased workplace accidents and reduced health care costs.
The YourChoice Health Plan serving Manatee County, Florida reported that “ProjectZ is a great addition to our wellness programs, and was easy to implement and promote. More than 40% of screened members had a sleep disorder – an eye-opening statistic. Our shift workers, especially, reported better sleep after using the program, and one member reported that ProjectZ saved her life.”
Optisom delivers comprehensive solutions to wellness programs and wellness providers for combating employee sleep deprivation. Employees achieve better sleep and workplace performance thanks to practical, research-driven sleep tips and strategies. Optisom also identifies and refers employees who require additional medical support and interventions appropriately, based on benefit plan resources.
To learn more about Optisom, or how the Optisom Sleep Health Platform can be used by your company, email info(at)optisom(dot)com or visit Optisom.com.
About Optisom
Optisom is a leading provider of sleep health solutions founded upon decades of sleep medicine clinical practice. It is led by credentialed medical professionals and technology entrepreneurs who represent the beneficial intersection of medicine and technology. The Optisom Sleep Health Platform integrates digital technology to deliver practical, accessible solutions to the mass market. This engaging, user-friendly solution helps people help themselves for lasting change and better health.
Andrew Molesworth, Optisom, http://optisom.com, +1 18556784766 Ext: 0, [email protected]
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