Transforming Chronic GI Care with SonarMD

Wednesday, 4/17/2024
11:00 AM CT – 12:00 PM CT (60 minutes)
Vendor Spotlight Host: SonarMD 

There is a pressing need to revolutionize care for patients with chronic, symptomatic gastrointestinal (GI) conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (collectively referred to as Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD). The prevalence of these conditions is on the rise, with no known cure, and even costly pharmaceutical therapies are limited in their ability to keep patients out of the hospital. The inflammatory nature of these conditions leads to cumulative gut damage, resulting in patients experiencing ten times the rate of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and surgeries compared to a propensity-matched control group. Notably, these patients generate expenses over $40,000 per member per year (PMPY) and result in significant losses for employers due to absenteeism.

SonarMD offers a transformative solution by empowering health plan's network of GI specialists to engage effectively with their chronic GI patients through our innovative technology. Our platform provides patients access to proven holistic health programming and enables predictive clinical deterioration monitoring, facilitating preventive care office visits. Currently partnered with multiple Blues plans across the U.S., SonarMD consistently drives savings by reducing unnecessary ED visits, hospitalizations, and surgeries. By filling the niche where traditional tools and incentives fall short, we enable proactive specialty care in value-based arrangements, assuming downside financial risk while sharing in the upside with participating network specialists. Patients love SonarMD for its user-friendly interface and symptom management capabilities, as evidenced by our industry-leading Net Promoter Score (NPS). Discover how SonarMD is reshaping the landscape of chronic GI care and driving better outcomes for patients and payers alike.

Learning Objectives: 

•  Understand the challenges and limitations of current care models for patients with chronic GI conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
• Explore the impact of the inflammatory nature of these conditions on patients' healthcare utilization, including rates of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and surgeries.
• Learn about the financial implications of chronic GI conditions for health plans and employers, including the significant costs associated with absenteeism and healthcare expenses.
• Discover how SonarMD's innovative technology empowers GI specialists to engage effectively with chronic GI patients and provide proactive, preventive care.
• Explore the benefits of SonarMD's holistic health programming and predictive clinical deterioration monitoring in reducing unnecessary acute care visits and improving patient outcomes.
• Understand the value-based arrangements and financial risk-sharing models that SonarMD offers to health plans and participating network specialists, driving savings and better outcomes for patients and payers.
  
  

Notice to Participants:
Please note that this webinar is a Vendor Spotlight and will be a capabilities-focused presentation. While this vendor is not under contract with the Health Plan Alliance, we believe this webinar will provide you the opportunity to learn more about this vendor and the programs and services it provides. Offering this webinar does not imply that the Health Plan Alliance endorses this vendor. The webinar is merely for informational purposes only. Should you wish to share feedback and/or have questions about this vendor, please contact Jaime González, the Alliance’s Chief Business Development Officer, at jaime.gonzalez@healthplanalliance.org or 972-830-6355.