Regard serves as a ‘medical co-pilot’ for busy physicians –
Summary
The Los Angeles-based startup announced today it has raised $15.3 million in Series A funding led by Calibrate Ventures and Foundry Group. It is currently used by 15 hospitals, and contracted with 84 more.Co-founder and CEO Eli Ben-Joseph told TechCrunch that he and Regards two other co-founders, Nate Wilson and Thomas Moulia, were applying to medical school when we each realized there were a lot of unhappy physicians. As a result, they decided they could have a larger impact on the medical industry by building software that helps physicians.The founders point to a study by Medscape that shows 47% of physicians across all fields reported feeling burned out last year. It is designed to be complementary to patient medical records and save time with their note-taking process.We strongly believe that the doctor of the future is massively supported and enabled by technology rather than hindered by it, Ben-Joseph said. Ninety percent accurate means we limit the noise while still having the opportunity to surface diseases that may have serious clinical implications if overlooked.Regard partnered with Epic and Cerner, two of the United States largest electronic medical record providers (EMR).