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Business Insider Exclusive: GroundGame Health and SameSky Health are merging with $17 million from 7wireVentures and Elevance to get underserved patients access to care
Business Insider Exclusive: GroundGame Health and SameSky Health are merging with $17 million from 7wireVentures and Elevance to get underserved patients access to care
GroundGame.Health and SameSky Health Join Forces to Close the Loop on Social and Healthcare Needs at Greater Scale
GroundGame.Health, a proven social impact solution that fulfills unmet social and care needs for people everywhere, has merged with SameSky Health, a cultural experience company that builds trust and deepens engagement with members. The combined company will accelerate a shared mission to improve health and advance health equity by closing the loop around health-related social needs and gaps in care at scale. GroundGame.Health closed a $17 million funding round led by 7wireVentures after the companies joined. Together, their coverage spans 50 states.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
SameSky Health is part of newly launched Snowflake Healthcare & Life Sciences Data Cloud
Snowflake Data Marketplace partners, like Compile, Equifax, Invitae, IQVIA, PRECISIONxtract, and SameSky Health, enable timely access to 3rd party data sources via data sharing, enabling healthcare and life sciences organizations to securely exchange critical datasets in a timely manner, eliminating the need for traditional data sharing methods requiring data copying and movement.
SameSky Health launches CultureGuide, the health equity-focused consumer engagement experience
Today, SameSky Health Inc. announced the launch of CultureGuide™, a culturally intelligent engagement solution that empowers health plans to better connect members to the services and care they need, no matter who they are.
Introducing SameSky Health: A cultural experience company that removes barriers to care
SameSky Health, formerly known as ConsejoSano, launches a new brand to reflect our mission to create cultural connections for a healthier, more equitable world. Read the latest press release here.
SameSky Health welcomes health tech veteran Josh Siegel as new CTO
With previous experience at Inovalon, CareCloud, and (HMS) Eliza, Siegel will oversee the data-science that drives the SameSky Health Cultural Connections Platform, the company’s proprietary technology that employs unique, curated content to help consumers navigate care that is based on their cultural views.
AMA announces effort to advance equitable innovation in healthcare
The Equity and Innovation Advisory Group will provide guidance and support for the AMA to ensure equitable innovation in health care, an approach outlined in the AMA’s three-year strategic plan dedicated to embedding racial justice and advancing health equity. The advisors are tasked with providing direction on a shared vision for a U.S. health care innovation sector that: (1) prioritizes resource allocation for meaningful solutions to advance health, racial, and social justice; and (2) ensures that the race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity of innovators and investors mirror that of the nation.
CEO Abner Mason joins board of California Black Health Network
“As the only Black-led, state-wide organization dedicated to advancing health equity for all Black Californians, we are privileged to have Abner’s help in guiding our outreach, education, and advocacy efforts,” said CBHN Board Chair Brenda Shipp. “I look forward to his contributions as he and his fellow board members strive for a California where every member of the Black community can live a long and healthy life, free from violence, racism, and health inequities.”
ConsejoSano, Priority Health Plan partner with Aunt Bertha and Socially Determined
“As we work to improve health equity, we’re thrilled to partner with Priority Health on their SDOH program. I believe the outcome of this partnership with Aunt Bertha, Socially Determined, and Priority Health will become the gold standard of member experience and support.” Abner Mason, CEO of SameSky Health
ConsejoSano taps value-based care guru Phil Harker as chief growth officer
“What makes Phil perfect for ConsejoSano’s next chapter is the breadth of his industry knowledge paired with his expertise in shared-risk and value-based models,” said Abner Mason, SameSky Health’s CEO. “Alternative payment models are designed to help strengthen health equity — improve health outcomes in underserved communities of color and those with language barriers — while lowering costs and encouraging holistic population health management; Phil will enable us to help future clients see the big picture and the wins that are possible.”
ConsejoSano takes patient engagement to next level in groundbreaking social determinants of health intervention program
SameSky Health and RWJBarnabas Health partner to provide culturally and linguistically aligned universal SDOH screenings.