Healthcare Navigation Startup Emerges With $20M To Revolutionize Patient Scheduling
A new healthcare technology startup founded by Uber mapping veterans and an emergency physician has secured $20 million to tackle what they describe as a “massive problem” in healthcare navigation. Sage Care aims to create an “air-traffic control system” for healthcare appointments, addressing systemic inefficiencies that leave patients waiting months for care while medical resources remain underutilized.
Healthcare Navigation Crisis
A new startup founded by transportation technology veterans and an emergency physician is tackling what sources indicate is a critical inefficiency in healthcare systems: the complex navigation process that leaves patients waiting months for appointments while medical resources remain underutilized. Sage Care, emerging from stealth with $20 million in funding, aims to apply ride-share dispatch principles to healthcare scheduling, according to reports from Forbes.
