Here is a short series that highlights how some very imaginative healthcare entrepreneurs and innovators are working towards transforming the medical industry for the better.

Avado  

Dave Chase and Bassam Saliba are medical entrepreneurs with a goal to make communication between healthcare providers and patients more effective and convenient. Dave and Bassam are co-founders of Avado, which is a cutting-edge Patient Relationship Management (PRM) system. They call this system “GPS for Healthcare.” It is a next-generation patient portal developed to address new requirements of the healthcare industry such as Accountable Care Organizations and medical homes.

Dave, who apart from being the CEO of Seattle-based Avado, is writing and co-editing a book on patient engagement for HIMSS. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes, TechCrunch and Reuters. Prior to launching Avado, Dave had founded Microsoft’s healthcare platform business, which eventually became the base technology for various medical IT systems. Bassam, the Chief Technology Officer of Avado, has previous held senior positions at Microsoft, Fidesic, and Scalix Corporation, including selling a business to ChekFree for a billion dollars.

Beyond Lucid Technologies

Jonathon Feit and Christian Witt are health entrepreneurs working with an objective to enhance emergency care by developing digital innovations for Firefighters and EMTs. Jonathon and Christian, the company’s co-founders, created the MEDVIEW Platform, which helps provide connectivity between care facilities and First Responders, including Accountable Care Organizations. MEDVIEW is the first ever digital patient care record system designed specifically for disaster management.

The system includes integrated satellite-linked GPS, which works online and even offline in case the network shuts down. The system incorporates telemedical capabilities that allow healthcare providers to access pre-hospital data in less than a minute, enabling pre-registrations for patients. Beyond Lucid Technologies was established in 2009, when both its co-founders were still studying for MBA at Carnegie Mellon University. The university became one of the early investors in the business.