The 10 Most Innovative Digital Healthcare Solution Providers 2018

Company of the Month
PATIENTORY
Your Health at Your Fingertips
ealthcare organizations are
Hworking for improvements in
patient outcomes and
operational efficiency, using
technology. The 2018 Accenture
Digital Health Technology Vision
Report published in May 2018 states
that, “91% of health executives believe
blockchain and smart contracts will be
critical for their organization over the
next three years.” This is clearly an
exciting time for the healthcare sector
as many organizations are adding new
technologies, to enhance their
operations. This will create better
experiences for patients, physicians
and healthcare workers. Meanwhile
there are rising information security
risks, which is why it is vital to begin
securing health information in the
healthcare blockchain to mitigate
health data risk and related financial
penalties.
Patientory, Inc. is an industry-leading
pioneer of blockchain based solutions
for healthcare. Incorporated in 2015,
Patientory is recognized as an
award-winning innovator in healthcare
information technology. Many veteran
healthcare organizations are calling
upon Patientory to discuss its
technology solutions and consulting
services. It is the first-mover in
distributed App (dApp) and
blockchain-based software solutions
for healthcare that address the complex
challenges faced by today’s healthcare
industry. Its mission is to empower
consumers to better manage their own
health information, thereby improving
their quality of life and health
outcomes, while delivering benefits to
all healthcare stakeholders.
The Successful Journey of the
Company
Patientory was incorporated and
initiated as part of the inaugural class
of the Boomtown Health-Tech
Accelerator, in Colorado. This led to a
collaborative exchange with the
Denver-based Colorado Permanente
Medical Group, part of the Kaiser
Permanente consortium, based in
Oakland, California. Patientory is also
part of the Startup Health portfolio, a
global organization leading the
movement to transform health.
In 2017, The Patientory Stiftung was
established to be a global
not-for-profit, healthcare
member-organization that connects
healthcare industry adopters of
disruptive technologies, right now with
a focus on blockchain adoption. It
provides neutrality for its PTOY utility
currency that provides users access to
the platform to store and secure health
information. The PTOY coins are
TM
utilized to access the PTOYNet , a
private permissioned blockchain with
data storage. This blockchain is similar
to that which cryptocurrencies like
Bitcoin currently operate upon.
Passionate and Humble Leadership of
Patientory
Chrissa McFarlane is the CEO and
Founder of Patientory, Inc. She is a
passionate entrepreneur, working
towards making a difference in the
healthcare sector on a global scale, and
has achieved unprecedented success in
a highly compressed timeframe.
Chrissa is among the youngest female
CEOs in the Healthcare IT industry,
and is a highly sought after global
speaker. She brings more than ten
years’ experience in the healthcare
industry conducting research and
managing teams. Her passion for
healthcare began in high school, where
she conducted microbiology research
at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine and won top honors. Later at
Cornell University, she worked with
organizations such as the US
Department of Agriculture.
Chrissa is named as one of the top
women, “leaving their mark on the
medtech field in health IT.” As an
innovator, she recognized that
healthcare provider organizations
urgently need secure, scalable, and
cost-effective health information
management solutions that empower
patients and healthcare organizations to
use actionable data to make clinical
decisions for improved operational
efficiency and health outcomes. Thus,
Patientory was born.
Distinctive Products and Services
The Patientory, Inc. dashboard
software for healthcare provider and
payer organizations, and the Patientory
App for consumers, provide easy,
secure means to store and better
manage health information. The
Mobile App empowers consumers to
take better control of their health and
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