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Insights and the latest news on Healthmap Solutions and all things chronic care.
Preparing Patients for Kidney Transplant: A Clinical Guide
A clinical guide to kidney transplant readiness, including evaluation, listing, candidacy, donation options, and coordinated care.
Advancing Health Equity in Kidney Care
Learn how to close gaps in kidney care by addressing disparities, advancing health equity, and improving outcomes for underserved communities.
Healthcare BizDev Names Tom Gaffney of Healthmap Solutions Chair of the HIPN GTM 50
Healthcare BizDev has announced that Tom Gaffney, Chief Growth Officer at Healthmap Solutions (Healthmap), has been selected as the first Chair of the HIPN GTM 50.
The Healthmap Herald Summer 2025 Issue
A healthy lifestyle can be especially beneficial for those with chronic conditions like kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and others.
What to Expect When Starting Dialysis: A Guide for Patients & Families
Starting dialysis is a major transition that can bring physical, emotional, and logistical challenges for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Medications and Kidney Health: Common Medications to Avoid or Limit for Patients with Kidney Disease
Some common prescription and over-the-counter medications may need to be adjusted or avoided for patients with kidney disease.
Meet Healthmap’s First Population Health Scholar: Dr. Melinda Solomon
We recently sat down with nephrologist Melinda Solomon, MD, Healthmap’s first Population Health Scholar.
The Healthmap Herald Spring 2025 Issue
In the Spring 2025 issue of The Healthmap Herald, we offer tips for managing emotional and behavioral health, as well as heart and kidney health.
Navigating Comorbidities: A Balancing Act - Managing Diabetes, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Manage CKD with diabetes, hypertension & CVD. Explore strategies for holistic, patient-centered care to slow disease & improve outcomes.
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.