Background

Moving a patient from acute care, such as at a hospital, to post-acute care, such as the home, is a multi-step process that involves communication and coordination. Failures in care coordination are not only costly to the healthcare system but can lead to poor patient outcomes.

Ensuring patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right setting is an essential part of achieving the best outcomes. Equipping payers and providers with technology-enabled solutions that improve collaboration during patient transitions is vital to reaching that goal.

People with multiple health and social needs are high consumers of healthcare services and are thus drivers of high healthcare costs. One US study estimates that high-risk, high-need patients represent 20 percent of the population and generate 80 percent of healthcare costs.

The right technology increases visibility into patient, member, and provider data, resulting in coordination and interventions that close care gaps, improve member outcomes, and reduce wasteful spending – enabling providers to thrive in today’s value-based care environment. That’s where WellSky comes in.