Launching Value Based Health Care Company Karewell Health.
Controlling Kidney Disease Costs Presents a Significant Opportunity
•CKD is a costly condition, with Medicare FFS spending for all beneficiaries with CKD exceeding $84 billion in 2019 and growing
•CKD complications result in 2x the per-patient expenditure of fee-for-service (“FFS”) average
•Medical management for patients with CKD is often inadequate, which contributes to accelerated progression of CKD and significant a cost burden.
•2 in 5 patients with CKD Stage 4 are not being actively managed by a nephrologist
•Only 1 in 3 patients with CKD 5 have seen a nephrologist in the past 6 months
•57% of patients that start dialysis have not seen a nephrologist in the year prior to starting dialysis
•25% of patient starting ESRD treatment have never seen a nephrologist.
Delay onset of ESRD
Reduce Hospitalizations
Increase Home Dialysis
The primary causes of CKD are diabetes and high blood pressure. Patients are educated on the factors that contribute to progression and in house nutritionists work out a customized diet plan.
Increase Home Dialysis
Reduce Hospitalizations
Increase Home Dialysis
We provide robust hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services to the largest home dialysis population in the country, numbering over 700 patients.
Reduce Hospitalizations
Reduce Hospitalizations
Reduce Hospitalizations
We provide 24/7 Remote Patient Monitoring as well as real time communication channels to patients with their providers, which has resulted in significant reduction in unnecessary hospitalization.
Increase Patient Activation
Increase Patient Activation
Increase Patient Activation
We have in house educators to counsel patients & also have validated tools such as P.A.M to measure the knowledge, skills and confidence of our patients in managing their own wellbeing.
Increase Transplants
Increase Patient Activation
Increase Patient Activation
We have seen an uptick in transplants because of our collaboration with kidney foundation and engagement with multiple transplant facilities including Stanford, UC Davis, UCSF (pre & post clinic in-house and CPMC.
Utilize Technology
Increase Patient Activation
Utilize Technology
We have decades of secure patient data that we leverage in-house to perform data analytics on, to get patient & population insights such as patients at risk of CKD progression. This helps with early intervention, delays progression and reduces hospitalizations.
