Understand and improve your overall health and wellbeing with HealthLens

Monitor your health and identify potential risks.

Find answers to commonly questions about HealthLens by clicking the link below.

HealthLens FAQs

Health insights at your fingertips

HealthLens, powered by VivaScore®, is a revolutionary digital health tool that provides insights into your overall health by checking key health indicators such as blood pressure, heart rate, cardiovascular disease risk and stroke risk, simply by using your smartphone.

Using transdermal optical imaging, it analyses facial blood flow and provides information and actionable insights to help you manage and improve your health through monthly scans and an indicative health score. This will help identify any changes to your health over time as well as potential risks, allowing you to make informed decisions about your health.

This service is provided by our service partner, Alula Health Ltd.

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Stay ahead of your health

  • Access via the My Medicash App
  • Instant results and actionable recommendations from a quick and easy facial scan
  • Receive tailored health reports to track your progress
  • Proactively manage your health and make improvements over time
  • Rest assured knowing your health data is kept secure and private

How it works

Face detection and tracking

Using your smartphone or tablet, HealthLens uses transdermal optical imaging to automatically detect and scan the blood flow under the skin on your face.

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Blood flow data extraction

Human skin is translucent. Light and its respective wavelengths are reflected at different layers below the skin and can be used to reveal blood flow information in the human face.

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Signal processing and analysis

Extracted facial blood flow data is collated and analysed by the VivaScore® embedded DeepAffex™ engine which applies advanced signal processing and Deep Learning AI models to predict physiological and psychological effects.

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Get your results

Results are then sent back to your device for display and further analysis. It will give you indications such as your heart rate, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease risk, vascular capacity, as well as your heart attack and stroke risk. You will also be given an overall score which can be compared to the average for your demographic.

Track your progress over time

Each month you can repeat your scan and track changes over time. Armed with the insights from your previous scans you can make lifestyle or dietary changes and monitor the impact these have on your overall HealthLens score over time.

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  • HealthLens is intended for information purposes only and not for the diagnosis or monitoring of vital signs or chronic health conditions. You should always consult your doctor or an appropriate medical professional if you have any concerns.
  • Medicash have not designed and do not control the algorithm or data used to generate the HealthLens Score or any information provided. This is controlled by Alula Health.
  • Your use of this benefit and your reliance on any information provided is solely at your own risk.

Access all the benefits of your health plan via the My Medicash App

  • Access to all of our digital health benefits
  • Submit claims and update details in minutes
  • Track plan usage and access virtual services
  • Download and register for digital tools

Download free from the App Store or Google Play.

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