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Raising $60 million, Tuesday Health has launched an app and supportive care for seriously-ill Medicare patients in partnership with Valtruis, Blue Venture Fund, Mass General Brigham Ventures and CareSource.

周二健康筹集了6000万美元，与Valtruis、Blue Venture Fund、Mass General Brigham Ventures和CareSource合作，推出了一款针对重症医疗保险患者的应用程序和支持性护理。

Tuesday Health was launched in 2023 from a partnership of Valtruis and Mass General Brigham Ventures. CEO Jim Wieland was former president of Magellan Specialty Health, which was sold to Centene and then to Evolent Health.

《星期二健康》于2023年由Valtruis和Mass General Brigham Ventures合作推出。首席执行官吉姆·维兰德（JimWieland）是麦哲伦专业健康公司（MagellanSpeciality Health）的前总裁，该公司被卖给了Centene，然后又卖给了Evolent Health。

The funds will be used in four ways, Wieland said.

维兰德说，这些资金将用于四种方式。

First, the company is hiring people who have done this work at scale. This includes a technology expert, HR person and leaders in finance and operations, as well as nurses and social workers. Some have transferred from Magellan, Wieland's former company.

首先，该公司正在招聘大规模完成这项工作的人员。这包括技术专家、人力资源人员、财务和运营领导，以及护士和社会工作者。一些人是从维兰德的前公司麦哲伦（Magellan）调来的。

Secondly, the funds are building the clinical structure for the management model to ensure care plans are evidenced-based and for the technology for remote monitoring.

其次，这些基金正在为管理模式建立临床结构，以确保护理计划以证据为基础，并为远程监测技术建立临床结构。

The mytuesday app is a symptom monitoring tool using technology from Mass General Brigham Ventures. Mass General piloted the app for oncology pain management. The results were an incredible 26% reduction in pain scores and a 69% reduction in pain related hospital admissions. Wieland said.

mytuesday应用程序是一种症状监测工具，使用的技术来自Mass General Brigham Ventures。Mass General试用了该应用程序用于肿瘤疼痛管理。结果是疼痛评分降低了26%，与疼痛相关的住院率降低了69%。维兰德说。

As pain intensifies, Tuesday Health is able to intervene through phone calls, video calls and sending in clinicians. Without an intervention, the pain could escalate to the point where the patient would need to be transported to the hospital, he said.

随着疼痛加剧，星期二健康中心可以通过电话、视频电话和派遣临床医生进行干预。他说，如果不进行干预，疼痛可能会升级到需要将患者送往医院的程度。

The fourth focus of the funds is to launch three-to-five pilots this year, Wieland said. The first will be in July with an Ohio health plan.

维兰德说，这些资金的第四个重点是今年推出三到五个试点项目。第一项计划将于7月推出俄亥俄州健康计划。

Tuesday Health's business model is focused on Medicare, Medicare and Medicaid dual eligibles as well as accountable care organizations, Medicare Shared Savings Program participants and others in risk programs.

星期二健康的商业模式侧重于医疗保险、医疗保险和医疗补助双重资格以及责任护理组织、医疗保险共享储蓄计划参与者和其他风险计划参与者。

WHY THIS MATTERS

为什么这很重要

Tuesday Health plans to reduce costs for patients who are at the end of life through reducing hospitalizations and by filling gaps in the current system.

周二，卫生部计划通过减少住院率和填补现有系统的空白，降低临终病人的费用。

Tuesday Health said it facilitates a transition from Medicare Advantage, Medicaid or commercial insurance into hospice care when appropriate, offering a coordinated and integrated experience for patients and caregivers.

周二健康表示，它有助于在适当的时候从医疗保险优势、医疗补助或商业保险过渡到临终关怀，为患者和护理人员提供协调和综合的体验。

Despite the recognized benefits of supportive care in improving patient experiences and quality of life, significant barriers exist, the company said. Whether in traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage or dual coverage Medicare/Medicaid plans, seniors and their families face a confusing and uncoordinated set of choices in their final years.

该公司表示，尽管支持性护理在改善患者体验和生活质量方面具有公认的益处，但仍存在重大障碍。无论是在传统的医疗保险、医疗保险优势还是双重覆盖的医疗保险/医疗补助计划中，老年人及其家人在最后几年都面临着一系列令人困惑且不协调的选择。

This leads to increased hospitalizations, higher healthcare costs, and reduced overall efficiency in the healthcare system, the company said. .

该公司表示，这导致住院人数增加，医疗保健成本增加，医疗保健系统的整体效率降低。。

'The wonderful, but outdated Medicare Hospice Benefit structure further exacerbates these challenges, creating obstacles and adverse incentives for hospice providers striving to deliver optimal patient care and for insurers trying to provide seniors seamless coverage,' Tuesday Health said.

周二Health说：“美妙但过时的医疗保险临终关怀福利结构进一步加剧了这些挑战，为努力提供最佳患者护理的临终关怀提供者和试图为老年人提供无缝覆盖的保险公司创造了障碍和不利激励。”。

THE LARGER TREND

更大的趋势

Tuesday Health said it aligns care between patient and caregivers from diagnosis to treatment.

星期二卫生部表示，它将病人和护理人员之间的护理从诊断到治疗进行协调。

The alliance between Tuesday Health, Valtruis, Blue Venture Fund, Mass General Brigham Ventures, and CareSource is fueled by a shared vision to revolutionize supportive care and improve experiences for patients and caregivers, the company said.

该公司表示，周二健康（Tuesday Health）、Valtruis、Blue Venture Fund、Mass General Brigham Ventures和CareSource之间的联盟是由一个共同的愿景推动的，即彻底改变支持性护理，改善患者和护理人员的体验。

ON THE RECORD

记录在案

'Leveraging clinical expertise, advanced data solutions, and cutting-edge technology, while partnering with Ohio's largest Medicaid plan, its largest hospice provider and the unmatched palliative care experience of Mass General, Tuesday Health is dedicated to tackling one of healthcare's biggest challenges-providing support and care in the right setting, at the right time, for those facing serious illness,' Wieland said by statement..

Wieland在声明中说：“利用临床专业知识、先进的数据解决方案和尖端技术，同时与俄亥俄州最大的医疗补助计划、最大的临终关怀提供者和无与伦比的大众普通姑息治疗经验合作，周二健康致力于解决医疗保健最大的挑战之一，为面临严重疾病的人在正确的环境中，在正确的时间提供支持和护理。”。。

'We built Tuesday Health to identify and engage patients and caregivers earlier in the course of disease so that we can take proactive, clinically proven measures to address their evolving needs over time, including appropriate transitions to high-quality hospice care when the time is right,' said Dr.

“我们建立了星期二健康中心，以便在疾病早期识别和吸引患者和护理人员，以便我们可以采取积极的、经过临床验证的措施来满足他们随着时间的推移不断变化的需求，包括在适当的时候适当过渡到高质量的临终关怀，”博士说。

Mihir Kamdar, head of care delivery of Tuesday Health and former section head of palliative care at Mass General Brigham. 'Our experienced team has tremendous expertise when it comes to meaningful interventions for the seriously ill, and a deep-rooted belief in the importance of modernizing supportive care for patients and their caregivers.'.

米希尔·坎达尔（MihirKamdar），星期二健康中心（TuesdayHealth）护理服务负责人，马萨诸塞州布莱根将军（MassGeneral Brigham）姑息治疗科前科长我们经验丰富的团队在对重症患者进行有意义的干预方面拥有丰富的专业知识，并且坚信为患者及其护理人员提供现代化支持护理的重要性。”。

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