Higi, StayHealthy merge to create connected retail health kiosk network

CHICAGO — Higi and Stayhealthy on Wednesday announced that the companies have completed a transaction creating the largest connected retail health kiosk network in the United States. The business will operate as higi.



The two companies have combined to carry out a shared vision of helping consumers take small but meaningful steps in their health-and-wellness goals. A platform has been developed that makes it simple, fun, and rewarding to take control of one's health and wellness, the companies stated.



“Bringing the two companies together makes great strategic sense and expands our influence in the market,” said John Collins, CEO of Stayhealthy. “By combining our different technologies and resources, we can offer a best in class, next generation product. Higi’s engagement platform makes tracking your health simple, fun and rewarding. This merged with our clinical-quality health measurement technology is a win-win for the end-user.”



In addition to offering consumers basic health screenings — blood pressure, pulse, body fat, weight and BMI — the platform also integrates with many of the most popular fitness tracking devices currently available. This will allow users to monitor both their fitness-and-health tracking activity while also being rewarded for their efforts via higi's wellness engagement incentive program. This program — leveraged by individuals, corporations, brands and retailers — both rewards users for their health and fitness engagement and motivates them with engagement competitions.  



“Our ultimate goal is to promote and develop a collaborative approach to health care between physicians, providers, payers, employers and individuals. By leveraging Stayhealthy’s innovative algorithms, advanced testing methods and screening technologies, we get one step closer to achieving this goal through access to high-tech data," said Jeff Bennett, CEO of higi. "There is a great synergy between our products, services and passion for providing quality healthcare screening and engaging individuals to take control of their health.”



Bennett will serve as CEO while Collins will serve as vice chairman and director of innovation.