St. Joseph Health and Dātu Health Extend Partnership to Accelerate Digital Health Innovation Development

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Digital consumer engagement platform developer, Dātu Health, announced today a new partnership with St. Joseph Health (SJH) to expand development efforts for Dātu's Digital Encounter Platform. The arrangement will serve to triple Dātu's software development capacity over the next six months.

The news comes on the heels of Dātu's recent selection as a finalist in the Mayo Clinic THINK BIG Challenge, and the announcement of an additional $10M equity investment from SJH.

Under the arrangement, Dātu will collaborate with and share development efforts with complementary innovative healthcare companies in the SJH technology investment portfolio. Dātu's Boulder, CO, based development work will be relocated to Orange County, CA, in an accelerator-style partnership.

The move will advance Dātu's Persuasion Engine™ technology that enables health systems to influence personal behavior and advance population health management objectives through an engaging, consumer mobile experience. Powered by proven behavioral models, Dātu's Persuasion Engine is a set of rules, content and "nudges" aligned with health system programs for clinical care and consumers' unique needs and expectations.

"Dātu is thrilled to have this continued support and leadership from SJH and their unwavering commitment to innovations driving consumer focused healthcare," says Andy Parham, Dātu CEO. "This partnership will accelerate the growth of our platform while significantly extending the runway provided by our recent Series B financing round."

Bill Russell, CIO of St. Joseph Health System, and leader of the system's investments in digital health, describes Dātu as "a cornerstone of our platform to support rapid innovation focused on the consumer and provider experience. With the intelligence that comes from the Persuasion Engine™, we and other health systems will be able to harness the power of the personal to deliver the highest clinical outcomes at the best value to everyone in our communities."

About Datu                                 

Dātu is a digital health company that has developed a digital platform for engaging consumers daily in their health with the goal of influencing the biggest driver of adverse health outcomes: everyday behavior.

The platform, which is called a Persuasion Engine™, harnesses a growing flood of data – clinical, patient reported and more – to create an experience that is tailored to each person's unique health goals, lifestyle and motivators. Embedded in the platform are evidence-based behavioral science models that allow for the delivery of highly personalized nudges and the ability to learn over time the most effective methods for impacting everyday behavior. 

To learn more about Dātu's approach, see the short video at http://vimeo.com/109737424, password is "day2". You can also visit our website at www.datuhealth.com.

About St. Joseph Health

St. Joseph Health (SJH) is a $5.5 billion not-for-profit integrated Catholic health care delivery system sponsored by the St. Joseph Health Ministry. SJH's comprehensive range of services includes 16 acute care hospitals, home health agencies, hospice care, outpatient services, skilled nursing facilities, community clinics and physician organizations throughout California, Texas, and New Mexico. Collectively, the 24,000 dedicated employees and 6,000 outstanding SJH physicians deliver care to more than 137,000 inpatients and 3.6 million outpatients each year. Throughout its comprehensive regions of care, SJH strives to provide perfect care while building the healthiest communities and ensuring every encounter is sacred. These extraordinary efforts have been recognized locally and nationally, including distinctions in US News & World Report and Magnet recognition. Guided by the traditions of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, SJH is committed to maintaining a continuum of care that matches the diverse needs of its communities. For more information, visit www.stjoe.org.

SOURCE Datu Health

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