If you have been a provider in healthcare for nearly any time at all you’ve probably seen the gaps that exist around care transitions. We saw that ourselves first hand as we were rounding providers in SNFs. When the pandemic aided the removal of Telehealth restrictions we were able to pivot our practice toward an area of greater need and greater contribution: transitional care. We scoured all the best research about reducing unplanned re-hospitalizations (over 86 published studies!) and found one common theme throughout:

Increased clinical contact = less unplanned re-hospitalizations.

In fact we’ve found that frequent, low-barrier check-ins with patients can prevent over 60% of unplanned re-hospitalizations. We all know that healthcare has its share of problems and while we can’t fix all of them, this is an area where we, and you, can make a real difference.

Micah Huntzinger is Goodness Health’s co-founder and CEO. Sometimes an outside perspective is just what the ‘doctor ordered’. Goodness Health has been Micah’s first professional experience in medicine and nearly 8 years later Goodness Health is breaking down barriers to care and innovating to exceed expectations for patients and providers alike.

Gregory Maeder MD, MBA is the Chief Medical Officer for Goodness Health. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed his family medicine residency in Colorado and has been here ever since. While an avid hockey player and woodworker his professional experience includes time as a hospitalist, teaching residency and multiple medical directorships in various areas of medicine.