FiNC has advanced wellness management programs in Japan by providing health management tools to individual employees through its “FiNC plus” service and to administrators via its “FiNC Insights” analytical software. Employee health states are calculated from physiological and lifestyle habit data, and then collected and analyzed to understand the particular health risks for employees at the company and on an individual level. By accessing data through the Fitbit open API with the participant’s consent, FiNC can automatically collect important physiological and lifestyle data essential for providing turnkey wellness management programs. This collaboration makes it possible for all program participants to benefit from actionable and impactful recommendations without the burden of data input.

Participants can use Fitbit devices to automate the recording of health and fitness data such as steps and sleep without the need for manual data input once they have opted into the program. Other data like heart rate are also collected automatically, providing a more detailed overview of users’ health states. From these data, FiNC provides actionable and impactful recommendations for the improvements of lifestyle habits through its wellness management programs. This in turn raises users’ awareness of their health and leads to higher levels of engagement.

“FiNC plus” analyzes this data to recommend personalized lifestyle improvement tasks to all participating employees, increasing health awareness and engagement. Until now, only highly health-conscious people would take the actions needed to record and manage their sleep or dietary data. Linking Fitbit data with FiNC services means that many more people can benefit from health & wellness recommendations automatically tailored to their health states, leading to a healthier lifestyle.

Details of the Fitbit & FiNC Collaboration
1. With the consent of participants, data collected from their Fitbit devices (steps, sleep, heartrate) will be automatically passed to FiNC’s app. In this way, users of FINC’s services can check their health states without the burden of inputting data, thereby raising health awareness and engagement.
2. FiNC will sell the combined Fitbit device & FiNC service wellness package service.
3. Service launch date: 1 August 2016.
4. Applicable devices / services:
Fitbit : Fitbit Blaze, Fitbit Charge HR
FiNC : FiNC plus, FiNC Diet Coach, FiNC Wellness Coach, Body Design Program
5. Compatible phones: Android, iOS
6. Cost: No additional charge for FiNC services (devices sold separately)