– WATERSHED FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS –
Connect the entire care team to reduce readmissions and optimize post-acute networks with post acute care technology
Watershed is the first post-acute care technology platform that supports closed-loop referrals and fosters continuous improvement for post-acute and social determinants of health providers.
“Using Watershed has enabled us to save ~$5M in our first year with payers, and we expect the savings to grow in future years.”
– Scott Fenn
Chief Clinical Integration and Strategy Officer, Infirmary Health
Learn how Watershed reduces hospital readmissions by 50%, achieving ROI for health systems in Year 1.
Best-in-Class Features
Streamlined patient referrals and handoffs to top-performing post-acute and SDOH providers
Robust inter-provider information exchange functionality
Support for care pathways for both clinical and social determinants of health
Technology for navigator tracking, documentation and care optimization
Real-time alerts and patient event records for population health
Collaborative quality assurance for continuous improvement and increased post-acute provider engagement
Seamless Integration & Simple Implementation
Unlike other post acute network solutions, the Watershed 4-week implementation, onboarding and training process was designed by clinicians and hospital executives to be painless for everyone involved. Training on our post acute care technology is all online and self-paced, taking less than an hour for most participants. Watershed interfaces seamlessly with any EHR, including Epic, Cerner, Allscripts and MEDITECH.
“We cut hospital readmissions in half. And I can assure you that the #1 reason those numbers declined – and those patients fared better – is Watershed Health.“
– Jeff St. Clair, Chief Executive Officer, Springhill Medical Center
BENEFITS
Post-acute and SDOH partners are chosen based on transparent, real-time performance metrics that correlate with outcomes
50% reduction in average time spent per post-acute referral by case managers
Year 1 breakeven with <1% prevented readmissions for a 250-bed hospital
Post-acute and SDOH partners who underperform have a natural incentive to improve in order to earn more referrals
>50% reduction in all-cause Medicare 30-day readmissions – saving millions for the average hospital
Reduced operating costs due to improved efficiencies for discharge planning and post-acute referrals
Improved patient experience driving higher quality ratings
Consistent medication reconciliation reducing adverse drug events
“Watershed makes us twice as efficient, which means I can spend more time focusing on patients and less time doing busy work.”
– Janel Oestriecher, Case Manager, Springhill Medical Center