News and Views
Insights and the latest news on Healthmap Solutions and all things chronic care.
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Food Is Medicine: Food Insecurity and Kidney Health Management
Food insecurity is more than a socioeconomic concern. It’s a major public health issue.
The Dialysis Center Staffing Challenge
The Dialysis Center Staffing Challenge: In-home dialysis must be part of the solution.
Talking to Patients About Chronic Kidney Disease
Better outcomes can be achieved when patients understand their situation, know what is at stake, and trust their doctor’s treatment recommendations. Here is how to have that conversation.
It’s National Kidney Month!
Approximately 37 million American adults have CKD, and 9 out of 10 don’t realize it. During National Kidney Month, we urge providers and patients to learn the signs and prioritize screening.
NCQA Selects Healthmap Solutions for Inclusion in Population Health Roadmap for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
NCQA has selected Healthmap Solutions for inclusion in its Population Health Roadmap for Chronic Kidney Disease, recognizing its holistic approach to kidney health management.
Sickle Cell Disease and Kidney Health
Sickle cell disease (SCD) raises the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a population that is already significantly more likely to develop CKD—and less likely to receive equitable health care.
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Renews Healthmap Population Health Program Accreditation
Healthmap Solutions, Inc. (Healthmap), an industry-leading Kidney Population Health Management company, announced today that it has earned a three-year renewal of its Population Health Program (PHP) Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Renal Care Management: Avoiding the “Crash”
What is a “crash” dialysis start, how many ESRD patients crash into dialysis, how do crash starts affect outcomes, and how can they be avoided?
Renal Replacement Therapy: Promising New Developments
Rapid advances in biotechnology are opening the door to exciting new developments that have the potential to transform the treatment of end-stage renal disease.
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.