News and Views
Insights and the latest news on Healthmap Solutions and all things chronic care.
The Healthmap Herald Winter 2026 Issue
Incorporating healthy habits into everyday life is important for everyone. In our new issue of The Healthmap Herald, we offer heart-healthy lifestyle tips and guidance for achieving a healthy weight.
Kidney Disease and Heart Health: The Cardiorenal Connection
Kidney Disease and Heart Health: The Cardiorenal Connection
Nutrition Reset: Kidney-Friendly Eating in the New Year
What we eat directly affects how hard our kidneys have to work.
Sodium, Potassium, and Phosphorus: Why They Matter in Kidney Disease
Learn how sodium, potassium, and phosphorus affect kidney health, why imbalances happen in CKD, and how diet and monitoring can help.
Eating Healthy Over the Holidays
Healthy holiday eating tips for CKD, diabetes, and heart disease. Enjoy the season with mindful portions, low-salt swaps, and smarter cooking.
The Silent Epidemic: Why Kidney Disease Often Goes Undiagnosed (and Why Routine Screening Matters)
Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed until it’s severe. Learn why routine screening matters, who’s at risk, and how early detection can improve outcomes and reduce costs.
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Renews Healthmap Solutions’ Population Health Program Accreditation
Healthmap Solutions earns renewed NCQA Population Health Program Accreditation, recognizing its quality-driven kidney care and patient-centered outcomes.
The Healthmap Herald Fall 2025 Issue
From healthy recipes to hygiene and vaccines, this issue offers plenty of ways to stay strong all season long.
Preventing Complications in CKD/ESKD: Recommended Vaccines for Fall 2025 and Beyond
Preventing Complications in CKD/ESKD: Recommended Vaccines for Fall 2025 and Beyond
Kidney Care Innovation: The Next Best Action Strategy
Healthmap’s Joe Vattamattam and Dr. Stephanie Toth-Manikowski explain how the “next best action” approach turns CKD risk scores into the single most impactful intervention for each patient and provider.
Healthmap Leaders on Growth, AI, and the Future of Healthcare
CEO Eric Reimer and Chief Growth Officer Tom Gaffney look back on Healthmap’s strongest growth year, the Carium integration, and the industry trends shaping kidney care in 2026.
Making Predictive AI Actionable: Why Human Behavior and Physician Partnerships Are Key
Healthmap Co-founder and President Joe Vattamattam explains how predictive AI, physician partnerships, and behavior change work together to improve outcomes for people with chronic kidney disease.
Why CKD Patients Fall Through the Cracks and How Healthmap Bridges the Gaps
Dr. Howard Shaps explains why CKD patients fall through the cracks between office visits and how Healthmap’s risk models and care navigators help close the gaps.
Health Plan Strategies for Better Care
Dr. Beth Malko discusses the role of primary care in complex disease management and why health plans should choose clinical partners, not vendors, for CKD care.
Healthcare’s 800% Growth Champion
On Advancio Talks, Healthmap CEO Eric Reimer shares his path to the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national award, how he scales health care companies, and how technology is changing kidney care.
Slowing Kidney Disease Progression Through Proactive Population Health Management
Nephrologist Dr. Stephanie Toth-Manikowski explains how early identification and multidisciplinary care slow kidney disease progression, reduce unplanned dialysis starts, and expand home dialysis.
Improving Kidney Health: An Interview with Joe Vattamattam
On the Becker’s Payer Issues Podcast, Healthmap President Joe Vattamattam discusses how data analytics and clinical expertise can transform kidney health management for health plans.
From Risk to Reward: Healthmap’s Strategic Expansion, An Interview with Tom Gaffney
Chief Growth Officer Tom Gaffney discusses Healthmap’s upstream focus on stage 3 CKD, its move to full-risk contracts, its expansion into Puerto Rico, and its growth plans.
Groundbreaking Population Health Strategies for Chronic Kidney Disease
CEO Eric Reimer walks through Healthmap’s population health approach to CKD: defining the right population, working with the providers members trust, and proving value to health plans.
2024 EY Healthcare Entrepreneur of the Year: Eric Reimer’s Journey to Innovating Kidney Care
Eric Reimer shares his journey to the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national award, why Healthmap focuses on earlier-stage CKD, and his advice for health care leaders.
Improving Kidney Health Management: A Conversation with Eric Reimer
On the Becker’s Healthcare Podcast, Healthmap CEO Eric Reimer discusses why health plans should invest in kidney health management and what makes a program successful.
Better support for every step of complex care
Healthmap brings population health management, kidney and cardiac care, technology and analytics, and care navigation together to help health plans and providers support the people they serve with greater clarity and coordination.