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The Evidence
Behind the
inHealth Method

The Market Is Demanding Proof. We've Been Publishing It for a Decade.

Today's healthcare buyers — employers, health plans, providers, and enterprise partners — are no longer buying behavioral programs on promises. They're demanding clinical evidence, published outcomes, and proof of ROI before they invest. inHealth is built for exactly this moment.

For more than ten years, inHealth has done what most of the digital health industry is only now scrambling to do: design, deliver, and publish rigorous clinical research on behavioral care. The result is one of the deepest evidence portfolios in the category — 12 peer-reviewed publications, multiple randomized controlled trials, and a published 6.53:1 ROI across employer populations.

Our research spans the full chronic disease landscape — from diabetes and weight management to cardiometabolic health, sleep therapy adherence, and beyond. Each study reflects the same operating discipline that powers our programs every day: clinical rigor, measurable outcomes, and behavior change that sustains.

This isn't marketing. It's the published record of a decade of clinical work, available for review, replication, and scrutiny — the kind of evidence today's market expects, and inHealth has been producing all along.

6:1 ROI
Significant Savings for Employers & Health Plans

Significant ROI for Cardiometabolic Disease Progression in Employees

 

Alencar M, Sauls R, Whetten J. Cost-effectiveness of a lifestyle and behavioral care model targeting cardiometabolic disease progression. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2026. 23(4) 526

Virtual Behavioral Care Outperforms Standard Care

The Efficacy of a Telemedicine-based Weight Loss Program with Video Conference Health Coaching Support

 

Alencar, M, Johnson K, Mullur R, Gray V, Gutierrez E*, Korosteleva O. The efficacy of a telehealth-based weight loss program with video conferencing health coaching support. (2019) Telemedicine and Telecare 2019 Apr;25(3):151-157 DOI: 10.1177/1357633x17745471

When Behavior Change Becomes Medicine

Telehealth-Based Health Coaching Is Effective for Inducing Weight loss and Improving Metabolic Markers

 

Johnson K, Alencar M, Coakley, K, Swift D, Mermier, C, Amorim F, Gibson A. Telemedicine-based health coaching is effective for inducing weight loss and improving metabolic markers. Telemed J E Health. 2019 Feb;25(2):85-92. doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0002).

Behavioral Care Drives Medical Device Adherence

Telehealth-Based Health Coaching Increases m-Health Device Adherence and Rate of Weight Loss in Obese Participants

 

Alencar M, Johnson K, Gray V, Mullur R, Gutierrez E, Dionico P (2019). Telehealth-Based Health Coaching Increases m-Health Device Adherence and Rate of Weight Loss in Obese Participants. Telemed J E Health. 2019. Epub 2019/04/18. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0017.

Behavioral Care That Works
Across Diverse Employee Populations

Exploring Sex Differences in the Effectiveness of Telehealth-Based Health Coaching in Weight Management in an Employee Population

 

Johnson K, Alencar M, Miller B, Gutierrez E, Dionicio P. (2021) Exploring Sex Differences in the Effectiveness of Telehealth-Based Health Coaching in Weight Management in an Employee Population. Am J Health Promot Feb;35(2):262-265 doi: 10.1177/0890117120943363.

Sustained Weight Loss
in Everyday Clinical Care

Telehealth-Based Health Coaching Produces Significant Weight Loss Over 12-months in a Usual Care Setting

 

Johnson K, Gutierrez E, Dionicio P, Sauls R, McConnell J, Alencar M (2022) Telehealth-based health coaching produces significant weight loss over 12-months in a Usual Care Setting. Int. Med. Educ. 1, 79–84. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ime1020010

Behavioral Care Drives
CPAP Adherence in OSA

Health and Wellness Coaching Can Improve Usage of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Participants with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity

 

Alencar M, Sauls R, Johnson K, Thakkar S, Carmona A, Nakka S, Morse A. Health and Wellness Coaching Can Improve Usage of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Participants with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (2024) DOI: 10.1177/15598276241244719.

Behavioral Care Drives Results
Before and After Bariatric Surgery

Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Health Coaching Lifestyle Program on Weight Loss after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Study

 

Strauss K, Sauls R, Alencar M, Johnson K. (2024) Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Health Coaching Lifestyle Program on Weight Loss after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Study. Healthcare.  2024 Jun 24;12(13):1256.doi: 10.3390/healthcare12131256.

Obesity Medicine Providers
+ Behavioral Care Drive Better Outcomes

Obesity Medicine Provider- Directed Health Coaching in a Commercial weight Loss Program: Proof of Concept

 

Alencar M, Fitch A, Sauls R, Johnson K, Patel M., (2024) Obesity medicine provider - directed health coaching in a commercial weight loss program: proof of concept Obesity Pillars.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100146

Behavioral Care Drives
Tobacco Cessation and Weight Management

Health and Wellness Coaching Can Improve Tobacco Quit Rates and Weight Management Efforts in an Employee Population.

 

Sauls, R., Thakkar, S., Evers, B., Yates, A., Tran, N., Latif, M., Johnson, K., & Alencar, M. K. (2024). Health and Wellness Coaching Can Improve Tobacco Quit Rates and Weight Management Efforts in an Employee Population. American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 8901171241302926. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171241302926

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