Evolent and Careology form strategic care navigation partnership to enhance cancer care in the U.S.
- Digital cancer care platform Careology and Evolent (NYSE: EVH) to offer an innovative platform to enable cancer navigation
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Evolent will embed Careology's digital cancer care technology within its comprehensive care navigation services offered to health plan clients across the
U.S.
Evolent works with more than 70 health plans — spanning approximately 40 million unique members — to improve the quality and affordability of care for cancer and other conditions.
The agreement will bring together Careology's "patient-first" digital solution with Evolent's comprehensive care navigation services. The joint offering will create a platform that connects and empowers patients with personalized information and intuitive tools to understand their diagnoses and treatment regimens, as well as manage symptoms and potential treatment side-effects. These navigation capabilities will enhance Evolent's expertise in best practices and clinical pathways to guide cancer treatment and tackle preventable and costly complications.
"Far too often, the experience of living with cancer is characterized by fear, frustration and fragmentation," said Evolent President
Careology enables people with cancer to stay on top of all aspects of their cancer treatment — such as medications and appointments — while monitoring their symptoms and side effects and sharing this information with providers. This data-rich digital oversight enables premium levels of care closer to home and early intervention if something isn't right.
Data-driven insights from the Careology platform will also help identify patients most likely to benefit from personalized navigation services from Evolent, enabling outreach and advocacy as desired by the patient and their loved ones. Care navigation may also help patients avoid the inconveniences, stress and costs associated with preventable emergency department or hospital visits by empowering them and their caregivers to manage symptoms.
"Bringing together our complementary capabilities we believe will help deliver a better cancer care proposition to all constituencies in the
Evolent, which has distribution rights to Careology among
This partnership comes as the
As part of the partnership, McCarthy will join the Careology board.
About Evolent
Evolent (NYSE: EVH) specializes in better health outcomes for people with complex conditions through proven solutions that make healthcare simpler and more affordable. Evolent serves a national base of leading payers and providers and is consistently recognized as a top place to work in healthcare nationally. Learn more about how Evolent is changing the way healthcare is delivered by visiting evolent.com.
About Careology
Launched in 2019 by serial healthtech entrepreneur,
For more information
Evolent press inquiries: Jamie Manfuso, media@evolent.com
Evolent investor inquiries: Seth
Careology inquiries: Natalie Bishop, natalie@careology.health
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