How to close the HEDIS® kidney gap with home testing
How to close the HEDIS® kidney gap with home testing
Boost adherence, reduce costs, and delight members with Minuteful Kidney
Implement the new kidney health quality measure
The new Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients with Diabetes (KED) measure requires that at-risk members take an annual urine ACR test in addition to a blood eGFR test. But the vast majority aren't doing the urine test, and average quality performance could plummet from 85% to 49% as a result. Reach the untested by enabling them to test at home.
Receive
Eligible patients receive the Minuteful Kidney kit straight to their door.
Test
Patient takes the test at home using a smartphone.
Engage
Results are available immediately for your patients to share and discuss with their care team.
Provide care when and where your members need it
1 in 3
Adult Americans at risk of CKD
80%
Members not in line with current quality measures
$120 billion
Medicare expenditure on CKD
Using Minuteful Kidney
The Minuteful Kidney test app and kit allow people to test themselves at home for signs of CKD and receive immediate clinical results. Using colorimetric analysis, computer vision, and AI we transform the smartphone camera into a clinical-grade medical device. The app walks the user through a simple test, making it as easy as snapping a photo.
To maintain high performance in the KED era, health plans need to rethink how they engage with their members. Using Minuteful Kidney health plans have increased ACR testing adherence up to 50% among untested populations. That adherence boost is crucial to closing the new KED measure.
Chronic Kidney Disease doesn’t have specific symptoms in the early stages. When it comes to health sovereignties, how do we empower individuals to take charge of their own health? [This] allows people access to care, where they want it: in the comfort of their own home.
Dr. Setu Vora, MD,
Pequot Tribal Chief Medical Officer
Validated outcomes for health plans1
Raise quality score performance, improve risk scoring, and reduce the total cost of care by preventing progression of CKD.
★★★★★
Align with KED measure and improve risk scoring
$665
3-year net gain per identified member
2yr
Positive return on investment
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Closing the Kidney Health Gap with a New Quality Measure
The new kidney HEDIS measure reveals significant gaps in care and can help plans save lives—provided they reach their untested populations.
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New Data: the Kidney Health Gap Remains Large
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Close gaps in kidney care for your members today
Citations and Footnotes
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Outcomes derived from a model performed by an external credentialed actuary. The model is based on actuarial evaluation of medical and pharmacy claims data representing 4.9 million members managed under Medicare Advantage and 12.7 million members managed under commercial plans. Net gain and ROI is calculated assuming proper management and treatment of the disease after diagnosis.
HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).