Kidneylink

What Kidneylink does

Kidneylink is a value-based kidney care program operated under U.S. Renal Care, Inc. (USRC), a private healthcare company headquartered in Plano, Texas. The company runs a national partnership model built around nephrologists and their practices, offering technology, predictive analytics, and a multidisciplinary care team (nurses, dietitians, social workers, pharmacists) to manage patients across the chronic kidney disease (CKD) to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) continuum. Kidneylink delivers two integrated offerings: the Kidneylink Patient Care Program, a no-cost care management service that develops personalized care plans aimed at delaying disease progression, reducing avoidable hospitalizations, facilitating home dialysis, increasing transplants, and supporting advance care planning; and the Kidneylink Nephrologist Platform, a technology and analytics solution that provides predictive analytics and care management tools to physician partners operating under value-based care arrangements.

The underlying technology centers on a predictive analytics platform used to identify high-risk kidney patients and trigger customized interventions timed to slow disease progression. Kidneylink is HIPAA- and CCPA-compliant and operates as a national organization of nephrologists sharing data, learnings, and best practices. Its 2024 CMS results ranked the program #1 in Value-Based Kidney Care Savings, positioning it as an industry leader on federal cost and quality benchmarks.

Kidneylink generates revenue through value-based care contracts with payers (managed services), with compensation tied to cost savings and quality outcomes; the patient-facing program is provided at no cost to eligible patients. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct outreach to nephrologists and their practices, with patient enrollment available through nephrologist referral or direct contact. Leadership is led by CEO Mark Caputo (founder and former CEO of Liberty Dialysis, former Chairman of Sound Physicians, and former Managing Partner of Joint Ventures at Fresenius Medical Care), supported by a senior team recruited from Caremore, Anthem, Centene, US Oncology, Optum/UnitedHealth Group, Aetna, Landmark Health, and Oliver Wyman. The program sits within USRC's broader national dialysis infrastructure, providing operational and financial backing.

Name

Kidneylink

Legal name

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

Website

https://kidneylink.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kidneylink is a value-based kidney care program backed by U.S. Renal Care that partners with nephrologists nationwide to deliver predictive-analytics-driven care management for patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease, funded through payer value-based care contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Value-Based Kidney Care Management

NAICS

Kidney Dialysis Centers (621492)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKAHAC

Dialysis Services (Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Nephrology

SECONDARYHLALAFAC

Kidney & Dialysis Remote Care (CKD/ESRD monitoring, home dialysis support)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Chronic Care & Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Platforms

SECONDARYHLALAGAI

Nephrology Telemedicine Platforms

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Specialty Telemedicine Platforms (e.g., dermatology, cardiology, neurology)

Keywords

• Value-based kidney care
• Nephrologist partnership network
• Chronic kidney disease management
• Renal care coordination
• Predictive analytics healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Value-Based Care Arrangements with Payers: Kidneylink generates revenue through value-based care contracts with payers. The company provides nephrologist partners with technology, analytics, and resources to lower costs and improve clinical outcomes, with compensation tied to cost savings and quality metrics achieved.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kidneylink delivers value-based kidney care through a national nephrologist partnership model, combining a no-cost patient care management program with a technology and analytics platform for physician partners. The company generates revenue from value-based care contracts with payers while providing predictive analytics, care interventions, and multidisciplinary care team support to slow disease progression, reduce hospitalizations, and improve outcomes for people living with chronic kidney disease.

Product overview

Kidneylink is a unified value-based kidney care platform comprising two integrated offerings: the Kidneylink Patient Care Program (a no-cost support service for patients featuring nurses, dietitians, social workers, and pharmacists) and the Kidneylink Nephrologist Platform (a technology and analytics solution providing predictive analytics and care management tools). These offerings work together to delay disease progression, reduce hospitalizations, facilitate home dialysis, and increase transplants through nephrologist-centered care coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kidneylink Patient Care Program A no-cost care management program for individuals living with kidney disease that provides a care team of nurses, dietitians, social workers, and pharmacists who work alongside the patient's nephrologist to develop personalized care plans covering disease education, comorbidity management, dialysis transitions (including home dialysis), transplant coordination, advance care planning, and reduction of avoidable hospitalizations.
• Kidneylink Nephrologist Platform A partnership platform that provides nephrologist partners with predictive analytics, care management tools, and operational resources to succeed in value-based care arrangements with payers, enabling physician partners to lower costs, improve clinical outcomes, and enhance patient experience for their chronic kidney disease populations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2024 CMS results show Kidneylink is #1 in Value-Based Kidney Care Savings with unmatched cost reductions and high quality, patient-centered care

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. Renal CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKidneylink is built on decades of clinical, operational, and financial success, backed by U.S. Renal Care. U.S. Renal Care is the parent company and strategic partner providing operational and financial backing for Kidneylink's value-based kidney care programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kidneylink

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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