Help Patients Navigate Epilepsy.

• 3.4M¹

  Americans living with active epilepsy (2015)

• $24.5B⁶

  added U.S. health care spending each year from epilepsy and seizures

• 86%⁸

  more hospital admissions during periods of missed seizure medication

1. 1

   The Problem

   About 3.4 million Americans had active epilepsy in 2015, and about 1.5 million U.S. adults with the condition still had seizures in the past year. In a 30-year study, more than one-third of patients had epilepsy that stayed uncontrolled even on medication.^1,2,3

2. 2

   The Cost to Care Teams

   Much of that care reaches staff as phone calls. In one U.S. epilepsy program, a nurse coordinator spent about 14 hours a week on patient calls, mostly refills and education, largely unreimbursed. A 2025 study at one Swedish epilepsy center found only 19% of contacts were in-person visits; nurses handled 44% of contacts, mostly by phone.^4,5

3. 3

   When Seizures Aren't Controlled

   Epilepsy and seizures add an estimated $24.5 billion a year to U.S. health care spending, and costs run markedly higher when seizures are uncontrolled. Periods of missed seizure medication have been tied to 50% more ED visits, 86% more hospital admissions and more than three times the risk of death. CDC estimates SUDEP takes about 1 in 1,000 adults with epilepsy each year, with uncontrolled seizures a main risk factor.^6,7,8,9

4. 4

   What Better Management Does

   In a randomized trial, high-risk adults in a self-management program had fewer negative health events, such as seizures, ED visits and hospitalizations, plus better quality of life and lower depression scores. At one children's hospital, seizure action plan use rose above 90%, and ED visits among established epilepsy patients fell from 10.2 to 7.5 per 1,000. These findings concern staffed programs, and the hospital comparison does not establish causation. A Path could organize education and the action plan selected by the care team.^10,11

• Seizure First Aid Path

  Sofia shares seizure first aid with family and coworkers. Knowledge checks show the team which safety steps need clearer teaching.

• Medicine Routine Path

  Sofia can revisit her team's medicine schedule whenever she needs it. The questions patients ask about side effects show where the guidance needs work.

• Neurology Follow-up Path

  Sofia arrives at follow-up with her seizure notes and questions ready. That helps the team focus the visit on her care.

The more the health system knows about each patient's experience and journey, the better it can make its workflows. What Sofia and every other patient engage with, understand and ask about becomes health system intelligence: the team learns from every patient and refines each Path, so the next patient's experience is better. Clearer Paths mean fewer repeat calls and less time re-teaching the same education, and that saves time and money across the health system.