About
Koda is an AI-enhanced patient decision support platform built for healthcare organizations navigating serious illness planning. It simplifies goals-of-care conversations between patients and providers, ensuring treatment aligns with individual patient preferences through structured, guided digital workflows. Koda offers two core solutions: Advance Care Planning (ACP), which generates legally compliant directives and provides virtual serious illness support, and Kidney Action Planning, which improves care coordination for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The platform is designed by healthcare experts and is proven to improve operational efficiency and patient outcomes. It features complete EMR integration meeting HL7 FHIR standards, enabling seamless adoption into existing clinical workflows. Koda's risk models identify patients with complex health needs and connect them with dedicated Patient Advocates through its KodaCares service, adding a human layer to the digital experience. The platform achieves equitable access across diverse cultural and socio-economic groups, and has earned a Net Promoter Score of 87 from patients. With a published track record including a 42% reduction in total cost of care, Koda is positioned for health systems, hospitals, nephrology practices, and care management teams seeking scalable, evidence-based tools for proactive medical decision-making.
Key Features
- AI-Enhanced Patient Decision Support: Guides patients through goals-of-care conversations using AI, aligning treatment plans with individual patient preferences and values.
- Advance Care Planning (ACP): Generates legally compliant advance directives and care plans with virtual serious illness support to ensure patient wishes are documented and followed.
- Kidney Action Planning: Improves care coordination for patients with chronic kidney disease through structured digital planning workflows tailored to CKD care teams.
- EMR Integration (HL7 FHIR): Provides complete, standards-compliant integration with existing Electronic Medical Record systems, enabling streamlined clinical workflows.
- KodaCares Patient Advocates: Risk models identify high-complexity patients and connect them with human Patient Advocates for personalized, ongoing support beyond the digital platform.
Use Cases
- Healthcare organizations implementing scalable advance care planning programs to reduce unplanned emergency interventions.
- Hospitals and health systems reducing total cost of care by aligning treatment with documented patient preferences before a crisis occurs.
- Nephrology practices improving care coordination and treatment planning for patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Health systems ensuring legal compliance and EMR documentation of patient advance directives across diverse patient populations.
- Care management teams identifying high-risk patients and connecting them to personalized advocacy support through KodaCares.
Pros
- Proven Cost Savings: Delivers a documented 42% reduction in total cost of care for healthcare organizations, backed by published research.
- High Patient Satisfaction: Achieves a Net Promoter Score of 87, reflecting a comfortable and effective patient experience during sensitive conversations.
- Equitable and Scalable Access: Drives adoption across diverse cultural and socio-economic groups, making serious illness planning more accessible at scale.
- Standards-Based EMR Integration: HL7 FHIR-compliant integration reduces implementation friction and fits naturally into existing clinical and IT infrastructure.
Cons
- Enterprise-Only Focus: Koda is designed exclusively for healthcare organizations and is not accessible to individual patients outside of an organizational deployment.
- Non-Transparent Pricing: As a B2B SaaS solution, pricing is not publicly listed and requires direct engagement with the Koda sales team.
- Narrow Use Case Scope: The platform is specialized for advance care and kidney care planning, limiting its applicability outside of serious illness and chronic disease contexts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Advance Care Planning (ACP) and how does Koda support it?
Advance Care Planning is the process of documenting a patient's healthcare preferences for future serious illness scenarios. Koda simplifies this by guiding patients through structured digital conversations, generating legally compliant directives, and integrating results into the EMR.
Who is Koda designed for?
Koda is designed for healthcare organizations including hospitals, health systems, and nephrology practices that want to scale proactive serious illness planning and improve care alignment with patient goals.
Does Koda integrate with existing EMR systems?
Yes. Koda offers complete EMR integration that meets HL7 FHIR standards, allowing seamless data exchange with existing clinical workflows and record systems.
What is KodaCares?
KodaCares is an add-on service where Koda's risk models identify patients with complex health needs and connect them to human Patient Advocates who provide personalized, ongoing support beyond the digital platform.
What outcomes has Koda demonstrated?
Koda has published research showing a 42% reduction in total cost of care, a Net Promoter Score of 87 among patients, and improved adoption across diverse cultural and socio-economic populations.
