apree foundation sets a new standard for
accelerating the digital transformation of healthcare
SAN
FRANCISCO, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- apree health,
a combination of Castlight Health and Vera Whole Health, was formed
to marry best-in-class digital engagement and advanced primary care
to drive better health outcomes. Today, the company is launching a
secure, cloud native platform called apree foundation. apree
foundation is a multi-year investment to create the industry's most
advanced secure cloud native healthcare data and technology
platform. By aggregating, integrating, and normalizing massive
amounts of healthcare data, apree foundation aims to bridge the
industry's data silos to deliver a highly personalized healthcare
experience for millions of Americans.
The foundation enables apree health to deliver an experience
focused on the person—one that engages each individual, drives
timely next-best actions appropriate for their care journey, and
ultimately delivers high-value outcomes. It forms the basis upon
which apree health is innovating the next generation of solutions
including seamless digital experiences, tech-enabled omnichannel
services, and advanced primary care delivered across virtual and
physical care settings. apree's Research and Development team has
leveraged more than a decade of operational experience with the
platform to ensure the foundation is highly available, secure,
scalable, and privacy preserving.
"Everything we do puts the person at the center," said
Vijay Anand, executive vice
president, Research and Development, at apree health. "apree
foundation is a first-of-its-kind health tech platform that will
empower large employers and health plans with the most advanced and
integrated digital health and care delivery solution. By partnering
with a best-in-class technology partner such as Google Cloud, we
can fully unleash the power of data and technology to deliver
improved health outcomes and a better member experience."
Moving apree health's core application and data infrastructure
to Google Cloud provides the company with scalable access to
additional data processing capabilities such as BigQuery. With
BigQuery, apree aggregates and processes a large array of complex
data from more than 700 sources that reflects dozens of terabytes
of healthcare data, including more than a billion claims from 15
dental payers and 19 medical payers. Other critical data pipelines
include eligibility, claims, biometrics, benefit plan designs and
utilization information, social determinants of health (SDoH),
population data, and third party point solutions from across the
healthcare ecosystem, all integrated through application
programming interfaces (APIs) and file-based capabilities. With
BigQuery, apree health can aggregate this data securely and at
scale, extract the valuable insights to develop person-specific
knowledge, and deliver a seamless and integrated care
experience.
Leveraging this data infrastructure, apree foundation's
predictive analytics engine then applies advanced algorithms and
machine learning to deliver actionable insights and personalized
recommendations enabling purchasers of healthcare to proactively
manage population health, predict risk, and optimize healthcare
outcomes. As a very early adopter of machine learning, the company
developed and deployed machine learning algorithms for personalized
recommendations in 2015, following its initial use of machine
learning in 2010 for medical price estimation in a groundbreaking
healthcare price transparency tool.
Finally, apree foundation applies the scaled capabilities of
BigQuery with its sophisticated master data management framework to
develop comprehensive population-level insights and health
reporting for key stakeholders and clients. Powerful analytical
capabilities track performance to outcomes and create insights
through visualizations to drive care improvement.
"It's great to see apree health leverage Google Cloud to scale
their operations and extract valuable insights from their data,"
said Aashima Gupta, global director
of Healthcare Strategy & Solutions, Google Cloud. "With
BigQuery, apree health can now aggregate and process data at scale,
which is essential for their expansion into value-based care
delivery. We're confident that Google Cloud will continue to
support apree health's growth as they continue to innovate in the
healthcare industry."
To learn more about apree health or apree foundation visit
www.apreehealth.com.
About apree health
apree health brings together a best-in-class engagement platform
with an advanced primary care model to provide a vastly better
health and care experience, improve outcomes, and significantly
lower the total cost of care for a population. Its proven solutions
are built on a robust data and technology foundation that provides
a rich understanding of each person, a navigation experience that
engages individuals in their health and care, and an integrated
care team that manages the individual's whole health. apree health
was formed when leading advanced primary care provider Vera Whole
Health merged with digital health innovator Castlight Health in
2022. Both companies were founded in 2008. apree health partners
with top U.S. employers, leading provider groups, and some of the
country's largest, most progressive health plans.
Media Contact:
Deanna
Konesni
apree health
deanna.konesni@apree.health
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