8/1/2024 - Milliman acquires Pluritem Health


Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the acquisition of Pluritem Health, the next generation clinical data platform.

Pluritem Health is the perfect complement to Milliman’s existing suite of healthcare intelligence products,” says Milliman Principal Chris Martin. “We expect Pluritem Health’s platform to be a force multiplier that allows us to provide an even richer array of analytic capabilities to clients.”

Ninety-seven percent of all medical data is locked away in silos and legacy formats,” says Pluritem Health CEO Ben Newton. “What the industry has needed for some time is a key to the lock, and Pluritem Health is that key. Our platform uses advanced analytics and AI to uncover crucial insights and care gaps that enable healthcare organizations to deliver the best care possible.”

  • Milliman acquires Pluritem Health, announces availability of real-time clinical data platform for advanced analytics

    The Pluritem Health data platform unlocks the value of patient data trapped in healthcare silos and legacy formats—spotlighting crucial insights and care gaps and enabling more cost-effective collaborative care at both the patient and population levels


    SEATTLE – August 1, 2024 – Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the acquisition of Pluritem Health, the next generation clinical data platform. Pluritem Health aggregates and analyzes patients’ medical histories to improve quality and cost effectiveness of patient care across the healthcare industry, including direct primary care physicians, onsite/near-site clinics, telehealth, care management teams, and hospital settings. 

    Pluritem Health is the perfect complement to Milliman’s existing suite of healthcare intelligence products,” says Milliman Principal Chris Martin. “We expect Pluritem Health’s platform to be a force multiplier that allows us to provide an even richer array of analytic capabilities to clients.”

    Pluritem Health gives healthcare providers, clinics, and care management organizations access to real-time patient information, making it easier to onboard new patients and develop effective health improvement plans. Pluritem Health aggregates a patients’ history from multiple sources, consolidating hundreds of disjointed medical records extracted from labs, doctors’ notes, prescriptions, device data, and other sources of patient information. Pluritem Health then delivers an accessible view of the whole patient, including care history, health gaps, trends, and risks. Providers, employers, and payers leverage this information to close care gaps, reduce risk, and improve quality of care. 

    Ninety-seven percent of all medical data is locked away in silos and legacy formats,” says Pluritem Health CEO Ben Newton. “What the industry has needed for some time is a key to the lock, and Pluritem Health is that key. Our platform uses advanced analytics and AI to uncover crucial insights and care gaps that enable healthcare organizations to deliver the best care possible.”

Frequently Asked Questions

  •  CareFlowIQ is a clinical data platform that unlocks the value of patient data trapped in healthcare silos and legacy formats, and then aggregates that data into a 360-degree total patient view.

  • Robust real-time patient data (not claims data) from multiple sources such as Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), government mandated networks, and multiple electronic health record (EHR) systems. The aggregation of data includes lab results, procedure outcomes, doctor care summaries, immunization records, and health recommendations - in any form, including , PDFs, Fax copies, HL7, CCDA, and even X-ray images

  • Pluritem Health’s SaaS platform transforms the data into the FHIR standard, consolidates all available records into a longitudinal whole patient view, refines naming conventions, dates, codes and units, and analyzes the data to identify red flags, risks, trends and care gaps.

  • CareFlowIQ is designed to enhance the doctor/patient relationship,improve patient outcomes, and lower costs by providing the doctor a complete and accurate view of their patient’s medical history while also eliminating the wasted time spent by staff tracking down patients’ medical histories. CareFlowIQ also provides healthcare practices with population health analytics and dashboards by doctor, practice, or employer - without relying on 90-day-old claims data.

  • "In independent primary care, including direct primary care, getting connected with broader, system-level health data can be really challenging. That negatively impacts our ability to more effectively care for patients and achieve better outcomes. Pluritem understands this challenge and is developing leading-edge technology to not only connect us with the data, but also help sort and prioritize the data into a great user experience. With this tool, our team can redirect their time away from chasing records, which corresponds to lower operational cost."

    Dr. Ben Aiken - CEO - Lantern Health

  • Any healthcare organization that can use  real-time, up-to-date patient medical histories to deliver an enhanced care plan, or that needs to track and quantify  the health improvements they are delivering - without relying on claims data - will  benefit from using CareFlowIQ. This includes direct primary care, onsite and near-site clinics,  telehealth practices, care management organizations, and many more. Any healthcare organization that endorses and advocates more collaborative  care should consider moving beyond the antiquated approaches to gathering patient data.

    • Cost effective new patient onboarding. CareFlowIQ delivers a 360-degree whole-patient view in minutes, reducing time spent manually gathering data from disparate sources.

    • Enhanced patient care. With the complete patient history and health risks at their fingertips,  doctors are able to be their best, developing the optimum patient care plan.

    • Demonstrable health improvements. With patient, provider, practice, and employer-level reports of population health, practices can clearly show the cost and health improvements they are delivering.

  •  Yes, Pluritem Health adheres to, and is committed to going above and beyond , all relevant healthcare regulations and standards to ensure the security and privacy of patient data.

  •  Pluritem is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and other healthcare IT infrastructures. It supports interoperability standards to facilitate data exchange across different platforms.

  •  Yes, Pluritem can be customized to meet the specific needs of specific healthcare practices, including Direct Primary Care doctors, onsite clinics, and other independent providers.

  •  Pluritem employs robust security measures to protect patient data. This includes multiple layers of encryption, de-identified storage of patient data, robust role-based access controls, and regular security audits to ensure compliance with industry standards.

  •  Healthcare providers can contact Pluritem Health to schedule a demonstration and discuss how CareFlowIQ integrates with their existing systems and improves patient care.

  •  For more information about Pluritem Health's services and how Pluritem Health can support your healthcare practice, contact our team.