Yuvo Health partners with Switchboard Health to improve patient outcomes and reduce total cost of care

NEW YORK (August 13, 2024) – Yuvo Health, which partners with community health centers to help them gain an advantage in value-based care (VBC), and Switchboard Health, creator of a high-value specialty-care network and software platform, have announced a partnership today. The collaboration between the two companies delivers tech-enabled care navigation to help improve patient outcomes and reduce the total cost of care.

“Yuvo Health is committed to supporting the patient health of our Federally Qualified Health Center partners," said Cesar Herrera, CEO and Co-Founder of Yuvo Health. “Partnering with Switchboard Health with their technology-enabled care navigation ensures that more patients from our FQHC partners engage with their providers earlier, leading to better health outcomes across the patient population.”

Undeniably, navigating healthcare can be especially challenging for vulnerable populations. Through Switchboard’s tech-enabled care navigation service, Yuvo Health’s FQHC partners’ patients are receiving proactive engagement and support.

"We built the Switchboard platform to connect patients with high-value care. These capabilities are especially helpful for vulnerable patient populations that encounter significant access challenges,” said Derek Baird, CEO and Co-founder of Switchboard Health. “We are proud to provide our care navigation support to Yuvo Health and its FQHC partners.”

Last year, Yuvo Health announced a $20.2 million Series A round of financing, enabling the company to further scale, while working to transition to full-risk arrangements on behalf of their FQHC partners.

About Yuvo Health:

Launched in January 2021, Yuvo Health is an industry-leading healthcare organization that partners with community health centers to help them gain an advantage in value-based care, a healthcare model that prioritizes patient-provided quality and outcomes of care over the quantity of services delivered. Founded in New York City by a fully BIPOC team that has experienced the power of quality care firsthand, the entire company shares a common goal of bringing fair, quality care to underserved communities. Yuvo Health empowers health centers to succeed in value-based care arrangements by leveraging new revenue opportunities without downside risk, scalable infrastructure, and a committed partner network. Learn more at yuvohealth.com.

About Switchboard Health:

Switchboard Health helps providers, health plans, and employers identify and coordinate high-value specialty care services. Our national specialty care network improves access, lowers costs, and provides much-needed support to patients seeking care. For more information, visit switchboardhealth.com.

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