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Unimed Tubarão AI cuts patient enrollment from 100 to 10 days
Unimed Tubarão, a medical cooperative in southern Santa Catarina, Brazil, deployed an artificial‑intelligence solution developed with the data‑management firm level. The system automates the analysis of clinical and assistance data, reducing the time needed to identify and enroll patients in care programs from about 100 days to just 10 days – a 90 % cut.
Using the AI tool on a database of more than 50,000 beneficiaries, the platform flagged 4,775 patients as eligible for follow‑up, including 543 classified as high‑risk. Faster identification enables earlier interventions, which the partners say can improve patient outcomes and lower costly hospitalisations. Level estimates the speed‑up could save roughly R$ 8 million by avoiding high‑complexity procedures and claims.
The initiative comes amid rising costs in Brazil’s supplemental health sector, with the Medical‑Hospital Cost Variation Index (VCMH) climbing above general inflation. Jane Marilusa Silva, nursing coordinator of Unimed’s Viver Bem program, noted that the previous manual process could take up to three months, whereas the AI now locates patients instantly. Mariana Gaspers, CEO of level, highlighted early identification as a management strategy that reduces admissions and high‑cost procedures.
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Artificial intelligence · Brazilian law firms · Instituto de Estudos de Saúde Suplementar (IESS) · Jane Marilusa Silva · LGPD (General Data Protection Law) · Mariana Gaspers · OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) · PJe electronic filing system · Unimed Tubarão · level
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- [● 5 SOURCES] The AI tool is a partnership between Unimed Tubarão and the data‑management firm level. noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] The AI analysis identified 4,775 eligible patients from a database of over 50,000 beneficiaries. noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] The Medical‑Hospital Cost Variation Index (VCMH) has risen above general inflation in Brazil. noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] The AI implementation could generate potential savings of approximately R$ 8 million. noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Mariana Gaspers said early patient identification is a management strategy that reduces admissions and high‑complexity procedures. noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] The AI solution reduced patient identification time from 100 days to 10 days (90% reduction). noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Among the identified patients, 543 were classified as high clinical risk. noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Jane Marilusa Silva said the previous manual process could take up to three months, whereas the AI now locates patients instantly. noticias.dino.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · revistaempreende.com.br · dicaappdodia.com · oglobo.globo.com