personalRN
mHealth apps delivering disease-specific content personalized to the needs of patients & caregivers to enhance education, coordinate care & reduce readmissions.
- Stage Prototype Ready
- Industry Healthcare Services
- Location Hermosa Beach, CA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded September 2013
- Employees 2
- Website personalrn.com
Company Summary
Stroke costs Medicare $43B annually, of which $17.4B is due to rehospitalization of survivors. Over 90% of these readmissions are avoidable with better inpatient education, discharge planning & care coordination during transitions from in-to-outpatient care. pRN's proprietary app engages recovering stroke patients & their caregivers with relevant education & resources that are customized to their specific needs throughout the continuum of care.
Team
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Chief Executive Officer & Co-FounderAlex Sayyah is a technology marketing and operations executive, entrepreneur and investor with 4 successful careers exits and 20+ years of expertise in P&L management for leading technology companies. Mr. Sayyah has proven success in delivering high-performance online/web, marketing, and sales programs that drive lead generation, revenue and brand awareness for startups as well as established fortune 500 companies.
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Scientific Advisor & Co-FounderDr. Steven Cramer is Professor and Vice-Chair of Neurology Research at UC Irvine. He graduated from USC Medical School and completed his neurology residency & fellowship in cerebrovascular disease at Harvard's Mass General. He is internationally recognized as a leader in stroke rehabilitation, the co-editor of the book “Brain Repair after Stroke”, an Assistant Editor of Stroke (the top-circulated Neurology journal) & has authored 150+ articles.
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Cofounder & Chief Medical OfficerDr. Kourosh Parsapour has over 15 years of clinical experience in emergency medicine, critical care & telehealth. His background in digital health has ranged from academic researcher to health tech entrepreneur over the past decade. He obtained his Healthcare Executive MBA after the successful exit of his first startup Telepeds. Specialists on Call, the leading provider of tele-stroke services, acquired Telepeds within one year of its inception.
Advisors
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LawyerExecutive Director, California Telehealth Resource Center
Previous Investors
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Alex SayyahUnconfirmed
Kourosh Parapour M.D.Unconfirmed
Steve Cramer M.D.Unconfirmed
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