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Summit Re Announces Collaboration With Deerwalk, Inc.

Posted by Deerwalk on August 22, 2019

Managing General Underwriter and Reinsurance Advisor Partners With Deerwalk to Provide Clients With Tools For Strategic Decision-Making

Boston, SummitRe PR social postMA (August 22, 2019) - Summit Reinsurance Services, Inc. announced a strategic collaboration with Deerwalk, Inc., an innovative population health management, data management, and healthcare analytics software company. Through this collaboration, Summit Re clients will have access to the most complete population health management suite in the industry. Efficient and accurate data collection, intake, enrichment, and reporting, will allow participating clients to obtain a full picture of their risk portfolio in order to make more effective management decisions.

Deerwalk’s customizable, subscription-based software packages help health plans, TPAs, brokers, and others visualize current scenarios and drill down into cost drivers so they can predict future risks and associated costs. They can accurately compare trends and populations, as well as track the performance of care coordination efforts.

“We are very excited to work with Deerwalk. Our companies share a passion for working with clients on an individual level to help each one be as effective as possible,” said Brian Fehlhaber, Vice President of Sales for Summit Re. “As the healthcare industry continues to shift focus toward quality and value-based measures, the tools Deerwalk brings to Summit Re clients can help them improve their processes to optimize the delivery of care—with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.”

Tim Huke, Chief Growth Officer for Deerwalk, added, "Deerwalk’s analytics platform delivers tremendous enterprise-wide value to all the business stakeholders involved in managing plan assets, including Summit Re, their TPAs, employer groups, brokers, health plans, provider groups, and ACO clients. We are thrilled to be able to introduce Deerwalk's Plan Analytics clinical and financial reporting platform to Summit Re's clients, as this partnership aligns perfectly with Deerwalk's strategy in these same market segments."

About Deerwalk, Inc.

Deerwalk is an innovative population health management, data management, and healthcare analytics software company based in Lexington, Massachusetts. Founded in 2010, Deerwalk is privately held with over 300 employees worldwide, including a technology campus in Kathmandu, Nepal. We partner with industry leaders responsible for making decisions for the health of a population to optimize costs and improve the quality of care. Deerwalk offers a complete population health management suite built on a foundation of data integrity that delivers reliable data insights and actionable intelligence. To learn more, visit www.deerwalk.com

About Summit Re

Summit Reinsurance Services is a managing general underwriter and reinsurance advisor, working with health insurers, managed care plans, provider groups, and self-funded employers throughout the US. Summit Re helps its clients analyze, manage, and transfer risk to protect their financial stability. As a consultant and advisor, the company works with clients to formulate and implement new products and strategies. Further information is available at www.summit-re.com.

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Tim Huke, Chief Growth Officer
Deerwalk