Slowing Kidney Disease Progression Through Proactive Population Health Management

In this episode of The Strategy of Health, host Cole is joined by Dr. Stephanie Toth-Manikowski, a seasoned nephrologist and population health expert at Healthmap Solutions. Together, they explore a bold vision for kidney care: slowing the progression of kidney disease and optimizing renal replacement therapy. This insightful conversation unpacks how intelligent population health management can identify at-risk patients earlier, enabling proactive care coordination and helping patients maintain kidney function longer.Dr. Toth-Manikowski shares her clinical journey—from Harvard and Johns Hopkins to frontline nephrology—and reveals how Healthmap’s multidisciplinary teams of nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and dietitians are making a tangible impact on CKD outcomes. They discuss everything from avoiding unplanned dialysis starts, to educating patients about home dialysis options, to tackling social determinants of health with actionable support.Key themes include:🩺 Early intervention in CKD stages 3–5🤝 Coordinated, personalized care models that reduce ER dialysis starts📚 The power of health literacy, lifestyle changes, and low-cost medications📡 Bridging clinical care gaps with intelligent outreach and real-time data If you’re a healthcare strategist, clinician, or payer looking to understand how tech-enabled, patient-centered models are changing the future of kidney care, this episode is a must-listen.🔔 Subscribe for weekly insights on healthcare transformation.🌐 Visit ajhcs.org for more resources.This video was brought to you by: Healthmap Solutions, learn more at https://healthmapsolutions.com/