STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReferWell, a digital healthcare company specializing in navigating care access to help patients get the care they need, today announced that it has been named to the New York Digital Health 100 (DH100) list for the fifth consecutive year, a testament to the organization’s demonstrable success harnessing the power of the referable momentSM to make the complex problem of getting people to the right care easy. The recognition highlights the most exciting and innovative startups in the New York region. Digital Health New York (DHNY) publishes the annual list in conjunction with the New York Healthcare Innovation Report which takes an in-depth look at the investment trends, opportunities and challenges in the digital health sector.
“2024 marks the fifth year of the New York Digital Health 100 and in that time, the digital health ecosystem in New York has significantly grown and evolved,” said Bunny Ellerin, co-founder and CEO, DHNY. “We are proud to recognize these exceptional organizations and commend them for their ongoing commitment to innovation, transformation and the role they play in driving healthcare forward.”
To be considered for the DH100 listing, DHNY evaluated companies on a number of factors, including but not limited to: strength of application, leadership, number of employees, funding (if known), revenue (if known), market fit, differentiated offerings, and community engagement.
“The ReferWell team is honored to be named to the New York Digital Health 100 list for the fifth consecutive year in recognition of our unique approach to helping health plans and providers improve access to care, increase quality, manage value and help more people get on, and stay on, their care journey toward better health,” said Vytas Kisielius, CEO of ReferWell.“2023 was a banner year for our organization in terms of what we accomplished from both a scale and member impact perspective, and I truly believe the best is yet to come as we continue to expand our offering to address healthcare’s most pressing care accessibility obstacles.”
ReferWell began with a simple but impactful goal: making it easy for patients to find and schedule appointments at the point-of-care. Since its launch in 2015, the company has further evolved its offerings and services, enabling healthcare organizations to elevate care access through its advanced scheduling platform, member engagement strategies and hands-on program management. Today, ReferWell continues to work in close collaboration with forward-thinking health plans and providers to tackle some of healthcare’s greatest challenges, helping them to overcome administrative hurdles, simplify the complexity of matching members with the right care, increase show rates in support of organizational goals and ensure loop closure for better outcomes.
In 2024, the company strives to identify new opportunities to apply its unique care scheduling platform and care concierge service to help break down the barriers traditionally associated with searching for, receiving and providing care. Through such efforts, ReferWell is connecting data and empathy like never before to positively impact patient health outcomes and drive better ways to improve access to care.
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About Digital Health New York (DHNY)
Digital Health New York (DHNY) is a connected community of digital health leaders who share ideas, spark new directions and create success across the entire ecosystem. As an organization, we seek to increase the visibility of New York City as a leader in healthcare innovation and showcase the companies and leaders creating the future of healthcare. Our flagship event, DHNY Summit, brings together an elite group of entrepreneurs, investors, payers, providers and executives to cultivate the New York digital health community and drive impactful conversations around the current and future state of digital health. DHNY was founded in 2022 in collaboration with AlleyCorp. For more information or to join DHNY’s mailing list, please visit https://www.dhny.co/reports.
About ReferWell
ReferWell is a digital healthcare company focused on helping health plans and provider organizations manage value by helping more people get on, and stay on, their healthcare journey. With a mission to transform access to care and improve patient engagement, the company’s innovative Perfect MatchSM scheduling platform and unique care concierge services remove administrative burdens from health plans, providers and patients to effortlessly connect patients with care to improve their experience and health outcomes. ReferWell, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, has grown to support plans and providers responsible for more than 10 million covered lives across the U.S. For more information, visit ReferWell.com.
