Case Study: Coastal Carolina Health Care improves quality and lowers costs with Altera Digital Health

Using data to succeed with value-based care

Coastal Carolina Health Care, a multi-specialty physician group, needed an electronic health record system to manage regulatory requirements and financial challenges while shifting to a value-based, team-care model. To succeed, they required a robust data repository to power clinical quality reporting and support their participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). They partnered with Altera Digital Health, implementing their TouchWorks EHR and FollowMyHealth patient engagement platform as the core of their digital transformation.

By leveraging Altera Digital Health's solutions for data collection, population health reporting, and patient engagement, the practice achieved significant improvements. Results included a 22% reduction in hospital admissions, $12 million in shared savings, and dramatically improved preventative screening rates. The vendor's technology enabled Coastal Carolina Health Care to reduce the cost of care below CMS benchmarks and become a top-performing Accountable Care Organization nationally.

Coastal Carolina Health Care

Stephen Nuckolls

Chief Executive Officer