# Bamboo Health

> Bamboo Health sells healthcare software, data-network access and care navigation services to providers, health plans, pharmacies and government agencies. Its products connect hospital events, prescription monitoring and behavioral health referrals so care teams can act across organizational boundaries.

- **Founded:** 1994
- **Headquarters:** Louisville, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Davis (Co-founder of predecessor Appriss), Yung Nguyen (Co-founder of predecessor Appriss)
- **Products:** Pings, Stories, Spotlights, OpenBeds, PMP AWARxE
- **Notable:** 2021 transaction valued the combined company above $1.5 billion., Landmark case study reports follow-up visit completion rising from 2% to 7% over one quarter in Pings markets., Humana-Privia collaboration selected for a 2024 KLAS Points of Light Award.

## Products & services

- **Pings** — Real-time admission, discharge and transfer notifications for care teams and health plans.
- **Stories** — Patient visit history and care-team context delivered at the point of care.
- **Spotlights** — Network performance metrics and patient utilization insights.
- **OpenBeds** — Behavioral health capacity visibility and closed-loop digital referrals.
- **PMP AWARxE** — State prescription drug monitoring program platform.
- **PMP Gateway** — PDMP access inside EHR and pharmacy management workflows.
- **NarxCare** — Data, visualizations and analytics supporting review of controlled-substance prescription records.
- **Bamboo Bridge** — AI-enabled behavioral health navigation combining patient signals, provider networks and human navigators. Formal launch announced December 2025; earlier deployments reported.
- **Bamboo Intelligence Hub** — Unified physical and behavioral health patient context in existing workflows.
- **Crisis Management System** — Coordination between crisis call centers, mobile responders and treatment providers.
- **Treatment Connection** — Public-facing behavioral health treatment search and referral inquiries.
- **Automated Transitions** — Discharge-triggered outreach and follow-up coordination.

## Achievements

- 2021 transaction valued the combined company above $1.5 billion.
- Landmark case study reports follow-up visit completion rising from 2% to 7% over one quarter in Pings markets.
- Humana-Privia collaboration selected for a 2024 KLAS Points of Light Award.
- Named to TIME’s World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Company published Tufts Medicine Bamboo Bridge analysis of 931 value-based care patients: ED visits down 44% and inpatient/observation admissions down 24% in a before-and-after comparison; not a randomized trial.
- **2026-08** — Announced live THSA bidirectional data sharing across approximately 75% of Texas acute care facilities.
- **2025-12** — Formally announced Bamboo Bridge behavioral healthcare navigation solution.

## Links

- Website: https://bamboohealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bamboo-hlth/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bamboohlth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BambooHealth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BambooHlth/

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Last updated: 2026-09-30