For Patients
Results that matter, based on 1 million patient encounters and counting.
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For Employers
The outcomes below are based on a study with a Fortune 500 employer. Based on these results, IMC guarantees a 25% cost savings in MSK spend for clients.
IMC's comprehensive musculoskeletal solutions are unmatched in care delivery and quality of care.
Providing both in-person and digital treatment options for MSK conditions in addition to a self-care mobile application, IMC ensures patients receive the appropriate level of treatment. This ensures patients are able to resolve their symptoms as quickly as possible eliminating the need for costly and unnecessary medications, digital imaging, and surgery.
Why invest in an MSK solution?
The need is growing for treatment and care. Over the past decade, the number of individuals who suffer from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) has increased by more than 123.4% from 221 million to 494 million since 1990. This percentage is expected to increase with an aging population.
MSDs have a significant impact on the development and exacerbation of other health conditions and co-morbidities. This includes obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, drug addiction, and mental health disorders. Individuals with severe orthopedic pain may also find exercise, hobbies, and other forms of self-care so painful that they are no longer able to engage in these activities. This can lead to weight gain, depression, and other related health concerns.
Research shows, musculoskeletal health is so directly related to one’s quality of life and overall health that the MSD burden has created an enormous social strain. Logic dictates and the data shows this MSD burden extends well beyond the patient; MSDs have created an economic crisis for organizations worldwide.
Research also shows MSDs represent 1.49% of the $25.44 Trillion Gross US Domestic Product (GDP), and is the top expenditure for Fortune 500 employers. This often accounts for more than 20% of Fortune 500 employers’ medical expenditures under group health insurance plans and represents an estimated 80% of Fortune 500 workers’ compensation and disability expenditures. At a minimum, MSDs in the United States are a $380 billion health, human performance, and economic challenge for individuals, organizations, and society at large.
What makes IMC different?
IMC’s JointStrong® programs provide patients convenient access to MSK services throughout the United States, ensuring optimum healthcare service and value.
- Clinical Care Sites in Multiple States, both on-site & off-site.
- Virtual Care - National Network
- Mobile and Web App - National Network
- Health Coaching - National Network
The only solution available with evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
How do patients receive care?
THE IMC JOINTSTRONG®
SUITE OF SERVICES
JointStrong® Mobile App and Health Coaching
Programmed with insights and intelligence gathered in more than 1 million patient encounters, the JointStrong® mobile/web app provides users personalized access to a self-assessment module that will build a custom treatment plan based upon the data entered during the guided self-assessment. Health coaches are trained to assist in the administration of the self-care program and to answer technical questions related to the app.
IMC's JointStrong® Digital Solution
JointStrong® Health Coaches are readily available through the call center to triage patients into the correct treatment sub-group. This ensures only self-care-capable conditions are steered into the appropriate level of care while more complex cases are steered towards a clinical encounter with a JointStrong® credentialed provider. IMC’s virtual network of quality trained Physical Therapists and Chiropractic providers, covering 49 states, provides virtual access to remote or highly distributed workforces and individuals.
How does IMC fit in?
The IMC method is simple but effective. IMC’s JointStrong® programs utilize the Dartmouth ADTO Delivery System and adjusted practice patterns adopted over 1 million patient encounters.
What makes IMC different?
IMC’s JointStrong® programs are built on the principles of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), which has demonstrated excellent inter-tester reliability for clinicians who are well trained and utilize a Response Based Assessment™ (RBA). This allows the clinician to rapidly sub-classify the patient into one of the five management groups (Mechanical, Chemical, Surgical, Behavioral or Red Flag), and thus matching the patient’s condition with the most appropriate treatment.
Clinicians trained in the MDT system are able to assess and classify all complaints of the musculoskeletal system. That means that if a problem is coming from the spine, extremities, muscles, or tendons, then an MDT evaluation is appropriate. An MDT clinician will be able to identify if MDT is indicated, what management strategy is best, and outline a predicted recovery pathway.
This comprehensive assessment and management approach focuses on the patient and their potential to self-manage and recover to their previous level of function.