What You Should Know:
– Kouper, a health technology platform engineered to revolutionize transitions of care, formally announced its launch from stealth mode, backed by $10M in funding.
– The investment round was led by General Catalyst, 25Madison, and CVS Health Ventures, aimed at supporting Kouper’s mission to assist the millions of patients navigating different healthcare settings annually in the United States.
Addressing a Fraught Journey with a Personalized Approach
Kouper is tackling the critical and often vulnerable period following hospital discharge. Poorly managed care transitions can lead to detrimental patient outcomes and spiraling healthcare costs, contributing to an estimated over $53B in annual avoidable readmission expenses in the U.S. Kouper’s AI-powered infrastructure is designed to improve patient engagement, automate scheduling, and capture vital data as patients move from emergency rooms, inpatient facilities, and urgent care settings back to their homes or other care environments.
Kouper’s leadership emphasizes a deep understanding of the complexities patients face when moving between care settings. “The journey through the American health care system is fraught with challenges and can be particularly difficult when transitioning from the hospital to the home setting,” said Salman Ali, Co-Founder and CEO of Kouper. “A combination of our team’s lived experience and iteration with our incubation partner 25m Health laid the foundation for Kouper and our absolute focus on creating a personalized transition of care experience for every patient leaving the hospital. Our team and customer base are growing rapidly and the validation we’ve received from our health system customers has been incredibly encouraging.”
Kouper aims to redefine how healthcare organizations manage these crucial periods by directly integrating with health systems. This allows the platform to harness real-time, contextual data across the care continuum. Its AI-powered data platform unifies fragmented and siloed information, delivering a comprehensive, longitudinal view of the patient journey, especially following hospital-based events.
Empowering Health Systems with Intelligent Infrastructure
By utilizing Kouper’s intelligent infrastructure, health systems and risk-bearing entities can significantly enhance their transitions of care programs. The platform promises to boost patient access, improve care coordination, and lead to better outcomes without necessitating the burden of added full-time employees or complex internal change management processes. Kouper’s goal is to empower organizations to achieve more with their existing resources while ensuring patients remain the central focus of every care decision.
Kouper is already working closely with several forward-thinking health systems that share its mission to reshape healthcare delivery. Kouper reports that its platform can be fully deployed in as little as four weeks, delivering rapid time-to-value. Among its initial health system partners, the platform has already driven over a 50% increase in patient engagement and more than a 60% improvement in securing post-discharge and emergency department follow-up appointments.
