Dimer Health Wins Accenture Innovation Award for AI-Powered Transitional Care, Tackling $62B Readmission Crisis
Chicago, IL – September 25, 2025 – Dimer Health, a physician-led virtual care company redefining recovery after hospital discharge, has been named an Innovation Champion at the 8th Annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge, held September 24–25 at Accenture’s Chicago Gen AI Studio.
The award recognizes startups using advanced technologies to solve healthcare’s most pressing problems. Dimer was selected for its AI-powered transitional care model, which addresses the fragile period after patients leave the hospital, a stage that drives $62 billion in readmission costs annually.
“Winning Accenture’s Innovation Challenge is about more than recognition, it’s validation that transitional care must move to the center of healthcare reform,” said Caroline Hodge, MS, PA-C, MBA, CEO and Co-Founder of Dimer Health. “Hospitals are strained, Medicaid is under pressure, and patients are too often left on their own after discharge. Our model combines AI with physician-led, 24/7 coverage so patients aren’t just discharged, they’re supported until they’re truly recovered.”
Dimer’s Transitionist model blends continuous virtual care with real-time AI insights, personalizing support for each patient’s history, medications, and comorbidities. The result: fewer ER visits, fewer missed surgeries, and higher patient satisfaction. Across thousands of recoveries, Dimer has consistently delivered measurable outcomes such as:
- ER visits reduced by double digits
- Readmissions avoided, saving health systems thousands per patient
- Patient satisfaction scores (Press Ganey) improved by up to 50%
“Dimer Health stood out because they’re not just talking about AI, they’ve built a model that demonstrates it can safely scale care outside the hospital,” said Brian Kalis, Managing Director at Accenture. “Their physician-led approach to transitional care fills a critical gap and shows what’s possible when technology and clinical oversight work hand-in-hand.”
As an Innovation Champion, Dimer Health will expand its collaborations with health systems, payers, and providers nationwide, scaling its service-enabled AI platform to deliver safer recoveries, lower costs, and reduced burden on frontline clinicians.
