As an ICHOM Associate Partner, Tshiamo Health is helping advance value-based healthcare through innovative programmes that improve outcomes and strengthen collaboration across the health system. They recently shared an implementation update from Kenya’s Lea Mama maternity programme, highlighting valuable lessons from the initiative.

Tshiamo Health implementation update – learnings from Kenya’s Lea Mama programme

Kenya’s Lea Mama’s value based care maternity programme—supported by Tshiamo Health, demonstrates the power of early collaboration between providers and insurers. Phase 1 of the Programme focused on service redesign selecting high quality maternal care providers, and leveraging ai-enabled health education and care navigation to drive maternal adherence to evidence-based pathways. The package of care and services delivered were aligned with agreed programme indicators.

Phase 2 of the Programme focused on trust building between providers and the insurer to enhance data sharing, and collaborate on designing appropriate value metrics and an incentive-linked value contract. Results at 18 months show positive directional shifts: 76% first-trimester antenatal care initiation, zero maternal deaths, zero 30-day maternal readmissions, 0.7% neonatal ICU admissions and a 4% overall reduction in maternity claims compared with baseline.

Read the detailed learnings from the Lea Mama programme here: https://www.fsdkenya.org/focus-sectors/health-finance/addressing-maternal-and-child-health-outcomes-by-going-beyond-access-learnings-from-the-lea-mama-programme/