On-site clinical care that drives facility performance

Curana Health® provides the expert clinical engine your skilled nursing facility needs to excel. We integrate physician-led teams with wraparound care coordination services and advanced technology to elevate your facility’s clinical and operational performance. Our industry-leading care model delivers on critical SNF challenges including inpatient admissions, polypharmacy, quality, and compliance to drive clinical and operational improvements.
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Seamless integration and operational efficiency for SNF administrators

Our on-site, 24/7 care model is built to align with your priorities and streamline operations so you can unlock greater value and growth with less hassle.

  • Physician-led teams: Our on-site teams are supported by advanced practice providers, medical assistants, and dedicated staff to alleviate burnout and deliver comprehensive care.
  • Rapid first visits: We quickly see newly admitted patients to reduce readmission risk.
  • Risk-stratified rounding: With a reliable daily presence, our providers use proprietary tools to prioritize visits based on patient acuity, ensuring those who need care most receive it promptly.
  • Integrated behavioral health and care coordination services: Curana providers proactively manage behavioral health needs and streamline care transitions—reducing hospital readmissions, easing staff burden, and improving regulatory compliance.
  • 24/7 clinical coverage: After-hours telehealth and on-call support reduce hospital transfers and provide peace of mind for your staff and patients.

Partnership in action

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AHCA NCAL Gold Quality Award winners are Curana facility partners

Better outcomes for your patients

Our unique clinical model keeps patients safer, makes families happier, and enhances facilities’ community relationships and credibility.

  • Comprehensive medical care: Integrated behavioral health and primary care offerings ensure holistic patient well-being and safety via proactive care interventions and reduction in unnecessary polypharmacy.
  • Timely response: New admissions are seen quickly, supporting safer transitions, timely interventions, and better health outcomes.
  • Fewer hospitalizations: Proactive rounding, technology-powered risk stratification, and after-hours telehealth availability reduce avoidable transfers and costly readmissions.
  • Full-cycle care management: We oversee patient care at every step—from admission through a 90-day post-discharge period, including required telehealth TCM visits, ensuring patients’ health and families’ peace of mind.
  • Prioritized advanced care planning: Our providers focus on ACP completion, aligning care with patient wishes and compliance standards.
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Quality and financial performance for operators

On-site clinical care isn’t just good for patients– it’s good for your facility. By embedding providers and care resources into daily life, you gain:

  • Improved quality measures: Reduce return-to-acutes and polypharmacy, elevating quality adherence, eliminating survey tags, and lifting star ratings.
  • Clinical and operational improvements: Opportunity to earn shared savings and deploy scalable care models tailored for SNFs.
  • Staffing efficiency: Our coordinated care model helps your nurses provide care more efficiently, helping alleviate staff burnout.
  • Operational stability: Participate in shared savings opportunities, accurate diagnosis capture, Minimum Data Set (MDS) collaboration, and value-based care programs.
  • Higher census and retention: Families and health systems choose communities where care is seamless, benefits are thoughtful, and patients can age in place.
“What we’ve accomplished here goes beyond simply adding medical services to our campus. We’ve created a healthcare ecosystem where seniors receive the right care at the right time, without any barriers or delays. That’s what allows them to age with dignity and independence.”
-Michelle Loucks, Executive Director, Ware Presbyterian Village
“I can’t imagine going back before we integrated value-based care into our facilities. It has made such a difference for our staff, patients, and their families and really positioned us for success. I recently asked our regional and central nursing leaders if they would ever want to go back, and they adamantly stated they wouldn’t.”
-Johanna Volm, RN, BSN, Vice President of Clinical Services, Care Initiatives
“Curana Health has made my life easier just in the collaboration and the open communication that I have with them day to day. I am able to reach out to either the medical director or the nurse practitioner, and we’re able to collaborate to enhance the residents’ care on a day-to-day basis.”
-Tami, Skilled Nursing Facility Administrator
“My role has become easier by working with Curana because we have easier and quicker access to healthcare and support services. It's very easy to call and get an appointment with one of the nurse practitioners the very next day or sooner if needed.”
-Melanie, Care Coordination Manager

An "easy button" for partnership

Our flexible partnership approach combines physician-led care, innovative health plans, and advanced technology. Each part of the Curana Health system is designed to work with you, delivering better outcomes where you need it most.

Medical group

Our physician-led medical group provides on-site primary, urgent, and post-acute care in skilled nursing and long-term care communities. With consistent rounding, 24/7 coverage, and integrated care teams, Curana enables facilities to focus on doing what they do best– providing excellent care to patients. We shape our care to your needs.

ACO participation

Through the Medicare Shared Savings Program and High Needs REACH ACOs, we manage the heavy lift around care coordination and compliance while sharing savings and driving quality results. Curana’s MSSP ACO ranked in the top 1% nationally in its first year, showing that coordinated collaboration efforts can reduce costs while improving patient outcomes.

Health plans

Our Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs and D-SNPs) are designed specifically for seniors in long-term care, with benefits that aren’t traditionally covered by Medicare and lower out of pocket costs. These plans lower barriers to care, enhance access to services, and give communities the chance to participate in shared savings models.

Technology

We use integrated EMRs, remote patient monitoring, and predictive AI to identify risks before they escalate. Our platform surfaces risk and streamlines staff response.

Bring a clinical performance partner to your facility

Discover how Curana Health can transform care delivery and drive meaningful results in your skilled nursing or long-term care facility.
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Derek Chao, MD

President and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Chao brings more than two decades of experience in managed care, clinical leadership, and healthcare transformation to Curana Health. Starting his medical career as a hospitalist and nephrologist in Southern California, Dr. Chao has held various leadership positions (including medical director and chief medical officer) within numerous healthcare organizations (including HealthCare Partners). Before coming to Curana, he served as chief executive officer of Optum Health’s western region, where he oversaw operations and care delivery across nine states. Dr. Chao’s expertise spans a range of healthcare models, from fee-for-service to value-based care across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans. His broad experience has honed his ability to lead both clinical and operational teams through the complexities of healthcare delivery models, and his professional insights are shaped not only by his clinical expertise, but also by personal experience (having witnessed firsthand the challenges his elderly parents faced in navigating the American healthcare system). At Curana Health, Dr. Chao leads efforts to empower the organization’s healthcare providers, optimize care delivery, and ensure clinicians have the tools and support needed to achieve exceptional outcomes for patients and operator partners alike.