Forward CEO and former Google exec Adrian Aoun says the healthcare industry needs to better prioritize preventative care
11 Dec 2018 4:46 PM GMT
Adrian Aoun, a former Google executive, founded healthcare startup Forward two years ago with a focus on preventative care.
- Aoun talked about the importance of not only providing reactive care, but prioritizing preventative care.
- Adrian Aoun, the founder and CEO of healthcare startup Forward, spoke about the importance of preventative care at the annual IGNITION conference, hosted by Business Insider, in New York on Dec.
- At the conference, Aoun used his brother’s recent heart attack as an example as to why reactive healthcare can be problematic.
- It does that by digitizing old medical records and using advanced AI technology to get a better picture of each patient.
- Then, a one-on-one meeting with a doctor fills in remaining questions about family medical history, in addition to ordering blood tests and creating a preventative plan.
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