CareBridge Announces Partnership with BAYADA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 16, 2020)—CareBridge, an end-to-end technology and clinical company helping states and health plans managing patients receiving home and community-based services, announced its strategic partnership with BAYADA Home Health Care. CareBridge and BAYADA will join capabilities to explore and deliver innovative health care strategies together that improve the quality of life and efficiency of care for high-risk individuals.

This partnership combines BAYADA’s wide reach to Medicaid beneficiaries, who receive high-quality, in-home care from thousands of skilled BAYADA clinicians and caregivers, with CareBridge’s robust data analytics tools, technology,and services offering health plans and states predictive modeling, insights and solutions to better manage and support individuals with complicated medical and support need in their home. BAYADA, a leading not for profit provider with more than 45 years of home health care experience, brings a breadth of capabilities, including a large clinician and caregiver workforce across the country, and health data insights from thousands of high-risk seniors.

These capabilities, coupled with CareBridge’s suite of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), data aggregation, 24/7 member access to physician-led member support and predictive health care analytics services, allow individuals who are managing chronic conditions to benefit from early intervention and improved outcomes, while enabling health plans and states to experience decreased costs and improved member satisfaction.

“As more Americans age, health plans face the challenge of managing health care costs for a growing population of high-risk members, while helping them achieve a better quality of life and outcomes,” said Heather Helle, BAYADA Chief Strategy Officer. “Pairing BAYADA’s deep expertise and insights around community health needs and patterns, with CareBridge’s technology-enabled intervention approaches, allows health plans to better predict the risks facing the most vulnerable in society and keep them safe at home, where they thrive best.”

According to The Journal of Gerontology, adults older than 65 years account for up to 20% of all emergency department (ED) visits and 36% of all hospitalizations despite representing only 13% of the U.S. population, creating the need for cost-effective solutions that deliver quality patient outcomes. As a result, the trend toward home health care is expected to see continued growth.

“We couldn’t think of a better first partner to introduce our technology into home health care than BAYADA,” said CEO Mike Tudeen. “As the population continues to age and the demand for home health care increases, it’s important to have collaboration and integrated solutions to ensure care is delivered with quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This new partnership allows us to do just that.”

Visit carebridgehealth.com and bayada.com for more information.