Transforming Cancer Care with Thyme Care
Episode Overview
Thyme Care provides wraparound services for cancer patients. Focus on value-based care and reducing ER visits. Partnerships with major healthcare players like Humana. Tech-enabled symptom monitoring is key to their model. Growing impact with plans to expand services and reach.
Our belief at Thyme Care is that most symptoms and your time with illness are not in the doctor's office, but all the times in between.
In this enlightening episode of Kellogg Healthscape, host Joy Basinger welcomes Dr. Brad Diephuis, the COO and President of Thyme Care, to discuss innovative approaches to cancer care. Thyme Care is actively transforming the oncology landscape by offering wraparound, value-based care that extends beyond traditional doctor visits. This episode delves into the company's mission to provide continuous support to high-risk and Medicare Advantage (MA) patients, highlighting their goal to reduce avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Dr.
Diephuis shares his personal journey into healthcare, motivated by his own experience with cancer in his early twenties. This background drives his passion for improving cancer care, leading him to Thyme Care three years ago. Unlike traditional healthcare models centered around sporadic doctor visits, Thyme Care offers a supportive layer of services available 24/7, addressing both clinical and non-clinical needs of patients.
Their proactive, tech-enabled symptom monitoring allows them to catch issues early, providing a safety net for patients navigating complex cancer treatments. The episode also explores Thyme Care's strategic partnerships with major healthcare entities like Humana and Aon in the MA space, aiming to streamline care delivery across various business lines. Dr. Diephuis emphasizes the importance of these collaborations in achieving comprehensive patient care and expanding Thyme Care's reach to a broader audience.
Looking towards the future, Thyme Care is set to grow its impact significantly, with plans to expand the scope of services they provide. Their vision is to ensure that every cancer patient has access to the essential services Thyme Care offers, ultimately improving patient outcomes and satisfaction. As the healthcare landscape evolves, Thyme Care stands at the forefront of delivering innovative, patient-centered care solutions.
Listeners are encouraged to reflect on the potential of such models to revolutionize cancer care and consider how similar approaches could be applied across different areas of healthcare.