How It Works
One phone number. Three audiences served. Real-time intelligence flowing between patients, providers, and the state.
A single phone number that any rural Louisianan can text or call — from a flip phone, a landline, or a smartphone. No app to download, no account to create.
AI-powered conversational guidance handles health questions, medication reminders, appointment coordination, transportation needs, food assistance, and benefits navigation — all in one channel.
My mama need her sugar medicine refilled but the pharmacy closed early
I can help with that. I see there's a Walgreens in Opelousas open until 9pm that carries her prescription. Would you like me to check if they can transfer it? I can also set up a weekly refill reminder so you don't run into this again.
Yes please and she also need a ride to the doctor Thursday
I'll check on the pharmacy transfer. For Thursday's appointment, your mama may qualify for Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation. Let me connect you with the scheduling line. What time is the appointment?
Thrive integrates clinical engagement with social determinants screening and chronic disease management in a single channel.
Conversational social determinants screening via SMS — food security, housing, transportation, utilities. Closed-loop referrals to local resources with follow-up to confirm services were actually delivered.
Structured multi-week SMS programs for diabetes management, maternal health, smoking cessation, and medication adherence. AI-powered conversations, not static scripts.
Voice biomarker analysis during calls to identify depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline risk. Triage to behavioral health resources — all within the existing voice concierge, no separate app required.
Search coverage rules by procedure, diagnosis, or medication for any LA parish
Food banks, transportation, housing assistance, utility programs by parish
Guidelines adapted for rural practice settings and available resources
Complex case recommendations informed by patient engagement data
Rural providers and community health workers need instant answers — Medicaid coverage rules, local resource availability, evidence-based protocols for the patient in front of them.
Thrive's Provider Knowledge Platform is a searchable, AI-powered knowledge base built specifically for rural Louisiana practice. No more calling around, searching PDFs, or guessing at coverage rules. The information care teams need, when they need it, adapted for the resources actually available in their parish.
Every patient interaction generates de-identified, aggregated intelligence about rural health engagement, social determinant needs, and care coordination gaps. Thrive delivers real-time dashboards and quarterly impact reports aligned with CMS benchmarks — giving LED and LDH the evidence they need to demonstrate RHTP outcomes.
Real-Time
Engagement dashboards updated continuously, not quarterly
Parish-Level
Granular data across all 44 rural parishes
CMS-Aligned
Reporting structured for federal benchmark compliance
A disciplined rollout that proves value before scaling.
Stakeholder discovery, working prototype of patient concierge and provider platform, inaugural State of Rural Louisiana Health report using public data.
Full platform in 5–8 rural parishes. MCO and CHW integration. SDOH screening with closed-loop referrals. First structured chronic disease SMS programs for diabetes and maternal health.
All 44 rural parishes. Proactive care coordination, behavioral health voice screening, health risk scoring, full sub-grantee integration, and CMS benchmark alignment.
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