KETTERING, Ohio, October 2, 2024 – Heart failure patients navigating their condition face multiple issues, including daily care management and monitoring, as well as risk of hospitalization. To improve the care experience for patients living with heart failure, Kettering Health has partnered with Story Health, a digital health company transforming specialty care delivery. For Kettering Health patients who opt into the program, Story Health will collaborate with Kettering Health providers for virtual, personalized care through medication management, home heart health monitoring, and clinical care team support to help reduce readmission rates and increase provider capacity.
A licensed and experienced care team from Story Health that proactively engages patients will be available by text, phone or video calls to help patients navigate their condition and the care they need between appointments. Story Health coaches review daily health data supplied by Kettering Health patients to inform any necessary medicine changes, provide education and symptom management, and troubleshoot prescription issues that can arise between patient appointments. Kettering Health will also enroll patients in the Story Health program after being discharged from the hospital, to drive higher engagement in post-discharge follow-up care.
“Heart failure care at Kettering Health combines expertise, cutting-edge technology and specialized care to offer the best experience for our patients. Our partnership with Story Health will extend that care to our patients virtually when they are between appointments to help not only with daily tracking and medicine management in the short term, but ultimately to reduce hospitalizations and improve our heart failure patients’ quality of life,” said Jody Underwood, Kettering Health’s executive director of Population Health.
Story Health combines technology and a specialized care team to improve the health and quality of life for people living with cardiovascular health issues. Its care model has delivered superior health outcomes with high levels of engagement–especially for underserved populations.
“Our partnership with Kettering Health ensures patients with heart failure stay engaged, allowing them to receive the highest-quality care. We help the health system reduce readmission rates while also increasing the number of patients they can support,” said Story Health Co-founder and CEO Tom Stanis. “Post-discharge, our experienced care team drives greater engagement from day one, so patients keep up with their care plans.”
Reducing readmission rates is an important priority for health systems and addressing post-discharge barriers can help reduce the risk of complications through early detection and management. Story Health will help Kettering Health take on these challenges by meeting the system’s patients where they are with a compassionate care team who works with each patient to address their needs.
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About Kettering Health
As a faith-based, nonprofit health system, Kettering Health strives to improve the lives of people in our communities through healthcare and education. Kettering Health is made up of 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient locations throughout western Ohio, as well as Kettering Health Medical Group—with more than 700 board-certified providers dedicated to elevating the health, healing, and hope of the community. Kettering College, a division of Kettering Health Main Campus, is a fully accredited college that specializes in health science education. For more, visit ketteringhealth.org.
About Story Health
Story Health is a digital health company transforming specialty care delivery. With a technology-enabled and human-powered approach, Story Health is on a mission to transform each patient’s care journey by enabling clinicians and institutions to implement and scale continuous specialty care delivery to every patient with heart disease, leaving no patient behind. Story Health works with many of the most prestigious health systems across the country, including ChristianaCare, Intermountain Health, and Saint Luke’s Health System in addition to many leading at-risk providers. For more information, please visit storyhealth.com.
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Office: (937) 762-1063
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