Landmark 10th Annual Awards Program Recognizes the Most Innovative Digital Health and Medical Technology Solutions Worldwide

Paradigm, a specialty care management organization focused on delivering value-based solutions to improve outcomes for patients, payers, and providers, today announced that My Surgery has been selected as the winner of the “Best Patient Education Solution” award in the 10^th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program. The awards are conducted by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the most innovative companies, technologies, and products in the global digital health and medical technology market.

My Surgery is a digital shared decision support program that helps patients make informed choices related to preference-sensitive surgeries—common, high-volume procedures that have two or more non-surgical treatment alternatives where the best option is closely tied to a patient’s risks and goals. My Surgery’s six-step approach educates users on their personal risk factors, alternatives, provider collaboration, and surgical preparation. Paradigm partners with health plans across the nation to make the program available to members.

My Surgery is proven to drive more informed, lower-risk care decisions, reducing inappropriate surgeries, improving post-surgical outcomes, and lowering total medical costs for health plans by an average of $5,154 per participant per year. The program assesses each member’s risk, health status, and medical needs to provide personalized guidance to inform treatment decisions. For those who choose to have surgery, it provides a tailored post-operative plan with recovery monitoring to detect potential complications early. Paradigm drives engagement with My Surgery through a multimodal approach to member outreach that includes completion incentives.

“The overutilization and complications associated with preference-sensitive surgeries are growing challenges for health plans, contributing to nearly one-third of total medical spend. My Surgery educates members early in their decision-making process, and teaches them how to collaborate with their doctors to make more informed, less risky care choices, reducing surgical misuse, complications, and costs,” said John S. Watts, Jr., CEO, Paradigm. “We’re grateful to MedTech Breakthrough for this award, and we remain dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that enable better outcomes for patients and health plans alike.”

Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the MedTech Breakthrough Awards program has spent a decade recognizing the companies driving meaningful progress and improving patient care across the global health and medical technology industry. This year's program drew a record-breaking number of nominations from leading companies and startups across more than 20 countries, reflecting the growing global impact and momentum of the digital healthcare industry.

“My Surgery is reducing demand for inappropriate surgeries, improving recovery, and lowering costs,” said Steve Johansson, managing director, MedTech Breakthrough. “My Surgery transforms how patients navigate surgical decisions. The foundation is its evidence-based approach to patient education, which increases health literacy and empowers them to make safer, more appropriate care decisions for life. We extend our sincere congratulations to the entire Paradigm team for taking home our ‘Best Patient Education Solution’ award for 2026.”

With 1.5M+ participants to date, My Surgery is proven to impact patient care decisions with over 30% of users changing their treatment decision.

For more information on Paradigm, visit www.paradigmcorp.com/healthcare.

About Paradigm

Paradigm is a specialty care management organization dedicated to delivering value-based solutions for nearly 35 years—driving the best possible outcomes for patients, payers, and providers. The company brings deep clinical expertise to enable successful recoveries for individuals facing the most challenging injuries and diagnoses, and it has supported more than one million members through an evidence-based digital solution that improves health literacy and enables a personalized care experience. The company consistently delivers proven cost savings for health plans, while improving outcomes across the continuum of care. For more information, please visit www.paradigmcorp.com/healthcare.

About MedTech Breakthrough

Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence and innovation in medical & health technology companies, products, services and people. The MedTech Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough healthcare and medical companies and products in categories that include Patient Experience & Engagement, Health & Fitness, Medical Devices, Clinical Administration, Connected Healthcare, Medical Data, Healthcare Cybersecurity and more. For more information visit MedTechBreakthrough.com.

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