Kouper, a health technology platform focused on transforming transitions of care, has announced its official launch after operating in stealth mode. The company has secured $10 million in funding led by General Catalyst, 25Madison, and CVS Health Ventures to support its mission of helping millions of patients navigate between different healthcare settings.
The startup is targeting the critical period following hospital discharge, where poorly managed transitions often lead to negative patient outcomes and significant healthcare costs. According to Kouper, avoidable hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $53 billion annually.
"The journey through the American health care system is fraught with challenges and can be particularly difficult when transitioning from the hospital to the home setting," said Salman Ali, Co-Founder and CEO of Kouper. "A combination of our team's lived experience and iteration with our incubation partner 25m Health laid the foundation for Kouper and our absolute focus on creating a personalized transition of care experience for every patient leaving the hospital. Our team and customer base are growing rapidly and the validation we've received from our health system customers has been incredibly encouraging."
Kouper's AI-powered infrastructure integrates directly with health systems to capture real-time data across the care continuum. The platform is designed to:
Improve patient engagement following discharge
Automate appointment scheduling
Capture vital data as patients move between care settings
Unify fragmented information across the healthcare ecosystem
By creating a comprehensive, longitudinal view of the patient journey, Kouper enables healthcare organizations to enhance their transitions of care programs without requiring additional full-time employees or complex change management processes.
The company reports that its platform can be fully deployed in as little as four weeks, delivering rapid time-to-value for healthcare partners. Early results from initial health system collaborations have been promising, with partner organizations experiencing over a 50% increase in patient engagement and more than a 60% improvement in securing post-discharge and emergency department follow-up appointments.
Kouper's approach addresses a significant gap in the healthcare system by focusing on the vulnerable period when patients leave hospital-based settings and return home or to other care environments. By providing a technological infrastructure that improves coordination and communication during these transitions, the company aims to reduce readmissions, enhance patient satisfaction, and ultimately lower healthcare costs across the system.
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