Derek Newell

Head of Commercial @VirtaHealth. Former President of @CastlightHealth. Formerly @JiffInc CEO. Always building the best team in #digitalhealth.

[Forbes @Forbes]

This $2 billion digital health startup aims to reverse type 2 diabetes: https://t.co/y6qnkWpae4

[Sami Inkinen @samiinkinen]

Nice to see @WSJ recognize top 25 tech companies to change the world. Number #4 looks wonderfully familiar: @virtahealth https://t.co/2oNtCi7HZP

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

There is so much work to be done to fix racism in the US, including in healthcare where Black Americans have higher rates of T2D. We stand with those protesting racial injustices, while acknowledging our role in the relentless, ongoing action required for change #BlackLivesMatter

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

How to improve #covid19 outcomes? We’re seeing more and more evidence that blood sugar control plays a substantial role. @DrSarahHallberg reviews another study that underscores its importance in this week’s COVID-19/T2D update https://t.co/EwbImPTxiq

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

Our next webinar on June 10th explores the measurement of health impact. Join us as executives at Willis Towers Watson and Validation Institute share bullet-proof frameworks to fact-check vendor health outcomes.
https://t.co/K43nKsRDan

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

Jim’s path is like so many others - #T2D diagnosis, then metformin, followed by Humalog, Basaglar, Trulicity, Jardiance and more. Within 4 months of starting Virta, he’s lost 40 lbs, and eliminated nearly all medications, some he was taking for 10+ years! https://t.co/XWTud4rQZh

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

Powerful op-ed from @bigfatsurprise. We've repeatedly seen how carb restriction can help people reverse chronic illnesses. It was critical before the pandemic, and seems even more important now given significance of blood sugar control to mitigate #covid19 complications

[Derek Newell @dereknewell]

Derek Newell, Virta Health, on reversing - not just managing - diabetes by The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health via #soundcloud https://t.co/N83kXLCEuB

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

This week we released early data from our partnership with @DeptVetAffairs. Virta CEO and co-founder @samiinkinen explains why this data is so exciting not just for veterans, but for the future of type 2 diabetes care. https://t.co/SvQ2it6HqN

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

We are honored to be able to work with @DeptVetAffairs to support our veterans and excited to share some early outcomes from our partnership. Medication reduction, improved blood sugar, weight loss, and more in just 90 days. More to come! https://t.co/MQll2CQOU5

[Derek Newell @dereknewell]

I'm proud of the work we've done and the vision we've laid out, and I'm confident that @jc_doyle and the rest of the team will continue this work. My passion has always been working in digital to tackle new challenges in healthcare. Now it is time to find my next adventure.

[Derek Newell @dereknewell]

We built a talented team and an innovative platform, and we took those with us to @CastlightHealth where we went a step further, helping make it easy to navigate every part of the health care journey.

[Derek Newell @dereknewell]

In Jiff's early days, we took on a big task — harnessing all the innovation that was happening in #digitalhealth and connecting it to the way most people get #healthcare -- through their employer.

[Derek Newell @dereknewell]

Some personal news: Today is my last day as President of @CastlightHealth. https://t.co/GObUzpPAQt

[Derek Newell @dereknewell]

A new report from @CastlightHealth w/ @EBNmagazine found employees & employers are not seeing eye to eye on the #benefits they need. I broke down what that means for employee health here: https://t.co/LYhggLVSxu

[Castlight Health @CastlightHealth]

Today we released our State of #DigitalHealth Report, a comprehensive survey on how employers & employees interact with #health and #wellness programs, including digital therapeutics, #telemedicine, and other #apps, tools, & services. @EBNmagazine https://t.co/sVeHKGOFu1

[Castlight Health @CastlightHealth]

Our President @dereknewell discusses our new research w/ @EBNmagazine and the #digitalhealth disconnect between employers and employees. Read more here: https://t.co/732VvoRQxu

[Derek Newell @dereknewell]

Happy to announce that today @CastlightHealth introduced a new capability to our wellbeing product that leverages our industry-leading claims integrations to deliver more precisely targeted wellbeing navigation. Check out today’s announcement. https://t.co/bPtwYH3TKL

[Castlight Health @CastlightHealth]

Today, we introduced a new capability to our #wellbeing product, Wellbeing Navigator, that leverages claims-powered #data and insights to deliver more accurate, targeted recommendations to employee populations. #healthnavigation https://t.co/nEBO4yK7xc

[Castlight Health @CastlightHealth]

For #NationalNutritionMonth, we teamed up with our partner @Zipongo to bring you six ideas to reinvigorate your employee wellness program with nutrition initiatives, like #meatlessmonday. #nnm https://t.co/P6Ge51qKOJ