Benefitfocus announced it is offering a new care navigation experience that leverages data science to identify doctors who achieve improved health outcomes which, in turn, helps to lower health care claim costs for both employers and employees. Integrated within its benefits administration platform, Benefitfocus' care navigation solution leverages a self-service doctor search tool powered by Garner DataPro and features one of the large and most accurate datasets on doctor performance in the market. The platform independently analyzes medical records of more than 310 million patients using more than 500 metrics to generate a measure of which doctors are more likely to produce successful outcomes.

It then provides employees with a simple, straightforward list of top-performing, in-network doctors nearby and with upcoming availability. Individuals can also see a summary of patient reviews, as well as information on cost and quality metrics.