Author: Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH
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What is the purpose of technology in a care model?
By far, the most expensive line item in any care delivery model is people. How many people does it take to deliver the best outcomes? This is often modeled via doctor-patient ratios. How many doctors can care for a defined population of patients? A traditional doctor working 240 days a year with 20 visits a…
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Case Study: How Sherpaa’s Custom-Built Platform Powered an Entirely New Care Model
Sherpaa began building our own tech platform back in late 2012 to power a new kind of healthcare delivery. We built our own because, still to this day, there are no EMRs on the market that are hired to do the following jobs: Background Sherpaa was founded by The Future Well founder, Dr. Jay Parkinson.…
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A “skinny” EMR + your own custom tech stack
Back in the Sherpaa days of 2014 or so, we had Johns Hopkins (my alma mater) residents rotate through our virtual practice. The residents worked side by side with our doctors as they “project managed” our patients’ conditions. I sort of feel bad about what I’m going to say, but residents get the shaft sometimes…
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The atomic elements of care
When you think about the process of delivering care, you realize that care can be broken down into very consistent and predictable elements. I call these the “atomic elements of care.” Almost every element is involved in managing any kind of condition, whether acute or chronic. They are: When you break the care process down…
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Why we resurrected The Future Well
It’s simple. I’ve had wonderful successes and hard fought failures. So I want to ensure no companies spend the time and money making the same mistakes as me. It’s an unprecedented time in healthcare. I believe it’s finally the right time to build new care models. There’s been 15+ years of experimentation and billions invested…
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What modern care models can learn from traditional project management
A traditional Care Model assumes: The traditional care model is inconvenient for patients and highly ineffective at managing care. A clinician’s job is to strategize, educate, and inspire. If they only have 15 minutes every quarter to learn about you, teach you about your condition, and inspire you to change your everyday habits, and 85%…