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Cancer care is difficult enough to navigate as someone with little to no healthcare/biology background, but what does it mean when a physician faces similar challenges within the healthcare system? Dr. Jean-Luc “JL” Neptune shares his compelling caregiver story of caring for his mother and father's cancer diagnoses simultaneously with the help of his sister. We delve into how his experience impacted his career, his outlook into the flaws of the healthcare system, and his perspective on what patients (and caregivers) can do to get the most out of their care.  Key Highlights: 1. Access to contextualized information is not easy; information online without context can be overwhelming and not specific to the patient. 2. The best source of information about your diagnosis and prognosis is likely a doctor in the field, but finding one with the time to fully inform you is not an easy feat either. Fee-for-service care is the current healthcare model, which arguably promotes quantity over quality. However, the tide is slowly but surely shifting towards value-based care. 3. To achieve the highest quality care today, the best thing you can do is advocate for yourself and seek multiple expert opinions. Keeping track of your symptoms is a good idea for effectively and efficiently contextualizing your treatment plan with your provider(s). About our guest: Jean-Luc (“JL”) Neptune, MD MBA is a physician executive, digital health leader, investor and advisor with 20+ years of experience in the health innovation space. Dr. Neptune most recently served as the CEO, Chief Medical Officer, and co-founder of Suntra Modern Recovery, which provided early addiction intervention and treatment services at scale. Prior to Suntra Modern Recovery Dr. Neptune was the founder of Athletik Health Inc., which operated modern sports medicine clinics offering the “athlete in everyone” outstanding clinical care and customer service. Dr. Neptune served as entrepreneur-in-residence at the Hospital For Special Surgery (“HSS”), the #1 rated orthopedic hospital in the United States, working closely with the leadership team of the HSS Innovation Institute. Dr. Neptune was also General Manager at Blueprint Health where he oversaw investments into dozens of digital health companies (including RubiconMD, NexHealth, Moving Analytics, and CleanSlate UV), and continues as a partner in the Blueprint investment funds. Dr. Neptune earned a BA from Columbia College at Columbia University, an MD from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and an MBA at the Wharton School. Dr. Neptune completed a residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital and is licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York. Key Moments: At 10:55 “I've often debated with people online about access to information and really as a patient, should you be like going on the internet and looking at all these sites? And my argument is you shouldn't because unless you can contextualize this information, make it specific to you and cut out all of the noise from the signal, you're probably only making yourself more stressed out, more confused by seeking information from all these places.” Visit the Manta Cares website  Disclaimer: This podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard, or delay in obtaining, medical advice for any medical condition they may have, and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.

Howie and Harlan talk with Gil Addo, CEO and co-founder of RubiconMD, which is aiming to expand access to specialty care by providing virtual consultations to primary care physicians. A new study from Harlan examines a loophole that is allowing unreliable medical devices to enter the market; Howie provides an update on legislature that will soon cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage. Links: Harlan Krumholz: “Use of Recalled Devices in New Device Authorizations Under the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) Pathway and Risk of Subsequent Recalls” “Association Between Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance” RubiconMD: Virtual Specialty Care & Online Consultation “Oak Street Health Acquires Virtual Specialty Care Provider RubiconMD” “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Medicaid and CHIP Provisions Explained” “Medical bills still plague Americans, more than a decade after the ACA” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

Howie and Harlan talk with Gil Addo, CEO and co-founder of RubiconMD, which is aiming to expand access to specialty care by providing virtual consultations to primary care physicians. A new study from Harlan examines a loophole that is allowing unreliable medical devices to enter the market; Howie provides an update on legislature that will soon cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage. Links: Harlan Krumholz: “Use of Recalled Devices in New Device Authorizations Under the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) Pathway and Risk of Subsequent Recalls” “Association Between Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance” RubiconMD: Virtual Specialty Care & Online Consultation “Oak Street Health Acquires Virtual Specialty Care Provider RubiconMD” “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Medicaid and CHIP Provisions Explained” “Medical bills still plague Americans, more than a decade after the ACA” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

Providers quickly adopted virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Virtual specialist care company Summus Global saw the utilization rate of its platform jump by 3.1 times between January 2020 and January 2021, with membership growing more than 1,000%. CEO and founder Julian Flannery tells Healthcare Finance News Executive Editor Susan Morse he does not see virtual use declining to pre-pandemic numbers.Spurred by the growth, seasoned players joined emerging startups in the M&A virtual care space. Oak Street Health acquired RubiconMD for $130 million;  MDLive launched a remote patient monitoring program for virtual chronic care management; and One Medical and Humana introduced their own virtual chronic care offerings. Flannery believes these acquisitions will continue.Talking points:Summus Global has raised over $40 million in the last 12 monthsSummus sells to both employers and large health systemsPatients are set up with consultations within a network of more than 4,000 specialists across 48 hospitalsOver 80% of consumers say they will use virtual care, post COVID-19Over 75% of doctors say they will continue to use virtual careThe U.S. physician shortage will play a role in the growth of virtual visitsVirtual care is evolving rapidly to more tailored careMore about this episode:The COVID-19 crisis has 'forced people into virtual mediums,' says CEORPM startup Athelas raises $132M and more digital health fundingsOak Street Health invests only in value-based careOak Street Health buys virtual specialty care company RubiconMD for up to $190M

This week we discuss our flawed healthcare system with Gil Addo, CEO and co-founder of RubiconMD.

Fred Ronnau is a strong business development professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Health Care Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an experienced Chief Operating Officer with a demonstrated history of growing healthcare organizations through services and technology management. Fred has extensive experience in healthcare technology integration, data analytics, business development and sales force management, applying agile and lean techniques to drive strategy, and innovation and business process improvement. Since September of 2019, Fred has been the Chief Technology Officer of RubiconMD. Founded in 2013, RubiconMD is a web-based eConsult service that enables primary care providers to quickly and easily discuss their cases with top specialists, so they can provide better care—improving the patient experience and potentially reducing costs. To ensure the quality and responsiveness of their panel, Rubicon's specialists represent over 120 specialties and subspecialties and possess a teaching ethos and commitment to democratizing medical expertise with eConsults. Rubicon prides itself on being supported by a best-in-class specialist panel, having strategic partnerships, top investors, and a smart, passionate team.

Today's guest is Fred Ronnau, Chief Technology Officer at RubiconMD. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, RubiconMD is a web-based eConsult service that enables primary care providers to quickly and easily discuss their cases with top specialists. This way they can provide better care, while also improving the patient experience and reducing costs. Fred is an experienced Chief Operating Officer with a demonstrated history of growing healthcare organizations through services and technology management. He has extensive experience in healthcare technology integration, data analytics and business development, while also applying agile & lean techniques to drive strategy & innovation and business process improvement. In the show, Fred will discuss: His previous experience working in the Healthcare industry, The work he is doing with RubiconMD, How the team are making the most out of their data, The challenges of working with medical data, Balancing the workload as the CTO, The impact of COVID-19 at RubiconMD, & What excites him for the future of the HealthTech sector

Gil Addo is the co-founder and CEO of RubiconMD, the leading eConsults platform connecting primary care to specialists around the country. I've known Gil for years and have always felt a kinship of sorts with him as I feel like we came from the same era of health tech startups, seeing him over and over again at similar early-stage digital health events around the country. Our conversation dives into his business quite a bit and explores factors in the changing healthcare landscape like value-based care, new primary care delivery models, and systemic racism in society and our industry. Key Moments: 01:54 - What does RubiconMD do? 08:12 - RubiconMD's startup story 11:19 - How they solved the chicken or egg problem 14:24 - Emerging primary care models 17:09 - Pandemic-caused changes 27:07 - Are we still moving towards value-based care? 30:43 - Gil's optimist view on systemic racism 34:40 - Shield implicit bias in specialty consults 36:40 - The future for RubiconMD Thanks again to Gil and the whole team at RubiconMD for the work they do. Find Gil on Twitter, LinkedIn, or RubiconMD's website.

In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, we speak with Fred Ronnau, CTO of RubiconMD. RubiconMD is an eConsult platform that connects primary care physicians to specialists in order to obtain timely, educational opinions for the care of their complex patients. The RubiconMD platform enables the remote exchange of insights between clinicians that eliminates unnecessary referrals and services, reduces patient wait time and travel burdens, and allows primary care physicians to practice at the top of their license.

In conversation with Gil Addo, CEO and Co-Founder of RubiconMD, e-consult platform, learn about how they are extending the knowledge of medical subspecialists to primary care physicians. Did you know that up to 40% medical specialist consults may not be necessary? Did you know there are options to tap into the knowledge of subspecialists without burdening high cost care to patients? Join our conversation to learn more about how an e-consult can get you faster care to the knowledge of subspecialists through your primary care physician.

By Michael Tetreault, Editor-in-Chief | Concierge Medicine Today | The DocPreneur Podcast | The Direct Primary Care Journal A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing healthcare tech entrepreneur Carlos Reines, RubiconMD President and Co-founder. Carlos joined The DocPreneur Podcast and shared his insight with us on a number of topics in healthcare. From technology to subscription-based Direct Primary Care and everything in between. We talked about the future of healthcare, how delivery vehicles are changing to meet the needs of people and how RubiconMD is democratizing medical expertise so that providers can offer every patient the care they deserve. Today, RubiconMD is an eConsult platform, supported by a best-in-class specialist panel, strategic partnerships, top investors and a smart, passionate team. We also discussed the recent selection by the World Economic Forum, recognizing Carlos as a Young Global Leader. By joining the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs), Carlos embarks on a five-year leadership journey, bringing together diverse, dynamic and globally representative leaders with the mission to create a community with the vision, courage, and influence to drive positive change in the world. Carlos joins a prestigious network of high profile individuals who head governments and Fortune 500 companies, are Nobel Prize and Academy Award winners, serve as UN Goodwill Ambassadors, and are Social Entrepreneurs. RELATED STORY | FORBES Carlos Reines On How To Raise $20 Million From Top US Investors As A Foreign Entrepreneur Carlos is one of the cofounders behind RubiconMD. They are one of the leaders in innovation in healthcare tech right now with the mission to democratize access to medical expertise by connecting primary care clinicians to medical specialists for electronic consultations. Today, RubiconMD has attracted talent from all over the world, and has offices in New York City, San Francisco and Spain. Originally from Spain, health technology entrepreneur, Carlos Reines, was recognized for his passion democratizing access to medical expertise at RubiconMD, the leading solution that connects primary care clinicians to specialists for remote electronic consults. Carlos has always been committed to leveraging technology to drive change in healthcare and improve patient lives. “Today, more than three billion people around the world live on less than $2.50 per day and suffer the consequences of having limited access to healthcare. Primary care clinicians using RubiconMD are able to bridge the access gap for their vulnerable patients, improving clinical outcomes and avoiding unnecessary costs,” Reines indicated. RubiconMD has already avoided over a million wait days that would have stood between patients and the care they needed. Carlos is the President and Co-founder of RubiconMD. Originally from Spain, he's passionate about leveraging technology to drive change in healthcare and improve patient lives. Prior to RubiconMD, Carlos led a division at Telefonica, one of the largest telecom companies in the world. He began his career in digital health at Siemens Medical in Pennsylvania. He obtained his Engineering degree at the Polytechnic University in Madrid, Spain; with specialization in Biomedical Engineering at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. He also holds an MBA from Harvard. Resources Mentioned www.rubiconmd.com www.ConciergeMedicineToday.com www.ConciergeMedicineFORUM.com www.DirectPrimaryCare.com www.DocPreneurPress.com https://www.rubiconmd.com/about https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrocremades/2018/11/28/how-this-foreign-entrepreneur-raised-20-million-to-disrupt-us-healthcare/#7530330764d3

First-time founder and Harvard grad Carlos Reines, who was nominated by the World Economic Forum as Young Global Leader opens up about his tragic childhood accident and how that shaped his life-work today through RubiconMD -- an eConsult platform that connects clinicians to top specialists. Now serving over 5,000 primary care physicians in 37 States, RubiconMD has saved over 2.5 Million days of patients waiting for specialist consults, which is almost 7,000 years. Carlos talks about his struggles early-on when he launched RubiconMD and how, after many iterations, he designed a dialed-in hiring process to assemble a top tier team that not only has individuals with world-caliber credentials but that act as a team and feel connected to the mission of the company-- democratizing and improving access to quality healthcare. In this episode you will learn about: Healthcare innovation Leadership Leadership Mistakes Building a startup Managing and scaling a team Raising capital Company Culture Effective Feedback   About Carlos Reines: Carlos is one of the cofounders at RubiconMD. The company was founded in 2013 with a driving vision of democratizing medical expertise so that providers can offer every patient the care they deserve. Originally from Spain, he’s passionate about leveraging technology to drive change in healthcare. Prior to RubiconMD, Carlos led a division at Telefonica, one of the largest telecom companies in the world. He began his career at Siemens Healthcare. He earned Masters’ in both Bioengineering and Telecom Management in Madrid, and an MBA from Harvard. Connect with Carlos Reines: Linkedin Twitter Website * * * Full Transcription: Carlos:  I think I always had an easy one because my dad’s name is Carlos as well. I don’t think they had to break that too much. Tanya:  That’s great, so they followed the wonderful Spanish tradition on naming.  Carlos:  Yeah, absolutely. Tanya:  That’s Carlos Reines, Harvard grad and entrepreneur who raised $20 million for his startup RubiconMD, an eConsult platform that connects clinicians to top specialists. Now serving over 5,000 primary care physicians in 37 states in the US, RubiconMD has saved over 2.5 million days of patients waiting for specialist consults, which turns out to be almost 7,000 years. Carlos:  I grew up in Madrid. Actually, all my family is in Madrid. I was born and raised there, lived in the center of the city for the first few years, and then we went to the suburbs when I was about 5 or 6. I’ve really been in Madrid most of my life. When I was 22 is the first time that I went to study abroad. Through different work experiences and educational experiences, I’ve ended up spending time in the Netherlands, in Germany, and obviously, a lot of time in the US. Tanya:  If you were to describe yourself as a kid, how would you describe yourself? Carlos:  I was the only child, only nephew, only me, no cousins, for ten years. My mother is the oldest of six. On my dad’s side, his uncle never had children, so for about ten years, I was there by myself. I was getting a lot of love from the entire family. Tanya:  I can imagine.  Carlos:  At the same time, I was dying to get some folks around. I wanted to have cousins. I wanted to have siblings. In Spain, there is a big tradition in Christmas that the Three Magic Kings will bring you games and toys, and when I was a kid and I would write my letter, I would never ask for any games or toys. I just wanted to have a brother or a sister. I wanted to have that for a long time. It never happened, so I grew up as an only child. At some point, my parents had friends that lived outside of Madrid, and their son moved to Madrid for college. He was about five years older than I am, and he went to live with us. For three years, all of us had – I had an older brother, and it was an awesome experience.

How can we use tech to make healthcare better and more accessible? Dr. Nwando Olayiwola, a family physician, faculty member at UCSF, and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer for RubiconMD, a leading provider of electronic consultations between primary care and specialty care providers, has spent many years thinking about that question. She joins us this week to tell us about her career in primary care, tech, and leadership. We also discuss her powerful essay, Racism in Medicine: Shifting the Power, and her research looking at various aspects of tech and care delivery. Thank you to the Harvard Center for primary care for helping to facilitate this interview. I did make a few recording snafus on this interview – so my apologies for the sub-optimal audio quality in a few sections. A little more about our guest: Dr. Nwando Olayiwola is a family physician and the inaugural Chief Clinical Transformation Officer for RubiconMD, a leading provider of electronic consultations between primary care and specialty care providers. She is also currently an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at University of California, San Francisco. She served as the Director of the UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care until February 2017. In that role, she supported the Center in achieving strategic objectives around primary care transformation and systems redesign regionally, nationally and internationally. Prior to her work at UCSF, Dr. Olayiwola served as the Chief Medical Officer of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center system in Connecticut, Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI), where she developed expertise in medical administration, translational and implementation research, professional development, systems based and quality improvement and practice transformation of twelve primary care practices into Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Her work led to CHCI being one of the first organizations in the United States to receive both the NCQA Level 3 PCMH and Joint Commission PCMH Recognitions. She has been a leader in harnessing technology to increase access to care for underserved and disenfranchised populations and is an expert in the areas of health systems reform, practice transformation, health information technology and primary care redesign. She is on the advisory board of Primary Care Progress and the Robert Graham Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care Policy. If you enjoyed the show, please give us 5 stars wherever you listen. Tweet us your thoughts @RoSpodcast and leave us a message on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/reviewofsystems. Or, you can email me at audreyATrospod.org. We’d love to hear from you, and thanks for listening.

How do you play the game but still get what you want? How do you make a change while still fitting into the system? In this episode, we talk to Dr. Nwando Olayiwola, chief clinical transformation officer at RubiconMD and founder of the Association of Minority Women Professionals, about making change and leading through authenticity, passion, and diversity.

How do you play the game but still get what you want? How do you make a change while still fitting into the system? In this episode, we talk to Dr. Nwando Olayiwola, chief clinical transformation officer at RubiconMD and founder of the Association of Minority Women Professionals, about making change and leading through authenticity, passion, and diversity.

In a new episode of the DealMakers podcast Carlos Reines shares the journey and the struggles involved with raising capital as a founder in a regulated industry for his company, RubiconMD. The company that Carlos Reines has gone out to build includes top tier investors such as Waterline Ventures, HLM Venture Partners, or Optum Ventures. During this episode, listeners will gain access to how the process of fundraising changes as a company matures and moves from Seed to Series B and beyond. 

In a new episode of the DealMakers podcast Carlos Reines shares the journey and the struggles involved with raising capital as a founder in a regulated industry for his company, RubiconMD. The company that Carlos Reines has gone out to build includes top tier investors such as Waterline Ventures, HLM Venture Partners, or Optum Ventures. During this episode, listeners will gain access to how the process of fundraising changes as a company matures and moves from Seed to Series B and beyond. 

His grandmother in Barbados was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Which inspired Gil Addo to start a company. So, in 2013, RubiconMD was born. It’s goal is to connect primary care physicians with specialist doctors. Why? Believe it or not, your family physician doesn’t have all the answers.  So RubiconMD gives them instant online access to top specialists all over the world. This way, they can provide better care, improve their patient experience, and reduce healthcare costs. No more driving all over town from specialist to specialist. RubiconMD’s no typical startup. It’s based in NYC already with 50 employees. And Gil’s no typical entrepreneur. He holds an MBA from Harvard and Biomedical Engineering degree from Yale. He was named one of Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” in healthcare. He’s raised $13 million from HLM Venture Partners & Optum Ventures. In this 20-minute conversation, Gil reveals how he’s building the team that’s building this life-saving company.

Gil Ado and Carlos Reines are the co-founders of Rubicon MD, an innovative medical eConsult service that connects primary care doctors to same-day insights from top medical specialists. Their mission is to provide better health care through their online platform that enables primary care doctors to easily and quickly access medical specialists and have online consultations (eConsults) and ultimately provide better direct care to patients. With a fragmented US healthcare system, Gil and Carlos identified a need in the market for access to specialist medical care that didnt require patients to physically be in the same room with their specialist doctor. After a lot of networking and hustle, Rubicon MD was officially birthed in 2013. >> Show notes Link: https://www.businessgenerals.com/gilandcarlos (https://www.businessgenerals.com/gilandcarlos) >> Today Rubicon is a strong, growing Venture backed Healthcare startup, which has successfully raised over $19M in funding since 2014. The company is scaling at pace throughout the US now with over 5,000 primary care providers using the platform. The two Harvard Business School graduate co-founders partnered up to launch Rubicon on a mission to facilitate the provision of a higher level of care to patients who may not have access to specialist care due to them not having private healthcare or geographical limitations. The platform allows general practitioner doctors to have direct access to expert specialist help on a case by case basis through e-consult process. Doctor to doctor interaction via the e-consult platform is one of their biggest wins – patients that would have previously been referred to the emergency department for specialist consultation now receive access through the eConsult process through their primary doctors, and as Gil says this is real tangible benefit that clinicians and patients are excited about. The business launch and the first paying customer In 2013 the business was launched with the first key goal being to prove that there was value in the platform and that patients would be able to access greater healthcare through the platform They put a basic minimum viable product from a technology platform standpoint, they found a doctor who was willing to trial the platform and it run for a few months with a few hundred eConsults and the feedback was very positive The founders joined an accelerator program focusing on how to build a business around the idea and how to find the people who could potentially buy into your idea Talked and networked to as many people in the healthcare eco system  – learning, doing the research and also selling the idea at the same time Discovered that groups that are at risk, ie taking care of primary health care patients will be most interested in this Pivoted on the fact that there was limited supporting data for the idea so focused on finding the companies that were ready to take some risk in this space as well Their first paying customer contract was from Boston, Gil and Carlos share with excitement how this client has grown and stayed with Rubicon MD for over 4 years, a testament in their minds to the value RubiconMD brings to the clinician. Cash flow during the start up phase Carlos was still completing his https://www.hbs.edu/Pages/default.aspx (Harvard MBA) at the beginning but working full time in the business, Gil was also full time in the business but they were scraping by and keeping everything very lean financially It was a difficult beginning for the business, so they had to run their operations in a very lean way but they were determined to see the vision come to life The duo managed to live through the first startup phase through their savings, family support and just sheer tenacity to make it through the early days Access to funding 2013 accessed their first seed money from an angel investor, this was enough to run their pilot After this started...

Prior to closing on a $13.8 million round from venture investors, Gil Addo, CEO and Co-Founder of RubiconMD, spoke with Breaking Health'sSteve Krupa about what drove him to create a start-up to connect primary care, patients, and specialty physicians.

At the third annual health 2.0 WinterTech conference running concurrent with JP Morgan Healthcare conference week in San Francisco, Health Innovation Media co-host Jessica DaMassa catches up with Co-founder and COO of RubiconMDCarlos Reines.  Follow on twitter via @Rubicon_MD. The company's about us page notes: 'We were founded in 2013 with a driving vision of democratizing medical expertise so that providers can offer every patient the care they deserve. Three years later, we are furthering this mission with the industry-leading eConsult platform, supported by a best-in-class specialist panel, strategic partnerships, top investors and a smart, passionate team.' For more information on RubiconMD, click here. Produced by Gregg A. Masters, MPH for Health Innovation Media.

Listen as Dr. Jeffrey Gold shares his vision for the future of primary care and passion for delivering care the way it was intended - through trust, openness, and investing in the doctor-patient relationship. The ModernMD: Dr. Jeffrey Gold Dr. Jeffrey Gold is the Founder of Gold Direct Care, one the first Direct Primary Care practices in Massachusetts. A family physician by training, he attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School. After completing his residency in Arizona, he moved back home to Massachusetts and worked for the North Shore Physicians Group. Jeff was continuously frustrated with the traditional system and with a passion for improving care deliver and patient experience he launched Gold Direct Care. Success Quote: “If opportunity doesn't knock build a door.” - Milton Berle White Coat to Business Suit: Jeff never saw himself as an entrepreneur, but grew up in small retail business family and was inspired by his parents and grandparents. Jeff completed his residency training in family medicine and joined a traditional primary care practice after graduation. During his work in the traditional system he saw the role of doctors as assembly line worker with limitations to perform their greatest skills of creative problem solve and building strong patient-doctor relationships. Jeff was frustrated with the current system and decided to launch Gold Direct Care! Why Direct Primary Care (DPC)? Traditional system of primary care is complex with increased demands on coding and shorter visit times. Direct primary care lets you build a high quality practice with simple payment, longer visit times, and better doctor-patient relationships. Advice for launching DPC practice: Physicians are not well training in the business of medicine. Surround yourself with people who you trust and can provide complementary skills and knowledge. Admit when you don't know something. You must have your WHY but you might need help with the HOW! Build two models scenarios when you are getting started:  Your Best & Worst case scenarios. If it does not work out... You will always have a JOB. DPC Big Insights: Insurance does not mean healthcare. A large portion of healthcare is expensive, but not primary care. Healthcare economics is complex and the goal should be to find simple solutions to complex problems. DPC has a strong “heart beat” and will require a ground up approach for success. Idea to Venture: The Idea: Gold Direct Primary Care (DPC) - Committed to delivering primary care as it was intended! Listen as Jeff shares his entrepreneurial journey launching one of Massachusetts first DPC practices. Challenges: Jeff shares some of his challenges launching his practice including: Negotiating and navigating state laws and polices on insurance, financial viability, scalability, and concerns of quality and oversight. Insights: Health is accomplished through a reliable and trusting partnership between physicians and patients. Success: Studied and modeled his practice using other successful Direct Primary Care practices in the country. Jeff uses innovative technology platforms to enhance and improve care including: RubiconMD an e-consult specialists platform and Twine Health a collaborative care platform. Business Rounds: Best Advice: Nothing good comes easy! Daily Success Habit: Admit the things you don't know on a day to day basis. Focus on your strengths but continue to educate yourself on your weakness. Healthcare Trends: On-Demand Care: Patient having access to on demand care with trusted primary care doctor. Individualized Care: Personalize care to meet your patients needs. Old School: Just simple old school medicine = Patient + Doctor! Links:  http://www.golddirectcare.com/ Follow: @GoldDirectCare DoseUP: Thanks for all your incredible support. We are grateful and blessed to all our listeners who support physician entrepre...

On this episode, I chat with Dr. Julien Pham – Chief Medical Officer and Founder of RubiconMD. Dr. Pham merged his experience as a nephrologist with his passion to innovate – and is truly living his life outside the box. With an eye for e-health he helped create RubiconMD, which is a technology platform that connects primary care providers to specialists with the aim of reducing unnecessary referrals and duplicate tests. Imagine the possibilities that could play out with this platform in third-world countries – where access to specialists can be rare!! Find out more about RubinconMD at www.rubiconmd.com In this episode you'll learn: The steps he took to transition from his Harvard academic appointment as a nephrologist to being the founder of two start-up companies How important is it to be around like-minded physicians What he finds most rewarding – Chief Medical Officer of a start-up, nephrologist, or volunteer work in global health His techniques behind his meditation rituals that will help bring clarity and decrease stress Why he's not just a doc   SUBSCRIBE: iTunes | GooglePlayMusic | Stitcher The post 007 – Dr. Pham merges innovation with disruptive thinking appeared first on DOCS OUTSIDE THE BOX.

(A previous series available on SoundCloud) Welcome to Health Pilots, where we interview people pursuing new solutions for health care in low-income communities. You'll hear about new technologies and workflows, human-centered design, and how to collaboratively innovate. Gil Addo is co-founder and CEO of RubiconMD where he drives RubiconMD s vision and strategy. He has seen firsthand the pain in getting a loved one to the right specialist and believes there is a better way. Formerly a Consultant at Putnam Associates, a pharma strategy consultancy, Gil designed payer and market access strategies for fortune 500 clients. He holds a BS in Economics and Bioengineering from Yale and an MBA from Harvard. In 2016, Forbes named Gil one of its 30 Under 30 in Healthcare.

Dr. Julien Pham shares his entrepreneurial journey and passion for bringing specialist knowledge to patient care in a simple and convenient way. The ModernMD: Dr. Julien Pham Dr. Julien Pham, MD, MPH, is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer at RubiconMD. Prior to joining RubiconMD full-time, he was on the faculty at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Julien is the founder of RHINNO (Rapid Health Innovation), the first-of-its-kind internal digital health innovation lab at Brigham & Women's Hospital. Dr. Pham is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. Success Quote: “You are only as important as the impact you have on others.” - Julian Pham White Coat to Business Suit: Dr. Pham pursed a traditional academic medicine track with focus on translational research.  After facing a major obstacle with grant funding, he started down a new path to pursue his passion in entrepreneurship and hack medicine. Listen as Julien shares how he brought the spirt of hacking to the academic medical center and his journey from academic medicine to full-time physician entrepreneur. Idea to Venture: The Idea: How can you connect primary care physicians with specialist in the most efficient way? Listen as Dr. Pham shares the journey of RubiconMD and their big vision of democratizing medical expertise.  Failures: Challenges with hiring the right talent given the risk and sacrifice required in an early stage start up. Success: Built a strong team of doers.  Lesson Learned: Entrepreneurship is about the journey and experience. Business Rounds: Best Advice: Be passionate about an idea and really go for it! Daily Success Habit: Julien shares his early morning routine which includes responding to emails, staying up to date on current events, and managing the RubiconMD physician network. He also shares his productively ninja tips with online tools and technology to improve his efficiency.    Healthcare Trends: Accountable Care: Healthcare is shifting to accountable care with a focus on improving efficiency, reducing cost, and better understanding a population. Data: Focus on data transfer and interoperability with data being used to help manage populations and Accountable Care Organizations. Links: https://rubiconmd.com/ http://rhinno.partners.org/ http://www.jlpham.com/

Josh Fieldman is the VP of Sales for RubiconMD, a New York based Health IT company that connects primary care physicians with top specialists allowing them to receive remote opinions. RubiconMD is empowering primary care physicians and allowing them to provide more care in the primary care setting. RubiconMD was founded in 2013 by two Harvard MBAs and a physician on faculty at Harvard Medical School with a mission to democratize medical expertise, bringing top medical expertise to the community level. The company, which graduated from the prestigious Blueprint Health accelerator in NYC, has raised $1.3M to-date, including an investment from EHR giant AthenaHealth. With over 15 years of sales and management experience in health tech, Josh is responsible for driving RubiconMD's growth. Prior to joining RubiconMD, Josh served as the VP of Sales for ABILITY Network where he oversaw the direct sales team prior to the company's sale to Summit Partners. Josh received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas. You can reach Josh at josh@rubiconmd.com or learn more about RubiconMD at http://rubiconmd.com  00:00 Josh tells his story before Rubicon. 01:05 What RubiconMD is and does.01:20 “We're democratizing medical expertise.”01:45 The patient experience that RubiconMD looks to upgrade.04:30 How Rubicon changes the way Primary Care Physicians treat patients.07:20 Who's hiring RubiconMD.08:00 “The more care that can be given in the primary care setting, the better it is in terms of outcomes, experience, and cost-containment.”09:30 How RubiconMD is “Improving Specialist Utilization.”11:00 How RubiconMD works with EHRs, PCPs, and Specialists.13:00 Rubicon's ability to assist Physicians in recommending specialists that will best fit the needs of the patient.14:30 How Rubicon is cost-effective for both patients and providers.16:50 RubiconMD also works with direct-subscription businesses.19:00 The anonymity of Rubicon in order to protect patient privacy and offer the best health options possible.21:00 The Rubicon platform allows for discourse between physicians and specialists.24:30 Rubicon's goal to improve specialist usage.25:45 Rubicon's desire to improve patient outcome and improve workflow.26:40 Josh's primary advice to health organizations.28:30 You can learn more at www.RubiconMD.com, or email Josh directly at josh@rubiconmd.com.

Gil Addo has been involved with health in a few different areas and has amassed years of experience in both healthcare delivery and information technology. Over the last few years, he worked at Putnam Associates, a pharma consultancy, where he designed payer and market access strategies for Fortune 500 companies. He is currently running his own company, RubiconMD, where he responsible for vision, strategy, and growth and which started based on his own personal experiences in the healthcare system. Gil holds a BS in economics and biomedical engineering from Yale and an MBA from Harvard. In this interview, Gil discusses how he initially got interested in health with a touching personal story and how he has used his knowledge to found a company dedicated to improving the system. Gil also walks us through the importance of payers and market access, as well as personalized medicine.