July 19, 2024 – Isaac Health, a leading national provider of brain health and dementia care, and Pearl Health, a leading technology company focused on physician enablement in value-based care, are excited to announce a strategic partnership to deliver the CMS Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model to Traditional Medicare beneficiaries aligned with Pearl’s provider partners. This collaboration aims to enhance the quality of life for individuals living with dementia and alleviate the burden on their unpaid caregivers.
Today, approximately 6.9 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. There are an additional more than 11 million Americans who provide care – typically unpaid – for a family member or friend with dementia. Each caregiver averages nearly 31 hours of care per week, and 59% of family caregivers of people with dementia rate the emotional stress of caregiving as “high” or “very high” due to formidable challenges in coordinating care and finding necessary support.
The GUIDE Model is a nationwide program designed to improve the quality of life for people at all stages of dementia as well as their caregivers. As a GUIDE Model participant, Isaac Health provides much-needed care, support, and resources to patients living with dementia and their caregivers. Services offered include comprehensive assessments and care plans, care coordination, respite services, caregiver training, and 24/7 access to a support line. Enrolled beneficiaries and caregivers also have the assistance of personal Care Navigators, who help them access clinical and non-clinical services, such as support groups through community-based organizations.
“We are thrilled to partner with Pearl Health to bring the benefits of the CMS GUIDE Model to their patient population,” said Dr. Julius Bruch, CEO and Founder of Isaac Health. “Our mission is to ensure that individuals living with dementia, along with their caregivers, receive the comprehensive and compassionate care they deserve. Through this partnership, we aim to enhance the quality of life for our patients by providing accessible, person-centered support and alleviating the challenges faced by caregivers.”
“Following a broad market review process, we have selected Isaac Health as a partner organization to offer the GUIDE program to our patient population,” said Dr. Cameron Berg, EVP Clinical Strategy at Pearl Health. “We have been impressed by Isaac’s clinically-validated care model and ability to deliver compassionate care at scale.”
For more information about Isaac Health and the CMS GUIDE Model, please visit www.myisaachealth.com or contact [email protected].
About Isaac Health:
Launched in 2022, Isaac Health offers a virtual brain health and memory clinic platform with the goal of dramatically improving access to constrained brain health services. Isaac Health partners with payers and health systems to screen, diagnose, treat, and manage populations with brain health conditions such as dementia. Independently validated outcomes include a 38% reduction in ED utilization and a 28% reduction in inpatient visits. Isaac Health is also available to patients and their caregivers directly as a comprehensive memory clinic at myisaachealth.com.
About Pearl Health:
Pearl Health is powering the future of healthcare. Led by provider enablement, risk-bearing, and technology experts, Pearl offers software and services that help providers reimagine how they visualize, understand, and care for their patients. Pearl supports primary care organizations and providers in their transition to value-based care and surfaces data and insights that help them deliver better, more proactive care, decrease total cost of care across patient panels, and optimize performance in risk-bearing models. Since its founding in 2020, Pearl has raised approximately $100M in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Viking Global Investors, AlleyCorp and SV Angel, and has grown to serve providers across the United States. Learn more at pearlhealth.com.
Media Contact:
Karissa Dong
Director of Marketing, Isaac Health
Madison Klein
Head of Marketing, Pearl Health
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