Jana Care, Inc. and Roche Diagnostics announced a collaboration agreement for its digitally connected, blood testing platform to enable patients to self-administer critical blood tests at-home and clinicians to review the test results remotely. Initially focused on monitoring the progression of chronic kidney disease and heart failure, the platform is designed to overcome distance and socioeconomic hurdles impeding adequate and timely detection and monitoring of disease progression and risk management. Health-related quality of life is substantially lower for the 37 million and 6.5 million people living with chronic kidney disease and congestive heart failure in the U.S., respectively.

Regular testing is critically important to monitor disease progression and quickly respond. Currently, key blood tests to monitor these patients in at-home settings are not available. The Jana Care-Roche collaboration would enable a more convenient approach to triaging and monitoring these patients remotely.