KAMF and NinePatch® Inc. Roll Out Support for Social Determinants of Health Across Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, TN, USA – June 29 2023. Tennessee Community Resource Network (TCRN) partners, the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation (KAMF) and the East Tennessee Health Information Network (etHIN), are excited to roll out a high impact clinical and social care coordination platform, known as Tennessee Community Resource Network (TCRN) in Tennessee.

KAMF is committed to improving health equity and health outcomes through coordinated whole person care. This commitment extends to building community engagement, simplifying health and social data exchange and interoperability, and creating pathways for cross-community care coordination across medical, behavioral, mental, and social care domains. Focusing on social determinants of health fits well within their mission to support initiatives that address health equity and the improvement of health outcomes across Tennessee.

According to KAMF Executive Director, Danielle D. Sims, “metropolitan, suburban, and rural residents will receive help from clinical and community-based organizations (CBOs) working together to close gaps for needed services, make instant referrals, and coordinate care. With ongoing support from etHIN, the region’s Health Information Exchange (HIE), we will continue to advance health and well-being for all Tennesseans.”

Community-Wide Support Between Physicians and Local Organizations Will Raise Health Standards

Community clinical and social care partners, their patients, and clients will benefit from spending less time on paperwork and more time on efforts to ensure success through:

• Use of a single shared communication tool to address social determinants of health
• Care coordination across clinical and social organizations
• Shared care plans that make it easy to follow up on referrals

Dr. John “Jack” Lacey III, Executive Health Outcomes Director, says, “this program represents an opportunity for community-wide support between physicians and local organizations. I have spent my career advocating for the medically underserved. The partnerships that will be created have the potential to eliminate barriers and raise standards of health and daily living for all persons in the state.”

Community collaboration is essential to support social determinants of health across Tennessee that advance health equity. The commitment of TCRN members with shared values and visions will deliver meaningful results for community members.

SDOH Platform Supports Care Coordination

According to NinePatch, Inc. President and CEO,  “The joining together of these organizations focusing on care coordination, interoperability, and community governance is certain to have a broad impact on health care and social determinants of health in Tennessee. We look forward to reporting future results from this committed group of individuals and organizations.”

NinePatch Inc., is a software company offering SaaS cloud-based solutions to identify and address health-related social needs (HRSN), often referred to as social determinants of health (SDOH), providing a robust, award-winning, intuitive system for organizations and users to coordinate cross-community care.

• NinePatch® Whole Person Care streamlines care coordination with a no wrong door approach, robust identity management, consent, screening tools, reporting, and time-saving referral processes.
• RIE™ facilitates electronic out of network closed loop referrals between EMRs/EHRs and SDOH Platforms to bridge access to care while supporting end users who need to stay within their platform of choice.
• NinePatch® Community Convener Services supports collaboration to increase participation among network providers.

Software programs, such as those offered by NinePatch, that facilitate coordinated care and promote healthcare data interoperability can dramatically improve the health and well-being of patients and ease the workflows of the providers and service organizations who support them.

For more information contact:

Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation, Danielle D Sims, Executive Director, Phone (865) 531-2766 x 2430

NinePatch, Inc., Pamela D Wilson, Director of Marketing, Phone 833-972-9241 x 711