Central Logic Acquisition of Ensocare to Improve Access to Care for Veterans
Acquisition advances companies’ shared vision of providing flexible and purpose-built solutions to orchestrate and navigate patient transitions across health systems and through the continuum of care
Ensocare’s industry-leading discharge planning technology is a VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT)-approved solution with a current Authority to Operate (ATO) on the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC).
Combined with Central Logic’s focus on inpatient transitions, the integrated solution provides Medical Centers the necessary controls to elevate patient flow, clinician effectiveness, staff efficiency and patient outcomes
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Central Logic, the leading healthcare access and orchestration company, has acquired Omaha-based Ensocare, whose VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT)-approved solution automates the inpatient referral process to post-acute care (PAC) within the Veterans Health Administration.
Central Logic’s flexible, purpose-built technology solution focuses on referrals and transfers between Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Centers and between community care centers and the VA by uniting all available provider, facility and transportation resources to enable them to operate as one system of care. This approach enables the seamless orchestration of patients to the appropriate care level and setting without delay. Ultimately, this efficient access to needed care reduces wait times and diversions and elevates operational performance as well as patient outcomes.
The acquisition of Ensocare expands Central Logic’s solution to include successful transitions beyond hospitals to post-acute care settings—including skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care centers, and even the home—by tapping into Ensocare’s active, curated network of more than 50,000 PAC providers nationwide. Placement confirmations are secured on average within 30 minutes.
Central Logic will expand Ensocare’s existing Authority to Operate (ATO) within the Veterans Health Administration to reduce wait times, diversions and non-clinical patient transfer tasks from nurses to allow them to operate at the top of their licenses, while improving patient flow, patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes.
“This strategic acquisition means that our solutions will now span the care continuum from acute to post-acute care (PAC), which will improve transitions into, through and out of the health system, creating true ‘systemness’ for our clients,” said Bill Gilroy, VP of Government Solutions for Central Logic and a Navy veteran. “By operating as one, Veteran Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) can offer a more seamless experience for veterans across all acuity levels, while enabling providers to stay connected and strengthening the relationships with PAC providers in their communities.”
“Our fully integrated solution will provide visibility and access to data that ensures hospital beds are freed in a timely manner when inpatient care is no longer necessary. This decreases length of stay and increases throughput,” Gilroy said. “Further, this kind of efficient orchestration and navigation creates bed availability and access for incoming veteran patients.”
Central Logic’s existing solutions already deliver 10x ROI to health system clients in the first year, and Gilroy says that clients that expand their engagement to include the acute to post-acute orchestration and access solution will see even greater results. “This is more important now than ever as health systems across the country implement the necessary controls and programs to improve efficiency and access to care,” Gilroy added.
A whole greater than the sum of its parts
In light of the Ensocare acquisition, Central Logic becomes the only solution in the market that provides region-wide acute care transfer, transport and post-acute care transfer capabilities in one platform, enabling health systems to more cohesively operate as one.
“This combination of two market leaders with a shared vision of optimizing healthcare access and orchestration is creating a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts,” Gilroy said. “The combined 800 hospitals and health systems, including the Veterans Health Administration, that Central Logic will now work with will benefit from access to a flexible, purpose-built solution that delivers health systems the necessary network-wide visibility and controls to centralize and standardize all transitions of care.”
Better interoperability, better together
In addition to elevating operational efficiency, clinician effectiveness and patient outcomes, Gilroy said the joining of the two companies will bring unrivaled interoperability and seamless integration with VistA, Cerner and other bed management and other critical health system applications. Central Logic will ultimately integrate the Ensocare solution set, including Transition, Choice and Respond, into its platform.
“Central Logic and Ensocare were founded and have remained steadfast in our commitment to improving transitions of care and patient outcomes, and that will not change,” said Central Logic CEO Angie Franks. “Rather, our new structure will amplify our ability to orchestrate care and improve patient navigation across more care settings. The combination of our two companies will greatly benefit our clients by further enhancing operational efficiencies and capabilities, while improving clinical outcomes, patient experience and clinician burden.”
The 800 hospitals and health systems that will now use Central Logic’s technology include 150,000 providers and more than 5 million patients, touching a total of 14% of U.S. inpatients each year. The company now employs 125 team members and will continue to operate Ensocare’s Omaha, Neb., location, as well as existing Central Logic offices in St. Paul, Minn., and Sandy, Utah.
About Central Logic
For health systems and hospitals, healthcare access and orchestration are life-saving endeavors. Central Logic is a pioneer in the space and was founded solely to support this mission. Our flexible, purpose-built access and orchestration solutions ensure efficient patient navigation across health systems and through the continuum of care, delivering the necessary controls to elevate revenue capture, clinician effectiveness, and patient outcomes. Clients count on Central Logic to deliver superior real-time visibility across their networks as well as operational, clinical and technical best practices to drive strong growth, reduce length of stay and minimize avoidable delays—today and into the future.
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