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.
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

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

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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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