Bon Secours Mercy Health Ohio Partners With Strive Health On Kidney Care Initiative

By OPEN MINDS Circle

On May 17, 2022, Strive Health and Bon Secours Mercy Health in Ohio launched a new collaborative relationship to deliver care to people with kidney disease. Strive Health will deliver a new clinical model for nearly 8,000 Bon Secours Mercy Health consumers with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). For this collaboration, Bon Secours Mercy Health will use Strive’s proprietary CareMultiplier™ technology and the Strive Kidney Heroes™ interdisciplinary clinical care team.

The new clinical model provides additional, specialized clinical services to Bon Secours Mercy Health’s consumers with CKD or ESKD as an extension of the care already provided by the Bon Secours Mercy Health care team and physicians. Strive Health’s Jackson Brasher, Vice President of Health Systems Business Development, said “The goal is to move upstream in the kidney disease journey and help consumers better understand and manage their conditions to slow progression of disease.” Strive’s CareMultiplier™ technology gathers data from hundreds of sources to gain a holistic view of the consumer’s experience. That information illustrates the consumer’s risk of hospitalization or progression of disease, so that provider organizations can better manage care based on each individual’s needs.

The Strive clinical care team includes nurse practitioners, dietitians, pharmacists, care coordinators and licensed clinical social workers. These team members serve as an extension of the consumer’s physician to help manage both kidney disease and comorbid conditions, such as diabetes, that can impact a consumer’s overall health.

The care model combines technology-enabled earlier identification of CKD coupled with robust clinical support services to address each consumer’s individual, whole-person care needs. Strive will help Bon Secours Mercy Health consumers with CKD navigate transplant programs, select kidney replacement therapies, and increase home dialysis utilization. Strive will also help consumers manage their other medical conditions. Strive can provide services in-person, via video conferencing, or via telephone.

Strive’s core solutions include Population Health, Strive Care Partners™ (a value-based nephrology platform) and Complete Dialysis. The company manages over 50,000 individuals with CKD and ESKD through partnerships with provider organizations and payors. Initially launched in partnership with SSM Health, Strive is the leading value-based kidney care company currently working with health systems. Strive partners with commercial and Medicare Advantage payors, Medicare, health systems and physicians through flexible value-based payment arrangements, including risk-based programs. Strive’s case management and population health programs are accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and its technology platform, CareMultiplier™, is certified by HITRUST.

Bon Secours Mercy Health is a large health system in the United States. It serves communities in Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia in the United States, and serves communities throughout Ireland. In the United States it has a network of more than 1,000 care sites, which includes 50 hospitals, as well as home health agencies, hospice, skilled nursing, and assisted living facilities.

For more information, contact: Nicole Leatherman, Communications & Content, Strive Health, 1600 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado 80202; 619-917-4807; Email: nleatherman@strivehealth.com; Website: https://www.strivehealth.com/