Paper-based education and verbal instructions are failing patients.Nearly 60% of patients cannot correctly state their diagnosis at discharge and over 80% of verbal medical instructions are forgotten. Clearly, current methods of patient education aren’t working.
Our web and mobile learning and content management system gives clinicians the tools to more effectively and efficiently engage and educate patients throughout the continuum of care.
Tim Schwartz
Co-founder, CEOTim is dedicated to improving consumer health and knowledge through technology. Prior to co-founding Uprise, he held a cross-functional role spanning business development, operations, and finance with Switch Lighting, a venture backed startup. Tim previously worked in private equity at Calera Capital and investment banking at Harris Williams.
Amit Mathew
Co-founder, CTOAmit’s passion for fixing patient education began after his father, a physician, was diagnosed with cancer, and Amit saw the difficulty his family faced in understanding and sharing health information. Amit has been developing software for over 15 years. He previously started Cram Fighter, a company that makes best-selling mobile and web apps for medical students. Prior to that, Amit was a senior developer for two mobile apps that have been downloaded more than a million times.
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