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Nick Reaver observed a four-fold difference in complication rates, hospitalization rates, and adherence to clinical procedures depending on the individual doctor a patient was seeing.
A hospital system told Oscar Health that its lowest-performing doctors were also its highest revenue generators and were necessary to "keep the lights on."
Garner Health has aggregated a dataset covering 320 million patients, primarily consisting of their full healthcare journeys in claims data.
Garner Health now controls 1% to 2% of total U.S. healthcare volume.
As of mid-2024, people are using AI for primary care interactions more than they are using humans.
Nick Reaver predicts that new AI-driven healthcare companies have a two to three-year window to establish a unique data asset or workflow integration before their technology becomes commoditized.
Garner Health announced a Series E funding round led by Index Ventures, valuing the company at approximately $2.7 billion.
When Oscar Health presented data to a hospital system partner showing that one-third of its doctors were lowering patient life expectancy, the hospital refused to take action against them.
Some large hospitals are now using Garner Health's data to inform physician compensation and benchmarking.
Running a query to identify which doctors perform physical therapy before surgery across 100 billion healthcare records is a significant technical challenge.
Approximately 50% of members on a health plan that includes Garner Health use the tool annually, an engagement rate about 10 times higher than typical insurance directories.
Unnecessary echocardiograms have a false positive rate of approximately 25%, which can lead to a cascade of further unnecessary and potentially harmful procedures.