HealthLoop Hopes to Improve Doc-Patient Relationship

When Jordan Shlain, MD, began practicing medicine 20 years ago, he immediately knew there were some problems in the profession he chose to pursue. During a session at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Conference on Tuesday, Shlain spoke passionately about his profession and desire to help change the healthcare system. “When I went into medicine in 1997, I realized the entire system was broken,” Shlain said, confessing his dismay to the audience. “Trying to be a doctor in a broken system leads to burnout and dissatisfaction. I’ve been on a 20-year mission to identify what’s wrong and try to fix it. I want to redesign it, so it helps people.” To help with this, he sought to improve doctor-patient engagement, particularly in the realm of follow-ups. In 2009, he formed Mountain View, CA-based HealthLoop, a digital health company that markets a cloud-based platform to automate follow-ups for patients. The goal of the company’s solution is to help reduce post-surgical complications. To date, the company has had some considerable success. In May of 2017, Healthloop raised about $8.4 million and counted Canvas Ventures, iCarbonX DigitalLife Alliance, NextEquity, Lafayette General Hospital, and Summation Health Ventures among its investors. In addition, HealthLoop announced a partnership with health analytics platform Sherbit. The collaboration combines HealthLoop’s automated plans with Sherbit’s patient activities and behavior insights. Accordin...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news