We help people & organizations improve complex condition health outcomes through education, technology, and services.
We offer products and services to five groups: care clients (e.g. patients), care professionals (e.g. providers, practitioners, advisors), care systems (e.g. hospital and health systems), care payers (e.g. health plans), and care monitors (e.g. government health departments). Select the button that best describes you to see how we can help.
Data Science Frameworks Applied to Healthcare, Wellness & Human Services Problems
“[Tenay is a] …brilliant leader who gets after tough problems.”
– Dustin Shultz, Major General (U.S. Army Retired)
We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Woman-Owned Small Business. (Certifications are in progress.)
We are registered in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and Colorado VSS. We have procurement accounts in BidNet and Bonfire/Euna.
What are the Top Killers of Americans?
Complex illnesses harm more than one system of a person’s body & more than one domain of a person’s life. They include many genetic, rare, congenital, developmental, chronic & event-triggered illnesses.
Healing from complex illness requires coordinated, collaborative care across all three care sectors, all four care models, all seven healing stages & all seven life domains–something our fragmented, acute-focused U.S. healthcare, wellness, and human services sectors are not designed to do.
The numbers have been telling this painful story:
– 75% of U.S. deaths are caused by chronic illnesses alone.
– Eight of the top ten killers of Americans are chronic illnesses. Five of those have been on that list for 50 to 100 years.
– 194 million adults and 22 million children have at least one complex illness; many have more than one. That’s 3 in 4 adults and 2 in 5 children.
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Our Approach
We combine our personal & professional experience plus academic research & industry innovations to curate our complex illness care model:
- Collaborative care across health, wellness, and human services sectors
- Coordinated care across the eight stages and four supports of complex illness healing (aligned to conventional, complementary, integrative, and holistic care models)
- Holistic care that pursues thriving in all seven domains of a person’s whole-person health
Explore our research-based approach for complex illness overcomers, their caregivers, and the care professionals who help them.
System-of-Systems Approaches to Improving Complex Illness Health Outcomes
“[Brett is…] a master at bringing structure to ambiguity & has a rare talent for discerning the appropriate direction & steps necessary to arrive at the intended destination.”
– Calvin Watson, Serial Entrepreneur, Veteran (U.S. Air Force)
Powerful Keynote: Heal or Die
Complex illness overcomer, Tenay Benes, offers a powerful keynote for complex illness sufferers & their caregivers, patient associations & civic organizations to more effectively navigate the fragmented U.S. care ecosystem for improved complex illness outcomes.
- As featured in the All-American Entertainment speakers bureau directory.
- As featured in the A-Speakers international speakers bureau directory.
Featured Keynote: Win the War on Complex Illness
Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, Tenay Benes, offers her featured keynote for health, wellness & human services organizations to apply her revolutionary military intelligence frameworks to improve complex illness outcomes.
- As featured in the All-American Entertainment speakers bureau directory.
- As featured in the A-Speakers international speakers bureau directory.
The Care We Need Podcast
We explore healing complex illness through honest conversations with patients, caregivers, clinicians & thought leaders. Designed for both those navigating illness & the professionals who treat them, we share practical tools, systemic insights, & compassionate strategies to improve outcomes.
The Care We Need Website
The Care We Need is the first national whole-person care professional directory built for care clients navigating complex conditions, the professionals who serve them, and the care systems, payers, and monitors who enable that service.
It’s completely free for care clients and professionals to use.
Latest Posts
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Ghost Listings: Why Half the Pros in Your Plan’s Directory May Not Exist, and How to Check Before You Call
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Benes Companies: September 2026 Update
September 2026 was a BIG month at Benes Companies. Here’s what happened. TheCareWeNeed.com & ReferSuite September opened with our TheCareWeNeed.com… Read More
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She Lost Her Doctor to Suicide | Physician Advocate on Mental Health and How to Fix A Broken System
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TheCareWeNeed.com Beta Is Live: 50,000 Care Professionals, Searchable by Symptom
On September 1st, 2026, we launched the beta of TheCareWeNeed.com, a free whole-person care professional directory with 50,000 golden profiles… Read More
