At 34, Caroline faced a 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟯 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀. As both a patient and an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant with 18 years of experience, she saw firsthand how patients are essentially "dropped off a cliff" after hospital discharge.
The numbers are staggering:
• Average time to follow-up in the US: 𝟮𝟵 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
• Most critical intervention window: first 𝟰𝟴-𝟳𝟮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀
• Dimer's readmission reduction: 𝟲𝟴.𝟳%
• Patient satisfaction (NPS): 𝟵𝟰
Her solution? A new medical specialty she calls "𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲" - combining 24/7 medical support with AI-enhanced personalization to bridge the gap between hospital discharge and recovery.
🔥 My favorite quote from Caroline:
"𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴."
The results speak for themselves. Her team is catching issues that would have led to readmissions, from post-surgical complications to medication side effects. One patient's words say it all: "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀."
With backing from 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, and other top investors, Caroline is impacting post-discharge care. Her vision? Making transitional care as standard as physical therapy is for orthopedics.
👉𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.👈
Show Caroline Hodge MS, PA-C, MBA and Dimer Health some love!
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