2026 Hearst Health Prize

Steer Health Wins the Prize for Excellence in Data Science.

Steer Health
Patient Retention

Every Patient. Brought Back.

The patient who cost you $400 to acquire is worth $4,000 over a lifetime, if they return. Steer runs recall, lapsed reactivation, and care gap closure across voice and SMS, compounding lifetime value from the record it already holds.

See how it works
After 60 days, modeled for a 5-provider practice
Lift in 12-month return rate+43%
Lapsed patients reactivated2.8x
Care gaps closed+51%
Recall completion rate+39%
Voice AI,
answering live
Voice AISMSWeb chatWeb formsPatient portalEmailAd channels

Voice-led, omnichannel by design. One conversation, one record, whatever channel the patient chooses.

The problem

Acquisition gets the budget. Retention gets forgotten. That is backwards.

It costs far less to bring a known patient back than to win a new one, yet recall, reactivation, and care gap outreach are the first things that slip when staff are stretched. The lapsed patient does not complain. They just quietly never return, and a lifetime of value walks out with them.

How it works

Steer turns the record it already holds into a compounding retention engine.

01

Run recall on schedule

Annual and follow-up recall goes out automatically, tuned to each patient and visit type.

02

Reactivate the lapsed

Patients who have drifted are re-engaged across voice and SMS with relevant, personal outreach.

03

Close care gaps

Open gaps are surfaced and acted on, improving outcomes and quality measures at the same time.

04

Compound month over month

Because every interaction lives in one record, retention builds on itself instead of starting cold each time.

Retention that runs itself.

01

Always-on recall

No campaign to launch, no list to pull. It just runs.

02

Personal at scale

Outreach reflects the patient's actual history, because Steer holds it.

03

Compounding value

Each cycle strengthens the next from the same record.

What patient return looks like after 60 days.

Measured inside live customer operations.

+43%

12-month patient return rate

2.8x

lapsed patient reactivation

+51%

care gaps closed

Proof
Steer is the AI infrastructure that lets us scale care without scaling headcount, expanding patient offerings and ensuring timely access across our facilities.
Dr. Kavitha Bhatia, MD, MMM, FAAP, FACHE
Chief Medical Officer of Strategy & President, Prime Healthcare

Why nothing falls through the cracks

Steer remembers every patient across every interaction, so each step hands off to the next. Capture leads to booking, booking to documentation, documentation to recall. One system that finishes the job, instead of point tools that forget the patient in between.

Frequently asked questions

About patient reactivation, care gap outreach, and reducing churn.

What is patient reactivation in healthcare?

Patient reactivation is the process of identifying patients who have not had a visit in a defined period - typically 12 to 24 months - and proactively reaching out to bring them back. Steer Health's Leona agent scans patient databases automatically, identifies dormant patients, and runs personalized voice and SMS campaigns. Across live deployments, Leona has reactivated 15K+ patients and generated $2.4M in recovered revenue.

What is care gap outreach?

Care gap outreach identifies patients who are overdue for preventive care, chronic disease management, or follow-up visits - and automatically contacts them to schedule. Steer Health's AI closes care gaps for HEDIS and MIPS measures, annual wellness visits, mammograms, colonoscopies, and chronic condition management, contributing to +43% more patients returned in live deployments.

How does Steer Health reduce patient churn?

Steer Health reduces patient churn by proactively monitoring the patient database for at-risk patients, triggering personalized re-engagement campaigns before patients drift to competitors. The Leona agent achieved a 23% churn reduction and 78% engagement rate across live deployments by contacting patients via their preferred channel at the optimal time.

See it run on your numbers.

Book a 30-minute demo and we will model your recoverable revenue against your own volumes, before you commit to anything.

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