Waymark

One of the biggest challenges facing Medicaid programs today: how do you engage traditionally hard-to-reach patient populations—particularly those who are “lost to care”—to ensure they can access primary preventive care? Historically, health plans and provider groups have relied on A/B testing different outreach strategies to deliver more targeted communications to patients (e.g. HEDIS gap closure campaigns). However, despite its widespread use, traditional A/B testing is limited in its ability to personalize interventions and determine why some patients are more or less responsive to different communication strategies. In a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature Digital Medicine, we evaluate the potential for large language models (LLMs) to address these gaps. We found that LLMs that use a SMART (Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial) design can help Medicaid programs more reliably personalize communication strategies for their patients. Read the study here: https://wymrk.co/40RvxKJ If you’re a Medicaid plan or provider interested in exploring this approach in your patient outreach programs, drop us a line! We’d love to hear from you.

?? Hello everyone! I'm excited to announce, after a short break, a new episode in Pear VC's Medicaid Series from Pear Healthcare Playbook. Today, I’m featuring Afia Asamoah and Dr. Sanjay Basu, co-founders of Waymark—a company enabling value-based primary care for Medicaid. I'm particularly fond of this episode for two reasons: first, Afia and Sanjay are remarkably personable, authentic, and intelligent; and second, Waymark exemplifies a company that's deeply rooted in evidence-based practices. In this episode, we dive deep into Waymark's innovative approach to community-based care. Learn how they're: ??Bringing their legal and clinical expertise to building an innovative company in this space ???????? Partnering with community health workers to locate and engage Medicaid patients ?? Leveraging data science and research to differentiate their care model ?? Redefining what cost-effectiveness means in the context of care delivery ?????Developing long-term relationships with payers through contracting Don't miss this insightful conversation with Waymark's leadership team as they share their vision for a more equitable and effective healthcare system. ????Episode: https://lnkd.in/ejhhdFqC ???Substack: https://lnkd.in/eH3F88MW What are your thoughts on Waymark? Share in the comments below!

We’re often asked by our partners: “How many hospital and ED admissions among our patients receiving Medicaid could actually be avoided through early interventions?” Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve published a study in AJMC - The American Journal of Managed Care to answer this question. We analyzed data for 48.4 million patients receiving Medicaid across 34 states and Washington DC, and found that ???????????? ????%??????? ?????? ???????????????????? ???????? ?????????? ???? ?????????????????? ???? ?????????????? ?????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???? ?????????????? ???????? (??.??. ?????????????? ?????????? ????????????????????, ?????????????? ????????????????????????, ??????). As many Medicaid programs struggle to manage rising costs, these findings demonstrate that early interventions can meaningfully improve outcomes and reduce costs for their Medicaid populations. Read the study here: https://wymrk.co/3O3Qj1V

While attending the Camden Coalition’s 9th annual conference, Waymark’s Hannah Ratcliffe joined sessions discussing the importance of sharing care team member stories and engaged in perspective-shifting conversations around the power of whole-person care with peers and industry leaders. Read her reflections here ? https://wymrk.co/4ej8GLd

Excited to share that Waymark’s Head of Care Operations Sara Greenbaum and VP of Care Model & Quality Hannah Ratcliffe are joining Rik Renard and CareOps for a virtual fireside chat to discuss one of the most important questions facing Medicaid: How do you actually reach rising-risk Medicaid patients before they end up in the hospital or emergency department (ED)? ? Hannah, Sara and Rik will share findings from Waymark’s recently published peer-reviewed study in NEJM Catalyst, including how early identification and engagement can improve clinical outcomes. RSVP for the November 14th event here: https://lnkd.in/ezYuM8zK

“The first thing you notice when you start here, day one, is how evidence-based the ideas behind this organization are, and how much research is constantly happening. Waymark was founded with this collection of research in mind that made clear how important a community-based workforce is to making the American healthcare system work.” In our latest Care Delivery Spotlight, Waymark Community Health Worker Ethan Hume examines the role community-based care teams play in balancing patient care, PCP bandwidth and ever-evolving healthcare policies – all in service to those in their communities who need it most. Read his full interview here ?? https://wymrk.co/4fk8ITG

You can not close care gaps, improve engagement, HEDIS or STAR ratings without building a trusted brand. Way to go Waymark in showing some of what it takes to improve #Medicaid patient engagement. Notice how human resource intensive their efforts are. We can’t say we don’t know so now we have to figure out how the reimbursement systems are going to support and sustain it. #valuebasedcare

CVS Health Ventures portfolio company, Waymark, has recently published a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrating a 22.9% reduction in ER and hospital visits. A Medicaid focused company, Waymark supports data-enabled, #community health worker based interventions for at-risk patients that have now been shown to significantly reduce the need for emergency care. Their proprietary #algorithm has a measured accuracy of greater than 90%, which allows for better opportunities to reach out to patients in need, and also facilitates #continuity of care when hospital interventions are needed, leading to improved outcomes. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eY-e8dWS

You can not close care gaps, improve engagement, HEDIS or STAR ratings without building a trusted brand. Way to go Waymark in showing some of what it takes to improve #Medicaid patient engagement. Notice how human resource intensive their efforts are. We can’t say we don’t know so now we have to figure out how the reimbursement systems are going to support and sustain it. #valuebasedcare

You can not close care gaps, improve engagement, HEDIS or STAR ratings without building a trusted brand. Way to go Waymark in showing some of what it takes to improve #Medicaid patient engagement. Notice how human resource intensive their efforts are. We can’t say we don’t know so now we have to figure out how the reimbursement systems are going to support and sustain it. #valuebasedcare