Koda Health

Big news! The 2025 Houston Innovation Awards winners have been revealed – we’re excited to share that Koda Health has been named Best Health Tech Business. A big thank you to InnovationMap for recognizing the impact of our AI-enhanced decision support platform and the work we’re doing to bring values-aligned care planning to patients and health systems nationwide. We’re honored to be celebrated alongside Houston innovators who are strengthening our region’s tech landscape as a leading hub for healthcare transformation. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gF8TgC4W

When it comes to Advance Care Planning (ACP), getting patient preferences into the EHR is just the starting point. The real impact comes from making those preferences visible, actionable, and meaningful at the point of care. Too often, ACP lives as a static PDF attachment, where  technically “interoperable,” but practically invisible. At Koda Health, we believe ACP data shouldn’t sit in the chart waiting to be found; it should guide decisions. That’s why our EMR integration extracts key, discrete elements — surrogate decision-makers, values, goals, treatment limits — and surfaces them in the workflow where clinicians make choices every day. When clinicians can instantly see and trust what matters most to a patient, conversations change. Decisions align. Outcomes improve. Interoperability is table stakes. The differentiator is turning that data into real-time insight, empowering patients, families, and care teams to act together on what matters most.

We’re happy to share that Koda Health has been named a finalist in the Scaleup of the Year category for the 2025 Houston Innovation Awards! A huge thank you to InnovationMap for recognizing our growth and impact as we continue to scale our AI-enhanced decision support platform nationwide. It’s an honor to be recognized alongside other standout Houston innovators who are driving meaningful change and showcasing the strength of our city’s innovation ecosystem. Stay tuned for the November 13 winner announcement! Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g7TG_xx5

Been thinking a lot about my takeaways from Florida Association of ACOs (FLAACOs) so here is a slightly delayed recap — and an unsolicited all-time great movie reference: Jonathan Bush from Zus Health kicked off his keynote with a Matrix analogy: taking the red pill versus the blue pill. In his version, the “red pill” represents the foundational work ACOs have been doing to survive—risk adjustment, coding, the blocking and tackling of value-based care. The “blue pill,” on the other hand, is where the future lies: deeply understanding your data, managing populations proactively, and using those insights to drive outcomes. That theme, turning data into action, echoed throughout the conference. In my session, we built on that idea by showing how understanding your data reveals exactly where care quality or cost gaps exist, and how digital tools can bridge them. One message stood out: value-based care is accelerating. Leaders are moving beyond pilots and foundational infrastructure. They’re building systems that predict, personalize, and proactively intervene. It was energizing to connect with so many founders, operators, clinicians, and policy thinkers pushing the boundaries of how we deliver better, more equitable, and more sustainable care. The momentum is real — and the next phase will favor those who can blend operational rigor with digital-first population intelligence. Already looking forward to next year — and to watching the industry choose the “blue pill” at scale.

My parents are in their late 70s. They just had their annual primary care visits. The next available appointment? 2027. They live in rural New Hampshire, a town of 300 people, and already drive over 30 minutes just to see their primary care doctor. The access issue is real. This is rural healthcare in America. We talk a lot about value-based care and better outcomes but none of it works if people can't actually see a doctor. Provider access is the foundation everything else is built on. I'm encouraged by initiatives like the Rural Transformation Fund and companies tackling this head-on. But the loss of ACA subsidies and potential Medicaid cuts are going to be even more devastating to these communities. My parents are fortunate enough to be able to leave the community for care if needed. Many of their neighbors and families across the rural areas of our country don't have that luxury.

Huge thank you to InnovationMap for including Koda Health as a finalist in the Health Tech Business category for the 2025 Houston Innovation Awards (and for featuring our co-founders’ lovely headshots at the top)! A proud moment for our team to be recognized alongside other incredible Houston companies representing the strength of the city’s innovation ecosystem and shaping the future of healthcare through real impact. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gBa6xySE 

Each day we encounter families facing moments that matter. For one family, that moment came when a patient’s spouse called us in distress. Her husband, living with end-stage renal disease, had chosen to stop dialysis. Hospice care had been ordered, but no one had called back and time was slipping away. Our patient advocate team stepped in right away, coordinating directly with the hospice provider. By that afternoon, care was in place at home — just as the patient had wanted. “It was such a relief to know we weren’t alone. Koda made sure everything happened quickly so my husband could receive the care he wanted, right here at home.” Behind every referral and every document is a family — trying to do right by someone they love. That’s why we do what we do.

We’ve made it into the Top 10 Houston-Area VC Deals for Q3 2025, according to the Houston Business Journal! We’re excited to see all the growth happening across the Houston area and to be included in this ranking, especially following our recent, oversubscribed $7M Series A. We’re proud of this momentum, but what truly drives our team is impact. Lives touched by better care conversations, families empowered to make informed decisions, and clinicians supported with the right tools at the right time. Thank you to Jishnu Nair and his team at HBJ for your continued support! Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e6y-yV6R

At Koda Health, we often meet people in their most vulnerable moments — when love, fear, and responsibility collide. One patient’s daughter recently called us about her father’s advance care plan. He was in the early stages of dementia and had documented his wishes, but she was struggling to accept what those choices meant. “I know what my dad doesn’t want, but I don’t know how I feel about some of those choices for him.” Through Koda’s guided tools and educational videos, she found the clarity to talk openly with her father — and the confidence to honor his voice. In the process, she decided to complete her own plan too. It’s a reminder that advance care planning isn’t just about documents. It’s about conversations — honest, emotional, and human — that bring families closer together.

Our founders, Tatiana Fofanova, Ph.D., and Desh Mohan, MD, had a great time representing Koda Health this week at HLTH Inc. 2025 (and even managed to get a photo with a unicorn!) Conversations throughout the conference were centered on the intersection of AI, equity, and the operational realities of health tech, bringing together thousands of innovators who are redefining how care is delivered. HLTH provided a valuable opportunity to connect with peers and exchange ideas that are redefining what the next standard of care delivery looks like—one that’s more patient-centered, efficient, and  equitable. After four energizing days surrounded by some of the brightest minds in healthcare and technology, Desh and Tatiana are ready to bring their new ideas back to the Koda Health team. If you didn’t get a chance to connect with Tatiana or Desh at HLTH, reach out!