Archive for August 2017

How Patientory is Effectively Bringing Blockchain to the PHI Space A few years back, Chrissa McFarlane was running the insurance department of a digital health start-up and growing increasingly frustrated over the long and tedious process required to simply access patient information, let alone share it. A Cornell grad with a masters in management from…

Macro-Eyes Digging into Healthcare’s Data Benjamin Thelonious Fels always had an eye for pattern recognition. The skillset served him well when he secured a degree in art history from Wesleyan University. He carried that degree and perspective into investing as he served as senior trader at WH Trading, a hedge fund where he managed quantitative…

Justin Barad Brings VR into OR Training Early in his career as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Justin Barad got hold of a virtual realty (VR) headset and found himself in a Tuscan villa throwing around furniture. The experience may change the way doctors and surgeons learn their craft for decades to come. As a young…

Sansoro’s Pierotti Working to Streamline EMR Interoperability Jeremy Pierotti is CEO of Sansoro Health, a health IT start-up focused on simplifying EMR interoperability. Pierotti has enjoyed a great run of success since launching the company in 2014. Sansoro won the 10th annual Venture+ Forum pitch competition for start-ups in healthcare tech as part of the…