Easy access to the CMS GUIDE Model
What is the GUIDE Model?
An 8-year innovation program funded by Medicare to improve dementia care
Open to almost all traditional Medicare Patients
Launched July 2024
Meet your patients' dementia care needs with Isaac
Isaac provides the required GUIDE elements:
Detailed assessment and care plan for each member
24/7 support line
Respite services
Caregiver support
- Skill training, coaching, education
- Support groups
- Connections to community-based providers
Care Management
- Psychosocial determinants of health
- Care navigation and coordination
- Advance care planning and care transitions
Plus added services by Isaac Health
- In-home facilitation of visits
- Screening to identify undiagnosed members with dementia and other brain health conditions
- Specialist behavioral health and cognitive rehabilitation services
- Proven savings
Benefits of working with Isaac Health for ACOs, LTC, and LTSS plans
Better Patient Experience
- Experienced clinical team led by a board-certified Behavioral Neurologist
- Uniquely-designed platform and app to support caregivers
Better Value
- 33% reduction in nursing home need through delay and diversion
- Approx. 20% medical cost savings expected (based on report by the Validation Institute)
- Fully covered by CMS (in REACH benchmark for 2024)
Easy implementation
- Data-based screening to identify undiagnosed members with dementia
- Experienced provider of population brain health and dementia programs
Proven results
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Clinically effective
73%
of patients with improved neurocognitive health over the course of 6 months
Immediate impact
92%
of patients in cognitive rehab therapy report improvement against their cognitive goals in only 3 weeks
High value
33%
reduction in ED visits and hospital days for patients with dementia
Sustained engagement
70%
of patients are still engaged after 6 months
Key contacts
Julius Bruch, MD, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
- Former leader in McKinsey’s healthcare practice with focus on payers and health systems
- 10+ years experience in value-based care and digital health
- Former doctor and dementia researcher
Joel Salinas, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAN
Chief Medical Officer
- National leader in brain health
- Ass. Prof. Behavioral Neurology, NYU Memory Clinic
- Ex Clinical Director MGH Center for Brain Health
Sean Zhao, FSA
Senior Advisor
- Experienced and credentialed healthcare actuary
- Expert in health plan economics and former McKinsey AP
- SVP Business Development at Cogitativo
Chris Bowers
Senior Advisor
- Former EVP, Markets, for Centene
- Former CEO for Superior Health Plan
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