Symptom checker – The Health Care Blog https://thehealthcareblog.com Everything you always wanted to know about the Health Care system. But were afraid to ask. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:50:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 Kota Kubo, Ubie https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/01/23/kota-kubo-ubie/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:50:14 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=107784 Continue reading...]]> Kota Kubo is the CEO of Ubie, a Japan-based symptom-checking company. Ubie has raised over $75m including a $45m round in 2022. They were focusing on the Japanese market but have been available in the US since 2022, and are expanding their presence there dramatically in 2024. It’s a direct to consumer product with a business model of helping pharma companies understand their patients better–while of course not letting them have patients’ private or identifiable information. This is a little different than most symptom checkers who tend to work with providers or plans, and I met Kota in Tokyo late last year to discuss the business and get a little demo–Matthew Holt

]]> Infermedica raises a big round and demos new product https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2022/01/26/infermedica-raises-a-big-round-and-demos-new-product/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 06:31:00 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=101717 Continue reading...]]> Infermedica is a company that started by creating symptom checking and chatbot functionality in Poland back in 2012. It’s spread to delivering that patient-facing diagnosis functionality via API and now as preparation for a physician visit. Today they announce a $30m series B and demo their new product which helps prepare a visit, and integrates into the clinician workflow. I spoke with CEO Piotr Orzechowski and Chief Product Officer Tim Price–Matthew Holt.

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