Outcomes Rocket ŌURA: Improving Patient Outcomes Through Wearable Technology with Jason Oberfest, Vice President of Health Partnerships at ŌURA
May 6, 2025
Jason Oberfest, Vice President of Health Partnerships at ŌURA, builds healthcare programs that integrate wearable data with payers and providers. He discusses the ŌURA Ring's focus on sleep, readiness, and activity. Short segments cover clinical uses like primary care and chronic care, accuracy and scientific validation, and partnerships that scale access through health plans and care teams.
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Ring Form Factor Prioritizes Sleep Accuracy
- ŌURA focuses on sleep-first wearable design using a ring worn on the finger for more accurate biometric sampling.
- The ring form factor runs 6–7+ days between charges and intentionally avoids adding another screen to users' lives.
Wearables Need Clinical Integration To Scale Impact
- ŌURA sees its highest impact when integrated closely with healthcare, especially primary care, to improve outcomes.
- The company prioritizes building clinical partnerships and identifying use cases that matter to payers and providers.
Apply Wearables To Ease Primary Care Pressure
- Use wearable data to make primary care more efficient amid staffing shortages and rising patient demand.
- Target Medicare Advantage and primary care programs where continuous biometric insights can reduce downstream costs.