Samaritan
Samaritan provides a platform that delivers financial and social support to help vulnerable patients stay engaged in care, addressing barriers like housing and other social determinants that drive non-compliance. The platform integrates into existing healthcare workflows, enabling providers to bridge gaps in care, housing, and health. Samaritan's approach has been shown to improve HEDIS compliance scores, reduce emergency department utilization, and lower the cost of care compared to matched patient populations.
- Healthcare Technology
- Digital Health
- Software Only
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Vulnerable patients often face financial and social barriers that cause them to disengage from care, leading to poor health outcomes, increased emergency department utilization, and higher overall costs for healthcare systems.
Solution
Samaritan provides a platform that delivers financial and social support to help vulnerable patients stay engaged in care. The platform integrates into existing healthcare workflows to bridge gaps in care, housing, and health, enabling providers to address the social determinants that drive non-compliance. By offering targeted assistance, Samaritan helps patients remain connected to their treatment plans, which has been shown to improve HEDIS compliance scores, reduce emergency department utilization, and extend engagement with care. The result is a measurable reduction in the cost of care compared to matched patient populations.
Target Audience
Primary customers are healthcare organizations, including IPAs and health plans, that serve vulnerable patient populations and need to improve engagement and outcomes while reducing costs.
Features
- Financial assistance distribution integrated directly into patient care workflows
- Social support coordination addressing housing and other care-related gaps
- Analytics demonstrating improved HEDIS compliance scores and reduced emergency department utilization
- Outcomes tracking showing longer engagement with care and lower cost of care versus matched populations