PALO ALTO, Calif. & INDIANAPOLIS (June 18, 2021)—Vynca, a provider of advance care planning and serious illness care, and Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, announced a partnership that will enable patients and the Community care team members to digitally create and share advance care planning documents.
Vynca’s technology will integrate into Community’s Electronic Health Record system. This will allow providers and staff throughout Community’s network to have easy and quick access to detailed information within the clinical workflow. Patients will also have access to an easy-to-use digital portal where they can securely review, create and sign documents expressing their end-of-life wishes.
“We will be working closely with Vynca to improve our current advance care planning process flow, documentation and training for Community’s staff in all areas of care, also to increase patients and families awareness of the importance of advance care planning conversations and at the same time improve the trust and confidence our team members have in stored advance care planning documents in our system,” said Dr. George Hoyek, physician executive for post-acute care at Community Health Network. “We are looking forward to this opportunity because we know by being proactive in advance care planning, we can ensure patient’s wishes are heard and respected.”
Vynca currently houses active advance care plans for almost 1 million individuals across all 50 states. Partnering with over 150 hospitals, as well as health plans, ACOs, medical groups and state registries across 18 states, these organizations are realizing an impact in terms of higher quality of care at the end-of-life and the avoidance of unwanted health care interventions.
“More and more healthcare organizations are prioritizing advance care planning to better manage their most vulnerable populations,” said Ryan Van Wert, MD, CEO and co-founder of Vynca. “We’re excited to partner with Community, our first Indiana-based health system, as they recognize and prioritize the value of the patient voice. Engaging patients in these important conversations leads to better clinical outcomes and a better experience for everyone involved.”
Community Health Network will be working through the summer to integrate Vynca’s technology throughout the health system.
Visit vyncahealth.com and ecommunity.com for more information.
