RALEIGH – Orthus Health, a provider of wellness services, is beefing up its team with the addition of Andrea Coviello, a practicing physician at Duke Health and an associate professor at the Duke University School of Medicine as its medical advisor.

The move comes as Orthus Health also extends its services platform to diabetes.

“The Orthus Health platform provides the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of employees and their loved ones,” Dr. Coviello said in a statement.

Orthus Health focuses on wellness technology, population health management and data analytics solutions with the objectives of improving employees’ health and helping companies save money.

Dr. Andrea Coviello

“[Dr. Coviello]  will work alongside our product development team to expand Orthus Health for Diabetes with clinically relevant, evidence-based interventions,” said Orthur Health CEO Chris Caramanico.

“In addition, Dr. Coviello will support our holistic mission to save employers money by enhancing the health of their employee population.”

The company noted that Dr. Coviello is “board-certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism as well as Obesity Medicine.”

Orthus Health for Diabetes program offers “unique tools to support, empower and advise individuals living with diabetes,” the company says.

“Easy-to-use technology supports regular capture of blood glucose readings from any glucometer, including non-connected or Bluetooth devices and continuous glucose monitoring systems. Real-time analytics, applied to a diverse data set, empowers employees with individualized nutrition, exercise and adherence alerts. Equally important, the Orthus Health team of clinically trained health coaches proactively advises diabetic and pre-diabetic employees to avert undesirable complications and inspire positive behavior change.”