Emory Healthcare, Georgia's most comprehensive academic health system, and Emory Healthcare Network, a clinically integrated network of health systems, today announced the launch of nationally acclaimed AI-enabled healthcare and value-based We announced a new Population Health Collaboration (PHC) with Guidehealth, a managed service. company. The new organization will integrate Emory's growing primary care service line and affiliated physician network to deliver value-based care that focuses on quality and results while controlling costs to more than 350,000 people across Georgia. Expand to. Emory Healthcare's Population Health Collaborative works with Guidehealth to accelerate performance in quality of care and overall health outcomes across primary care clinics and networks.
In this initiative, more than 500 Emory primary care providers and affiliated primary care providers provide patient care, education, research and community engagement at their locations. With the goal of seeing patients at least once a year, healthcare providers can assess patients' health needs, determine unusual risks and prevent problems before they develop and progress. Masu. During your visit, patients may have laboratory tests and other screenings to check for chronic disease conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, early in the process before treatment is needed.
Our collaboration with Guidehealth accelerates access and connectivity for Emory clinicians focused on health outcomes and quality metrics.
Emory Healthcare CEO Dr. Joon Lee called the move an important step toward Emory's mission to provide patients with high-quality primary care while also connecting them to advanced specialties when needed. I welcomed it. “Together, Emory Healthcare Network and the Division of Primary Care will build and expand our statewide population health management capabilities to proactively care for our patients,” Lee said. “We are pleased to collaborate with Guidehealth, an organization that combines expertise, technology and a recognized clinical model to improve outcomes while reducing the administrative burden for primary care physicians.”
Emory Healthcare has more than 490 care delivery locations, including 10 hospitals, and Emory Physician Group, a clinically integrated network of more than 4,000 physicians, including more than 500 primary care physicians. Comprised of Emory Healthcare Network.
Emory Healthcare Network CEO Patrick Hammond, who will lead the newly formed PHC entity with Emory Healthcare Population Health, said: “The Population Health Joint Venture combines several strategies to deliver new levels of performance in value-based contracts that put patient care first.” co-executive director, Dr. Tina Ann Thompson; “We evaluated a number of potential value-based care organizations, but Guidehealth stood out to us for a number of reasons, including its ability to integrate its capabilities into clinical workflows,” Hammond said.
Guidehealth has an award-winning value-based managed services platform, recently named KLAS's Best for the sixth year in a row and ranking #1 for value-based care managed services in 2024 I did. Its clinical support services are directly integrated. It is integrated into provider workflows, enabling physicians to better coordinate care, reduce administrative burden, and close gaps in care while lowering total costs. GuideHealth's Healthguide team helps Emory Affiliate Network providers expand their scope of practice and work closely with health systems' clinical teams to better inform care for complex patients and their families. We support you.
“This relationship with Emory's Population Health Collaborative represents a new era of patient-centered care across all lines of business,” said Sanjay Doddamani, founder and CEO of Guide Health. says the M.D. Ph.D. “Bringing the Guide Health model into our network not only delivers value-based care at scale, but also allows Health Guides to work in partnership with physicians and clinicians. Together, we will transform patient engagement, streamline care coordination, reduce administrative burden, and ensure a caring and competent health system.”
“At Emory, we have advanced and robust data and analytics capabilities, but delivering value-based care outcomes across a network of this size requires timely, actionable data and better predictive models. We need to keep combining them,” says Alistair Erskine, MD. , Chief Digital and Information Officer, Emory Healthcare. “We are excited to partner with Guidehealth and its ecosystem of advanced analytics and AI collaborators to leverage our infrastructure to better serve patients, especially those with complex or unmet needs. I’m looking forward to it.”
Both Emory and Guidehealth leaders are currently working with practices across the system and network to implement this new model, deploying platform capabilities and expanding access across Georgia to transform care across communities.
About Emory Healthcare
Emory Healthcare is Georgia's most comprehensive academic health system with approximately 24,000 employees and 10 hospitals. Systemwide, there are 2,796 licensed patient beds and more than 3,940 physicians practicing in more than 70 specialties, serving the Atlanta and Georgia metropolitan areas. We also serve all of Georgia through our St. Francis Emory Healthcare joint venture in Columbus, six regional affiliated hospitals, and a clinically integrated physician network.
About Guide Health
Guidehealth is an advanced technology-driven health services platform that partners with health systems and clinical networks to bring scale and predictable performance to value-based care across all lines of business. The physician-led company uses innovative AI-based protocols, remotely embedded health guides, and a carefully designed framework to predict which patients need the most support inside and outside the exam room. and strengthen existing primary care capacity. For more information, please visit www.guidehealth.com.
