Health Compass

Amir Amirkhany, Feng Chen, Xiying Costa, Mohan Dunga, Hari Puthiyapurayil

Abstract

The doctors know best given the information provided to them and the amount of time allocated to them to make a decision, but what if doctors don’t agree. And what if the doctor doesn’t have all the information. And what if he or she has the wrong specialty? Who doesn’t wish to have a doctor in the family to call upon when facing medical decisions? And what if your friend doctor would keep an eye on you all the time so you don’t get to a situation where you have to make hard decisions.

People who have dealt with making tough medical decisions know that the loneliness in this decision making can also be devastating. And therefore, the ability to connect with people who have dealt with a similar problem is invaluable.

Health Compass is a venture that plans to combine crowd sourcing, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence to empower patients to be active participants in their journey to recovery. We empower patients to ask the right questions, to ask them with confidence, and to find answers. We strive to help people who are willing to share their medical data with us, to help others in their recovery, and to get help and the information they need in return.

Our founding team has many years of experience in senior positions at public companies, but what we all share is first-hand experiences with family or close friends dealing with chronic diseases. Hari, one of our cofounders, in particular, has been dealing with an issue affecting her daughter for many years. His experience can serve as a great example to highlight the motivation behind our plans.