Smartphones: A Scalable Bridge to Better Chronic Disease Management

The average adult spends nearly four hours a day on their smartphone. What if just a few minutes of that time could be used to monitor, manage, and even prevent chronic diseases?

Chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are responsible for approximately 70% of global deaths each year. Often referred to as “lifestyle diseases,” many of these conditions can be prevented or controlled with the right interventions.

The problem is that chronic diseases often progress silently. Risk factors such as high blood pressure, elevated HbA1c, or high cholesterol don’t always show symptoms. Studies show that nearly 50% of those who suffer from high blood pressure or diabetes don’t know they do. Many people, especially younger individuals or those in underserved areas, may not realize they’re at risk until the disease has already progressed.

But what if anyone could check their chronic disease risk indicators in under a minute, using a device they already own from wherever they are?

Proven Results, High Patient Satisfaction

Smartphones are already powerful tools for health, offering apps for self-measuring and monitoring health conditions, medication reminders, nutrition tracking, and virtual visits. In fact, studies consistently show that smartphone-based interventions improve chronic disease outcomes, from better blood pressure control to improved medication adherence and healthier lifestyle behaviors. One study even found that 90% of patients in a remote hypertension management program maintained their target systolic BP for 4.5 years post-enrollment. And because the technology is familiar and easy to use, patient engagement is naturally higher.
Given the powerful potential of smartphones, investing in smartphone health technology is critical to improving chronic disease prevention and support and achieving better health outcomes.

Transform Smartphones into Chronic Disease Management Tools with Binah.ai 

With nearly 4.69 billion smartphone users worldwide, smartphone-based health monitoring is an unparalleled opportunity to transform chronic disease management at scale. Binah.ai helps make that vision a reality by transforming smartphones into AI-powered health monitoring tools that deliver vital health insights, in real time, from virtually anywhere.

With Binah.ai’s software-based technology, users simply look into their smartphone or tablet camera for 35–60 seconds to simultaneously measure:

Vitals and Blood Tests:

• Blood pressure
• Heart rate
• Heart rate variability
• Oxygen saturation
• Breathing rate
• Hemoglobin*

Wellness Indicators:

• Stress levels
• Recovery ability
• Pulse-respiration quotient (PRQ)

Chronic Disease Risk Markers:

• Hemoglobin A1c*
• High HbA1c Risk*
• High Fasting Glucose Risk*
• High Total Cholesterol Risk*
• High Blood Pressure Risk
• Low Hemoglobin Risk*
• ASCVD Risk
• Heart Age
• Tuberculosis Risk*

*Under research

Eliminating the need for blood pressure cuffs and reducing the need for needles, clinic visits, and lab tests, Binah.ai enables anyone to measure and monitor their health status at home, at work, or on the go. With the addition of new risk indicators, users can also identify whether they may be at risk for conditions like cardiovascular disease or diabetes and discover if it’s time to make lifestyle changes or consult a physician

Plus, Binah.ai’s solution is user-friendly, secure, and easy to integrate. Because it runs entirely on the edge of the device, no images or data are stored, supporting HIPAA and GDPR compliance effortlessly.

Smarter Chronic Disease Management Starts Here

Binah.ai empowers healthcare providers, insurers, and wellness companies to transform their health platforms and apps by integrating real-time health monitoring capabilities to unlock a range of use cases:

Early Detection for Better Outcomes

Chronic diseases don’t deteriorate overnight. They progress gradually through small changes that are often missed in infrequent doctor visits. Binah.ai empowers insurers, healthcare providers, and wellness organizations to spot those trends early, allowing for: 

• Timely interventions
• Increased patient self-awareness
• Objective measurement of treatment efficacy
• Personalized treatment adjustments

This shift to proactive care helps reduce hospital admissions, lower healthcare costs, and improve long-term patient outcomes.

Breaking Barriers to Adherence

Traditional monitoring tools can be intimidating, uncomfortable, or simply hard to access, especially for seniors, patients in rural areas, or those with mobility challenges. As a result, adherence suffers, and so does health. Binah.ai removes these barriers by offering:

• Contactless, comfortable measurements
• No additional hardware required
• Instant results from the smartphone camera

This ease of use boosts regular engagement and equips providers with more complete, up-to-date data.

A Win for Insurers, Providers, and Wellness Programs

Whether you’re an insurer launching a new chronic care program, a provider managing high-risk patients, or a wellness company expanding your services, Binah.ai delivers real value:

• For insurers: Smarter risk stratification and risk management, faster underwriting, early detection, improved engagement, increased client satisfaction, more effective telehealth visits
• For healthcare providers: Daily health data without added clinical burden, enhanced clinical decision support and smarter telehealth decisions
• For wellness programs: Improved engagement and motivation through real-time results, a gamification tool, and scalable support with no physical infrastructure

Whether you’re aiming to improve outcomes, reduce costs, or increase access to care, Binah.ai can help you do it faster and smarter.

Ready to enhance your chronic disease management app or platform? Talk to us now to book a live demo or learn how Binah.ai’s health monitoring technology can enhance your health or wellness services.