Virtual Digestive Care
This Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network solution offers your employees and their adult dependents easy access to virtual gastroenterology, or GI, care. It's available as a buy-up for self-insured groups with at least 150 members.
- 20-25% of Blue Cross commercial members have a chronic GI condition
- $20,419 average annual cost for treating a GI condition
- 1-3 month average wait to see a GI provider nationally
What is virtual digestive care?
We've partnered with Oshi Health to provide comprehensive, whole-person care for your employees experiencing digestive health issues. Oshi makes GI care more accessible, convenient and effective for our members.
Your employees can access care from anywhere. Initial appointments with a gastro specialist are typically available within a few days, and members can message their care team on demand.
Oshi Health is a team of GI specialists, including gastroenterologists, nurse practitioners, GI-specialized dietitians and gut brain specialists. This team helps diagnose, treat and monitor digestive conditions using personalized care plans.
Your employees' care could include ordering and analyzing the results of a GI test, medical treatment, dietary guidance and behavioral health support to address the root causes of their symptoms and improve their overall well-being. They'll be provided personalized care plans, including the use of symptom, food and stool trackers as well as tailored education.
Oshi can also order prescriptions, imaging, and lab procedures, as well as provide dietary support, gut brain interventions, support within the app between appointments with existing GI providers and coordinating in-person, in-network care.
How your business can benefit
Oshi's Virtual Clinic is designed to reduce emergency room visits, avoid unnecessary procedures and optimize the use of high-cost medications. It coordinates care with members’ existing providers, ensuring smooth transitions and comprehensive support between in-person and virtual visits.
How it works
Your employees use the Oshi Health app or website to schedule virtual visits, track symptoms, and access educational resources.
The care team coordinates with members’ existing providers for GI health and helps manage medications, dietary changes, and stress and anxiety related to GI conditions. If a member needs in-person care or help locating an in-network provider, Oshi Health can assist.
Typically, your employees and eligible family members will receive an assessment and diagnosis in one to three weeks. Members with chronic or complex conditions will move on to whole-person therapy.
Using the Oshi Health app
Features of the Oshi Health app
Virtual visits with a multidisciplinary GI care team
The app connects you to a team of digestive health experts for diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing support. You can schedule and attend virtual appointments, often within days, including evenings and weekends.
Convenient scheduling and messaging
Easily book appointments and message your care team directly through the app, allowing for flexible, ongoing communication and support whenever you need it, with unlimited chat messaging and extended virtual visits.
Personalized care plans and resources
Oshi provides tailored care plans based on your symptoms and health history, including medication management, dietary guidance, and behavioral health support, with access to educational resources, symptom tracking, and tools to help you manage and improve your digestive health over time.
Oshi Health is an independent company supporting Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network by providing virtual digestive care services.