Watershed Health

Lauren Davis

Memorial Health System Adopts the Watershed Health Platform to Drive Better Patient Outcomes in the Community

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 31, 2022) – Watershed Health proudly announces today the adoption and launch of the company’s post-acute and care transition platform by Memorial Health System in Gulfport, MS.

Through the adoption and utilization of Watershed’s software and services, Memorial expects to further establish improved interoperability and connectivity within their acute, post-acute and social determinants of health (SDoH) networks to drive better patient outcomes throughout Mississippi’s Gulf Coast region.

“As we continue celebrating Memorial’s 75 years of service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the entirety of our health system remains committed to the goal of keeping our community healthy in every action we take,” said Memorial Health System President and CEO, Kent Nicaud. “That includes utilizing the latest technology available – like the Watershed Health platform – to improve care management for our patients.”

Memorial Health System’s ability to streamline communications between providers within Watershed’s closed-loop system helps doctors and network providers more closely monitor the progression of patients throughout post-acute care and care transitions, ultimately leading to decisions and collaborations that improve patient outcomes.

“We are incredibly excited to launch the Watershed platform with Memorial Health System,” said Watershed Founder and CEO, Chip Grant. “Memorial has a long history of being first to adopt practices that generate medical advancements for the Gulf Coast. We believe this partnership represents another large step forward, connecting provider communities and improving interoperability in service to their patients.”

About Memorial Health System (www.wearememorial.com)
Memorial Health System has been serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast and beyond for 75 years. Located in Gulfport, Mississippi, Memorial is a not-for-profit medical complex jointly owned by the City of Gulfport and Harrison County. Memorial includes two hospitals licensed for 328 beds, a state-designated Level II Trauma Center, three nursing centers, four outpatient surgery centers, satellite outpatient diagnostic and rehabilitation centers, and more than 100 Memorial Physician Clinics. Memorial offers several of the region’s most comprehensive clinical programs and medical specialties unique to the area, including a Level III Neonatal ICU and Mississippi’s first nationally certified Primary Stroke Center. Visit wearememorial.com to learn more.

About Watershed Health (www.watershedhealth.com)
Watershed is a closed-loop, post-acute and care transition platform that continuously measures the quality of clinical, non-clinical and social determinants of health (SDoH) partners, unlocking their full potential. The Watershed platform helps patients feel better and live longer by compelling health networks to communicate, share information and follow data-driven care pathways. By expanding data-driven care coordination beyond a health system’s walls, health systems powered by Watershed have been empowered to significantly reduce readmission rates and lower unnecessary healthcare spend for millions of patients.

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Media Contact:
Marcus Creel
Director of Marketing,
Watershed Health
marcus.creel@watershedhealth.com

Beyond Our Walls: Webinar 1

Enabling Community-Wide Quality Assurance through Technology

On January 18, 2022, Watershed Health hosted a webinar with industry experts to discuss how to break down silos and engage an entire care network to benefit patients, providers and health plans alike. Watch the webinar below.

Watershed & Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield partner to improve post-acute health outcomes in Indiana.

Watershed is proud to partner with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (NYSE: ANTM), expanding the Watershed Platform to improve patient outcomes for the health plan’s members.

An initial deployment is already underway in the Indianapolis region, impacting 600,000 Anthem members.

If your organization is interested in learning about partnering with Watershed, email laurie.gomer@watershedhealth.com.

Watershed’s Chip Grant, MD recognized as an Interoperability Hero

DirectTrust announced today its third quarter selection of individuals, teams and organizations as Interoperability Heroes in recognition of their commitment to advancing interoperability. DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information.

“We’re thrilled to celebrate the varied accomplishments of those working in their individual ways to advance interoperable data exchange,” said Scott Stuewe, President and CEO of DirectTrust. “Shining a light on the efforts of these individuals and teams—from a wide swath of the health information industry, including care delivery, technology, government, and advocacy—provides inspiration and a path forward to more expeditious and accurate information exchange.”

DirectTrust’s Interoperability Hero Initiative recognizes those organizations, teams, and individuals integral to advancing interoperability. Each quarter, DirectTrust opens a window for Interoperability Hero nominations based on significant contribution in a variety of categories, including fax alternatives, collaboration with others, identity-proofing, organizational efficiencies, and using Direct with other standards and networks (e.g., FHIR, Query). Entities meeting the criteria are recognized as an Interoperability Hero.

The individuals, teams, and organizations meeting the criteria for recognition as Interoperability Heroes during the third quarter are:

  • James Bateman, Medchart
  • Didi Davis, The Sequoia Project
  • Tim Freund, Banner Del E Webb Medical Center
  • Louis Galterio, Suncoast RHIO
  • Dr. Chip Grant, Watershed
  • Dan Kazzaz, Secure Exchange Solutions
  • Rakesh Mathew, Hike Health
  • Deven McGraw, Ciitizen
  • Greg Meyer, Cerner
  • Dr. Holly Miller, MedAllies
  • Maria Moen, ADVault
  • Vaishali Patel and the Data Analysis Team, ONC
  • Dan Wilson, Moxe Health

Additional information about these Interoperability Heroes may be accessed here. More on the Interoperability Hero Initiative can be found at bit.ly/InteropHero, and video spotlights on Interoperability Heroes may be found at bit.ly/InteropHeroVideos

About DirectTrust
DirectTrust™ is a non-profit, vendor-neutral alliance initially created by and for participants in the healthcare and technology communities, including Health Information Service Providers (HISPs), Certificate Authorities (CAs), Registration Authorities (RAs), healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, consumers/patients, and health IT vendors. DirectTrust serves as a governance forum, trust community, standards organization, and accreditation body for persons and entities engaged in exchange utilizing PKI mechanisms for trusted, secure information exchange like Direct Secure Messaging and trusted, compliant document submission. The goal of DirectTrust is to develop, promote, and, as necessary, help enforce the rules and best practices necessary to maintain security and trust within its trust community. DirectTrust is committed to fostering widespread public confidence in the interoperable exchange of health information. To learn more, visit www.directtrust.org.

Watershed announces wide range of acute, post-acute and SDOH provider partners.

Watershed is a closed-loop, post-acute coordination platform that continuously measures the quality of clinical, non-clinical and social determinants of health partners, unlocking their full potential. The Watershed platform helps patients feel better and live longer by compelling health networks to communicate, share information and follow data-driven care pathways.

By expanding data-driven post-acute care coordination beyond a health system’s walls, the Watershed platform has driven up to a 50% reduction in readmissions and lowered unnecessary healthcare spend for millions of patients on behalf of 3 national payers and more than 1000 providers since the organization’s inception in 2013.

Examples of Watershed provider partners can be found on our partner page.