Empowering Community-Based Care Teams with Participatory Software Design
Empowering Community-Based Care Teams with Participatory Software Design
Based on extensive user research and our team's deep experience in healthcare software design, engineering, and product development, Waymark's internal software platform is intentionally designed to amplify the impact of hyperlocal programs.
New Study Published in JAMA Internal Medicine Finds Substantial Resources Required to Address Social Needs Detected in Primary Care
New Study Published in JAMA Internal Medicine Finds Substantial Resources Required to Address Social Needs Detected in Primary Care
Researchers estimate that existing federal funding covers less than half the total cost of delivering evidence-based interventions for food, housing, transportation and care coordination needs
Waymark Taps Growth Veteran to Lead Partnerships Team
Waymark Taps Growth Veteran to Lead Partnerships Team
Brett Hickman will expand Waymark's partnerships with Medicaid plans and providers to improve outcomes for our communities.
“As providers, we need to take the time to actually listen to what matters to patients instead of running through a checklist.” — Manisha Sharma, Waymark Advisor
“As providers, we need to take the time to actually listen to what matters to patients instead of running through a checklist.” — Manisha Sharma, Waymark Advisor
Sanjay Basu, Waymark's Head of Clinical, interviews Manisha Sharma, a Waymark advisor.
How to Help Patients Through Medicaid Redetermination
How to Help Patients Through Medicaid Redetermination
Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD and Head of Clinical at Waymark, explains how providers and advocates can help patients successfully complete Medicaid redetermination.
“We’re the connection between the people we serve and the equitable access to healthcare they deserve” — Waymark CHW spotlight
“We’re the connection between the people we serve and the equitable access to healthcare they deserve” — Waymark CHW spotlight
Erica Ponder, Community Health Worker (CHW) Lead at Waymark, shares why she's passionate about improving health equity at Waymark.
How to Address the Healthcare Workforce Shortage
How to Address the Healthcare Workforce Shortage
Waymark's perspective on how to address our current healthcare workforce shortage through dedicated funding and tailored support for primary care.
Our latest publication: Eliminating Food Insecurity in the USA
Our latest publication: Eliminating Food Insecurity in the USA
Food insecurity elimination may improve important, but understudied, aspects of health. Evaluations of food insecurity interventions should holistically investigate their potential to improve many different aspects of health.
Our latest publication: Financing healthcare system interventions addressing social risks
Our latest publication: Financing healthcare system interventions addressing social risks
How do we fund effective interventions to address social risks to health, such as food insecurity, housing instability, and inadequate transportation?
Congrats to Our Data Science Lead Dr Sadiq Patel
Congrats to Our Data Science Lead Dr Sadiq Patel
Congrats to Our Data Science Lead Dr Sadiq Patel for making the Health Affairs Editor's Pick List.
Recognizing Afia Asamoah as a Waymark Co-Founder
Recognizing Afia Asamoah as a Waymark Co-Founder
Companies, like ours, can have more than one founding moment.
Waymark has won a UCSF Digital Health Award
Waymark has won a UCSF Digital Health Award
Waymark has won for its "New Health Application of AI".
The Waymarker Community: Meet Atheendar Venkataramani, Waymark Advisor
The Waymarker Community: Meet Atheendar Venkataramani, Waymark Advisor
Sanjay Basu, Waymark's Head of Clinical, interviews Atheendar Venkataramani, a Waymark advisor.
Waymark Becomes a Preferred Vendor of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans
Waymark Becomes a Preferred Vendor of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans
Waymark has been selected as a preferred vendor for not-for-profit Safety Net Health Plans.
Our latest research: Making unbiased estimates of the effect of real-world interventions
Our latest research: Making unbiased estimates of the effect of real-world interventions
We devised an approach to get reliable estimates of the effect of real-world interventions, even if there are unobserved confounding factors that influence who gets the intervention.
Aetna Better Health of Virginia and Waymark Collaborate to Enhance Community-Based Care Services for Virginia Medicaid Beneficiaries
Aetna Better Health of Virginia and Waymark Collaborate to Enhance Community-Based Care Services for Virginia Medicaid Beneficiaries
Our latest research: Broadband Internet and Access to Primary Care
Our latest research: Broadband Internet and Access to Primary Care
Patients with optimal vs inadequate broadband availability had more video-based primary care visits and fewer in-person primary care visits after the onset of the COVID pandemic.
Our latest research: The Impact of Primary Care Access on Rural Life Expectancy
Our latest research: The Impact of Primary Care Access on Rural Life Expectancy
The low availability of primary care in rural counties was responsible for 10% of the relationship between living in a rural area and having lower life expectancy.
The Waymarker Community: Meet Christina Severin, Waymark Advisor
The Waymarker Community: Meet Christina Severin, Waymark Advisor
Sanjay Basu, Waymark's Head of Clinical, interviews Christina Severin, a Waymark advisor.
The Waymarker Community: Meet Urmimala Sarkar, Waymark Advisor
The Waymarker Community: Meet Urmimala Sarkar, Waymark Advisor
Sanjay Basu, Waymark's Head of Clinical, interviews Urmimala Sarkar, a Waymark advisor.
Waymark listed as one of "21 most promising healthtech startups of 2022" by Business Insider
Waymark listed as one of "21 most promising healthtech startups of 2022" by Business Insider
The Role of Social Workers in Improving the Health of People Receiving Medicaid
The Role of Social Workers in Improving the Health of People Receiving Medicaid
Why social workers are uniquely positioned to enhance patient outcomes and improve Medicaid.
A Dissertation on Factors Driving Success for Community Health Workers
A Dissertation on Factors Driving Success for Community Health Workers
Under what circumstances do CHW programs thrive, and conversely when do they fail, and why?
Our latest research: Gender disparities in healthcare provider pay
Our latest research: Gender disparities in healthcare provider pay
Our new collaborative research observes a 21% gender wage gap that gets even bigger with commonly used alternative payment formulas. We found alternative formulas that can correct the disparity.
The Waymarker Community: Meet Crystal Zhou, Waymark Advisor
The Waymarker Community: Meet Crystal Zhou, Waymark Advisor
Sanjay Basu, Waymark's Head of Clinical, interviews Crystal Zhou, a Waymark advisor.
Our latest research: The Underuse of Prevention and Coordination Codes in Primary Care
Our latest research: The Underuse of Prevention and Coordination Codes in Primary Care
The fee-for-service piecemeal approach to supporting primary care, by adding more billing codes for different preventive services, doesn’t seem to work.
Our latest research: Catastrophic Spending On Insulin In The United States
Our latest research: Catastrophic Spending On Insulin In The United States
We found that among Americans who use insulin, 14.1 percent spent more than 40 percent of their postsubsistence family income on insulin alone, representing almost 1.2 million people.
Advice from primary care providers
Advice from primary care providers
How can a multidisciplinary team be most effective when working with PCPs?
Announcing Dana Thomas to lead Growth Partnerships
Announcing Dana Thomas to lead Growth Partnerships
Her appointment expands Waymark's depth of expertise in Medicaid.
The Waymarker Community: Meet Monica Soni, Waymark Advisor
The Waymarker Community: Meet Monica Soni, Waymark Advisor
Sanjay Basu, Waymark’s Head of Clinical, interviews Monica Soni, a Waymark advisor.
Our core values
Our core values
Our core values aren’t just something to be written on a wall. They are why we started this company.
Partnering with Primary Care Providers to Achieve Better, More Equitable Health
Partnering with Primary Care Providers to Achieve Better, More Equitable Health
To achieve our mission, we’re targeting our efforts towards strengthening and augmenting primary care providers.
The Waymarker Community: Meet Kaye Foster, Waymark Advisor
The Waymarker Community: Meet Kaye Foster, Waymark Advisor
Afia Asamoah, Waymark’s Head of Legal and People, interviews Kaye Foster, a Waymark advisor.
Our approach to tech and data science at Waymark
Our approach to tech and data science at Waymark
The challenge of building modern healthcare technology is to communicate with the existing healthcare system we are a part of.
Waymark listed as one of "15 tech startups to watch in 2022" by Fast Company
Waymark listed as one of "15 tech startups to watch in 2022" by Fast Company
Our company profile in Forbes
Our company profile in Forbes
Waymark is building a community health worker brigade for Medicaid.