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SameSky Health launches AI-powered capability, enabling rapid innovation within its CultureGuide® platform
Today, SameSky Health Inc. announced the launch of its new AI-powered capabilities within its CultureGuide platform, enabling rapid expansion of the platform’s natural language processing and machine learning capabilities, and enabling further personalization of culturally tailored experiences for health plan members.
SameSky Health launches new CultureGuide® Virtual Health Assistant
Today, SameSky Health Inc. announced the launch of its new CultureGuide Virtual Health Assistant, a new modality leveraging cognitive voice response to engage health plan members through personalized, culturally tailored phone calls, at scale.
SameSky Health to join White House for Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum
Founder and CEO Abner Mason has been invited to participate in the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum on Friday, March 10, 2023 — part of the administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, aimed at reducing cancer death rates, and improving the experience for those living with and surviving cancer.
SameSky Health launches Diabetes Care Pathway with Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health Company
SameSky Health Inc., a cultural experience company, announced the launch of its Diabetes Care Pathway with Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health company. The Diabetes Care Pathway focuses on educating and guiding Tufts Health Direct members with a diabetes diagnosis on their personalized journeys to manage their diabetes, including proper foot care, blood pressure control, and essential health checkups such as their A1c kidney screenings or retinal eye exams.
SameSky Health Appoints Phillip Harker to President and Chief Operating Officer
SameSky Health has announced the appointment of Phillip (Phil) Harker to President and Chief Operating Officer. Phil will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company as well as work with the executive team to drive innovation and new solutions to address the evolving challenges in the healthcare market.
SameSky Health CTO Josh Siegel Named to Top 25 CTO List
SameSky Health Chief Technology Officer Josh Siegel has been named one of the Top 25 Healthcare Technology CTOs of 2022 by Healthcare Technology Report.
Fierce Healthcare: How one community health plan increased COVID vaccinations by 40% using HIE data
One health plan in California was able to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates by 40%, showing us that the right health data can be a powerful ally in population health, providing granular insights to identify and build trust with individuals and communities that in turn help increase vaccination among those most vulnerable as quickly as possible.
SameSky Health Achieves HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-Year Certification
SameSky Health, a cultural experience company that removes barriers to care and forms meaningful relationships to bring people to health, announced today that it has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST. Reflecting the company’s commitment to high operational standards, the HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-Year (r2) Certified status indicates that both our hosted CultureGuide™ solution and corporate infrastructure has met key regulations as well as industry-defined requirements, with appropriate risk management.
In Full Health: Medicaid innovators: Abner Mason and SameSky Health
Abner Mason (he/him) is the founder and CEO of SameSky Health, a cultural experience company, that uses technology and a human touch to help health plans connect with their members and advance their health equity initiatives. With an extensive professional history focused on health equity, Abner brings knowledge from multiple sectors into his work with Medicare and Medicaid members. Here, he shares his insights on working with this particularly vulnerable and underserved population — and what health solution innovators should keep in mind.
Healthcare IT Today: Steadfast commitment to HIE opens the door for health equity
Collaboration in healthcare delivers remarkable outcomes. Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, brought together HIEs, state agencies and interoperability experts nationwide.
Healthy Brands with Howie Chan: Built to Serve: How to align belief and business to make the biggest impact
In a recent episode of the Healthy Brands with Howie Chan podcast, our Founder and CEO, Abner Mason, discusses his career path and what ultimately led him to start SameSky Health. From working for the governor of Massachusetts, to his work as part of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS, to founding the AIDS Responsibility Project, Abner recounts the highlights and lowlights of his journey.
SameSky Health to participate in AWS Healthcare Accelerator for Health Equity
SameSky Health announced today its selection to participate in the AWS Healthcare Accelerator for Health Equity. The Accelerator is a technical, business, and mentorship program for early-stage companies who seek to use AWS to increase access to health services, reduce health disparities by addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH), and/or use data in the promotion of equitable and inclusive systems of care.
HIT Consultant: AWS names 10 startups for 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort
SameSky Health is among the 10 startups selected for the AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort, focused on health equity. With the aim of reducing health disparities, these startups are increasing access to health services, addressing social determinants of health, and leveraging data to promote equitable and inclusive systems of care.
Onboard Health: “How I’m building” with Abner Mason of SameSky Health
Abner Mason, Founder and CEO of SameSky Health, talks with Onboard Health about the ever changing field of health equity spanning his decades in the field.
McKinsey & Company: Digital Health: An opportunity to advance health equity
Considering patients’ backgrounds can improve their experience with and the efficacy of a digital product, whether it’s a medical device or an interactive platform. While many digital tools integrate various language options, failing to address cultural context remains a barrier to adoption. SameSky Health of North Hollywood, California, partners with health plans to create messages customized for each patient based on their cultural background, language, and preferred mode of communication.
SameSky Health receives sponsorship from AWS Health Equity Initiative
As part of our ongoing work to advance health equity, SameSky Health Inc. has been named among the recipients of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative.
Becker’s Health IT: How California is building the nation’s largest healthcare data exchange
The state of California recently embarked on an ambitious endeavor. Using hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding, the nation's largest state plans to connect its hospitals and healthcare providers through a statewide health information exchange. “We should have a healthcare system in this country that works for everyone regardless of what they look like, what they talk like, where they come from, or how much money they make,” said Abner Mason, founder and CEO of SameSky Health.
Blue Shield of California: 15 languages, 9,000 phone calls and more: How Blue Shield worked to get people vaccinated
Amid a critical time in the pandemic, Blue Shield of California conducted an intensive outreach effort to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in communities that were hardest to reach during the early stages of the vaccine rollout.
Inside Health Care #82: Abner Mason, LGBTQ+ equity, and the value of “cultural experience”
This episode of Inside Health Care, continues their celebration of Pride month with Abner Mason, the Founder and CEO of SameSky Health. Abner, who is African-American and Gay, says he proudly represents all aspects of himself in his work. He says it was empathy that led him to create SameSky Health, his company that works with health plans to change their approach to patients.
SameSky Health wins the 2022 MuleSoft Customer Award
SameSky Health Inc. is honored to receive the 2022 MuleSoft Social Impact Award for North and South America.