By AIM · AIM Media House
In clinics across the United States, retrieving patient records remains a slow, manual process. Dr. Kaushal Kulkarni , a neuro-ophthalmologist, describes the challenge as a daily hurdle in patient care. “ The fax machine still exists, but only in healthcare ,” Kulkarni said.
“ Someone goes out and retrieves records from the hospital basement and proceeds to put 1,000 pages of basically fax records on my desk. ‘Here you go, doctor.
Have fun.’ And now it’s my job, in the middle of a busy clinic where patients are already waiting half an hour or more, to flip through 1,000 pages and try to figure out what’s going on with the person in front of me who needs help.
” Kulkarni’s experience led him to connect with Nishant Hari , who had been developing a system to automate medical record retrieval. Kulkarni first became a user, then an investor, and later joined Hari with Dr. Priya Mehta and Alex Daniels as cofounders of Predoc in 2022.
Predoc is a platform designed to automate the retrieval, organization, and analysis of medical records . It handles the full workflow of records, from delivery requests, and integrates with electronic health record (EHR) systems to reduce administrative burdens.
By managing these tasks, Predoc allows care teams to spend more time on patient care rather than chasing documents. Predoc recently announced a $30 million raise across seed and Series A funding. Base10 Partners led the round.
Northzone, Eniac, Era Ventures, and angel investors associated with Flatiron Health, Datavant, Thirty Madison, and Blackstone also participated. Founding Predoc to Solve Record Delays Predoc gained revenue quickly. Hari said the company reached approximately half a million dollars in revenue within six months.
“ That’s when we got preempted for our seed round ,” he said.
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