Partnering with BetterNight Helps Health Systems Meet and Exceed Their Business Goals
The escalating prevalence of sleep-related conditions such as sleep apnea, with its severe co-morbidities, has elevated sleep medicine to greater significance as an emergent medical practice area. Health systems want to serve this growing patient population better but have lacked the budgetary and operational support needed to expand their business models. BetterNight offers a complimentary end-to-end sleep care management solution that alleviates the financial and operational burden, helping health systems reach their business goals.
According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, Obstructive Sleep Apnea affects an estimated 22 million Americans, with 80 percent remaining undiagnosed. This growing health crisis is further complicated by its severe co-morbidities, including heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. The American Association of Sleep Medicine estimates that untreated sleep apnea costs $30 billion annually in increased healthcare utilization and medical costs associated with these co-morbidities. Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea improves patient health and reduces the economic burden put on our healthcare system. The co-morbidities associated with sleep apnea are not only severe medical conditions but are also among the most costly to treat. Heart disease is one co-morbidity with a direct correlation to OSA. Both men and women with OSA have an increased risk of coronary heart disease. In 2016-2019, the American Heart Association reported that the cost of heart disease in the US exceeded $200 billion, landing coronary heart disease on the list of the ten most expensive conditions treated in US hospitals. Diabetes is another severe and costly co-morbidity of sleep apnea, and its relationship is reciprocal. According to the American Heart Association, over 50% of people with diabetes have OSA, while 58% of OSA patients have diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, untreated diabetes in the US has an associated cost of approximately $325 billion.
These statistics highlight the importance and severe consequences of untreated sleep disorders like sleep apnea. But the current state of sleep medicine exemplifies a fragmented care model that has been poorly integrated into our healthcare system. The journey from screening to diagnosis and treatment consists of multiple internal and external healthcare providers working without coordination or transparency. When there is a lack of collaboration, gaps in the care cycle are created, leaving patients with long wait times and a lack of communication between providers and DMEs. The resulting frustration leads to patients drop out at every stage of the care cycle. If a patient makes it through to the diagnosis and treatment phases but has trouble with their equipment, there is often nowhere for them to turn. With no visibility to how patients manage their therapy or how the clinicians or sleep centers are performing, patients are once again trapped in a system with no reporting or patient population management. As a result, health systems are left with increased volume yet unable to meet the needs of this patient population without taking on the operational and financial burden. This lack of support also keeps health systems from scaling and partnering with specialty groups within the health system
Partnering with BetterNight provides an end-to-end sleep management system that works within the health system in a complementary manner. Partnering allows the health system to scale, with greater capacity to manage the growing patient load and expand their business model and work in collaboration with interested specialty groups. BetterNight provides transparency and expert communication, connecting all phases of the care journey leading to excellent conformance and patient retention. BetterNight employs over 100 sleep professionals, including respiratory therapists, registered polysomnographers, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy counselors, and data analysts. These highly trained sleep medicine specialists solely focus on helping their patients improve their overall health and quality of life through a better night’s sleep. This personalized counseling works in tandem with proprietary software that collects and monitors data critical to therapy success. This data is shared via reporting back to the provider and health system, creating a continuum of care. This personalized, integrated solution means more patients can enter and stay in the health system without taking on any operational or financial risk. BetterNight has a 25-year history of demonstrated success with improved clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
The escalating volume of sleep-related disorders has elevated the importance of sleep apnea care within our health systems. Growing evidence of severe co-morbidities raises the urgency and legitimacy of this care, yet health systems continue to struggle with limited operational and financial resources. BetterNight provides end-to-end sleep care management to combat the current fragmented care model in sleep medicine. By partnering with BetterNight, health systems benefit from collaborative and transparent care allowing for business expansion and growth without the cost and operational burden. Ultimately, BetterNight leads to both better business outcomes and better patient outcomes.
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