Our unique model of care delivers health care as it should be
Our care team supports local community physicians in building strong patient relationships that are key to both immediate and lasting behavior change and improved health.
OUR HISTORY
Enabling employers and health plans to reduce their health care expenses and improve health outcomes
But that’s not why we get up every morning
At the heart of our company is a dedication to delivering patient-centered health care that offers unequaled results for the people we serve.
It all began in the Mississippi Delta
Vigilant Health’s innovative approach to health care stems from a university-based program, the Delta Diabetes Project, that achieved unprecedented results. The unique model of care was created by our Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder, Dr. Marshall Bouldin.
Why the Mississippi Delta?
Although opportunities have improved in the past 50 years, the Mississippi Delta remains one of the most impoverished regions in the United States.
The national poverty rate is about 15%. It’s 22% for Mississippi. In most Delta counties, it’s 30-40%. Delta residents have limited access to healthy food and medical services.
The Delta Diabetes Project sustained documented improvements in metabolic outcomes in more than 7,500 disadvantaged type 2 diabetes patients over a 10-year period in the Mississippi Delta and inner-city Jackson, MS.
The program produced:
- Unprecedented levels of engagement
- Unprecedented compliance
- Sustained outcome improvements
Building on that success, the Vigilant diabetes program produced even better results, even among the most disadvantaged populations and within environments of severely constrained resources. Vigilant demonstrated a direct link between improved health and reduced costs resulting from the successful management of diabetes.
Vigilant Health’s unprecedented results
Vigilant Health has significantly enhanced and transformed its clinical model into a capitated, performance-based model for health plans and self-insured employers. Vigilant Health measures results in objective clinical outcomes and hard dollars. The Vigilant model demonstrates the direct link and calibrates the exact relationship between improved health and reduced costs resulting from the successful management of chronic disease.
The Vigilant Health program does not simply produce marginal, temporary improvements in process metrics or outcomes, but sustained improvements in patients’ lives and behaviors. Vigilant Health produces meaningful, sustained improvements across all key measures of metabolic health (HbA1c, SBP, DBP, LDL, TG, and BMI — while simultaneously decreasing hospitalization rates, emergency room usage, and claims paid per member. Vigilant increases access, compliance, and patient engagement. Results are typically evident within six months and sustained for the duration of the program. The Vigilant model changes the fundamentals of health care, Vigilant Health achieves the same results in rural markets, in small towns, and across all demographic groups