Healthcare Industry Success Story in Fairfax

Innovation Sparks Healthcare Solutions

Digital will dominate the future. As we continue to advance toward a fully digitized world, everything from work meetings and job interviews on Zoom, to movies and music on streaming services, is accessible at our fingertips, thanks to the power of the internet. Healthcare is no exception.

When Fairfax County – based Altruista Health was founded in 2007, its mission to provide accessible care management software was ahead of the digital curve. Today, the company’s omprehensive technology platform offers innovative solutions that remove barriers to care, reduce avoidable healthcare expenses and improve health outcomes f or millions of Americans.

Altruista’s GuidingCare® platform is a web – based population health management system that helps streamline care management workflows; facilitate coordination among clinical, behavioral and community resources; accelerate quality improvements; and promote engagement with health plan members. Its patient – centered model of care integrates many services into one seamless platform.

“Altruista Health was founded to improve the health status of Americans and take unnecessary costs out of the healthcare system, and that is where our focus has been for nearly 14 years,” said Altruista Health Co – founder and President Ashish Kachru.

Headquartered in the Reston community of Fairfax County, Altruista Health is composed of a team of experts in their respective fields –  clinicians who understand complex clinical workflows, former health plan leaders, operational leaders and technology innovators.

Altruista is joined by a robust network of healthcare and life science companies in Fairfax County, including Inova, Bode Technology, Kaiser Permanente and other industry leaders.

Fairfax County is a central part of the regional biomedical hub that includes the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Science Foundation and the military health system.

Within Fairfax County, life science firms are developing innovative products and services. Fairfax County also offers a talented workforce, skilled in technology diagnostics, therapeutics, remote monitoring, genetics and DNA forensics.

In addition, the region’s robust cloud computing and Internet infrastructure resources provide unlimited potential for digital solutions related to life science industries.