CrossChx Inc. has started selling its digital appointment check-in service to independent physician practices and started directly reaching patients with a free mobile health history app that’s been downloaded 20,000 times.
The Columbus health IT company, assembling puzzle pieces toward a secure “internet of health care” for true portability and patient control of health records, also has expanded its board for the first time since its 2012 founding. Dr. David Agus, an oncologist at the University of Southern California and best-selling author, was named as the first independent director alongside the co-founders and lead investor.
“We probably delayed it longer than most do to expand the board,” co-founder and CEO Lane said. “I guarded that position very carefully.”
Agus advises Silicon Valley venture capitalists on health technology and is friends with tech moguls such as Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison and Salesforce.com Inc. CEO Marc Benioff. That can lead to product ideas, business opportunities and introductions to potential investors. For the full article click here
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