MedicalTales was created by practicing physicians-
We physicians entered medicine to see patients. But with the rise of Electronic Health Records , we spend more time at the computer than with the patient.
As practicing physicians, we see how patient management is changing first-hand.. Patient management is more fragmented and complex: multiple physicians see each patient, with exponentially more testing and treatment options. Physicians struggle to know what a patient’s other providers are doing and whether a patient is responding appropriately.
Our leadership team includes experienced founders with recognized track records in the practice of medicine, medical research, IT design and deployment, sales, and business development.
What We Experienced
- 68% of physician time is spent on EHR documentation and paperwork. After all, EHRs were designed as billing systems, not for patient care.
- Built-in visualization tools within typical EHRs limit doctors to graphing one or two lab results at a time.
- Like most physicians, we found EHRs failed to improve improve quality of care. In fact, inefficiencies caused by EHRs exacerbate patient wait times and limit access to care.
- Complex conditions require multi-factor trend analysis for proper management. Assessing only one or two of the last few laboratory results does not provide a full picture of the patient's clinical course. To be effective, physicians should see the entirety of the disease(s) course, along with the treatments, and not just one or two parts of the patient's problems.
- 7 of 10 deaths are caused by chronic diseases. Patients with long-standing diseases have large medical charts. Reviewing their entire clinical course is so time consuming that it is rarely done. This leads to sub-optimal care.