Ornish Lifestyle Medicine
Take control of heart disease
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine™ from Sharecare is the first and only program that is scientifically proven to reverse the progression of heart disease.
The leader in lifestyle medicine
The program is reimbursed by Medicare and many other commercial payers, offered in more than 14 states, and delivered with a turnkey process that is optimized by years of operating knowledge. Most importantly, since 2014 alone, it has helped thousands of people from across the country take their lives back.
When you make big changes, you get big benefits. And you feel so much better, so quickly, that – for many people – those choices are worth making. Not only to live longer, but live better.
The impact for providers & patients
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine creates value by transforming the lives of patients and by generating clinical and financial outcomes for our partners. The impact of this therapy program is built upon four promises:
Lifestyle medicine works
Proven clinical results lie at the very heart of our program; Dr. Ornish has always understood this, so—over the past 35 years—he has published countless peer-reviewed studies which scientifically prove the transformational impact that our program has on its participants.
Anybody can do it
Participants adhere to our program at far higher rates (91%) than they do other traditional methods. That’s because they receive unwavering support from peers and clinicians, and because they feel so much better, so quickly, that they can’t imagine returning to their old lifestyles.
Better health at lower costs
The program creates financial value by reducing readmissions, generating revenue, and positioning our partners as leaders in the shift towards value-based patient care. Furthermore, healthier and better-managed patients cost less over time – and that is particularly true of our graduates.
Market leadership
The program is the clear leader in the ICR market because 1) it is the only program that is scientifically proven to reverse the progression of heart disease, and 2) the partnership between Dr. Ornish and Sharecare provides unparalleled clinical expertise and operational excellence.
The impact for participants
Participants make these lifestyle changes within small and consistent groups of people (called cohorts) who understand each other’s health struggles and share each other’s goals for the future. These cohorts are led by unchanging teams of expert clinicians, who—over the course of 18 four-hour sessions—guide participants through comprehensive lifestyle changes and help them reverse the progression of their heart disease.
How does this therapy work?
In short, it works by helping participants optimize four important areas of their lives:
support they have
Success stories
I have the tools that I need to make a difference in my life.
I have four children & a husband.
I want to be able to take care of them. Not the other way around.
This program gives a person hope.
Why Ornish Lifestyle Medicine
93.5%
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine attendance rate
35+
Years of
research
72 hrs
Of reimbursement
$17k
Average savings-per-participant over a three-year period
*2004 savings
Join the movement
With the growing consumer demand for lifestyle medicine and the industry’s shift towards a value-based model, there has never been a better time to partner with Ornish Lifestyle Medicine. We hope that you’ll join us on the forefront of the healthcare movement.