What You Should Know:
– Unite Us acquires social determinants of health (SDoH) analytics company Staple Health to greatly expand its valuable predictive data analytics capabilities.
– Predictive analytics and outcome data are essential as Unite Us supports local communities, addressing needs and providing proactive social care infrastructure where it is lacking.
– The acquisition of Staple Health brings 10 years of data experience and a database of 270M individuals, with notable partners including Alliance and Aspenti Health.
Unite Us, a technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers, today announced it has acquired social determinants of health (SDoH) data analytics company Staple Health. As part of the acquisition, Staple Health joins Unite Us’ growing data analytics team, as the company leads its sector to combine in-house predictive analytics and comprehensive integrated care in the community. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Health Risk Management Platform for Value-Based Care
Founded in 2017 by Nick Lovejoy and Chris Eberly as healthcare providers were becoming more interested in social determinants of health (SDoH) data in the move towards value-based care. Staple Health provides detailed and predictive analytics about the impact of social factors on acute care, behavioral health, substance abuse, and other health outcomes.
The team was introduced to Unite Us and realized the possible synergies immediately. “We recognized that the Staple team was taking a unique approach to predictive modeling around the use of social services. Combining that innovation with Unite Us’ nationwide reach was a compelling opportunity for us to better serve the community,” said Esther Farkas, Unite Us’ General Counsel and SVP of Business and Legal Affairs.
Enhancing Data Analytics Team
In fact, the acquisition of Staple Health was the next logical step for Unite Us. After more than seven years of building coordinated care networks across the country, working deeply with communities and social service partners to meet people’s needs, the company was already strengthening its data team to better analyze outcomes data and its use in communities to address and prevent the factors that negatively impact health, explains Kelly Binder, Chief of Staff for Unite Us. “Staple had the expertise we wanted and also aligned with our mission and vision to build healthier communities–we wanted both their technology, and extensive health analytics experience,” she adds. “There was a natural, cultural fit with our team,” says Binder.
Predictive analytics that leverage Unite Us’ robust outcome data are essential as the company continues to improve supporting communities, addressing needs, and providing proactive social care infrastructure. The combined solutions enable payers and providers to not only identify both individualized risk and community needs but also provide them the immediate ability to address those needs through accountable networks of community partners. The analytics and insights from these integrated products will continue to drive better upstream decision support within Unite Us’ coordination platform while informing stakeholders of opportunities for investments in social care interventions.
“Bringing Nick and Chris onboard was exactly what we needed to round out our team and build upon the foundation we’ve already established,” says Dan Brillman, Unite Us Co-Founder and CEO. “We can now accelerate and improve the services we provide, during a time when communities and care providers need them most. We’ve always offered data and insights to our partners, but now we can give them the ability to make more strategic, intentional decisions to help individuals and communities in the most impactful ways. This was the next logical step as we build a national public health infrastructure that truly integrates health and social care,” he adds.
