Clover Health has announced that clinicians who use the Clover Assistant would have access to full renal care coordination and services to help their patients with chronic kidney disease manage their disease (CKD). Clover is collaborating with Cricket Health, a value-based kidney care provider, to provide patients with comprehensive, individualized kidney treatment as part of the program.
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1. Medical issue:
CKD is a prevalent medical disorder that raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure in older people (end-stage renal disease). According to a 2020 report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health, the condition commonly goes undetected among Medicare Advantage participants.
2. Detections:
Early detection of CKD is important, as it creates the opportunity for physicians to initiate treatment, manage their patients’ other existing conditions, and slow CKD progression, which can lead to a better health journey for the patient and lower long-term costs overall.
3. Creations:
“We created the Clover Assistant to give primary care physicians superpowers, so what better way to do that than give them access to innovative healthcare service providers like Cricket Health,” said Andrew Toy, President of Clover Health. “By continuing to integrate best-in-class clinical support services for conditions like CKD into the Clover Assistant, we are elevating the level of care delivered to our beneficiaries.”
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4. Data model:
The CKD data model within the Clover Assistant analyzes longitudinal patient data to understand an individual’s stage of CKD and risk for disease progression, then raises the information directly to physicians to help them develop an appropriate care plan.
5. Partnership:
“Our partnership with Clover Health will empower physicians with personalized care teams for their patients with chronic kidney disease that provide eyes and ears between appointments and help their patients stay healthy, at home, and out of the hospital”, said Robert Sepucha, Chief Executive Officer of Cricket Health.