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An Interview with Tim Barry, VillageMD CEO:
‘We’ve Created a Model of Care that Transforms the
Way Physicians and Patients Experience Healthcare’
The Vision Statement: “VillageMD and its primary care partners will help patients achieve
greater health by delivering the most effective, accessible, and efficient health care in the world.”
T
echnology has made an
incredible impact on
every facet of our lives,
including how we engage with
the healthcare system. When
it comes to transforming the
way healthcare is delivered,
implementing medical
technology that can help
improve the quality of
care and operations
of the
organizations moving toward
a primary care-led, high-value
clinical model. It provides the
tools, technology, operations,
and support needed for
physicians to drive the highest
quality clinical results across a
population.
VillageMD was incorporated
in 2013 and is headquartered
in Chicago, Illinois. It has
additional market locations
in Texas, Georgia, New
Hampshire, Michigan, Indiana,
and Kentucky.
Tim Barry, CEO,
VillageMD, spoke
exclusively to The
Silicon Review.
Below is an excerpt.
organization
becomes a top
priority. Improvements
in medical technology
have made their way
into every aspect of the
industry – from research and
diagnosis to treatments and
communications – and have
made their application vitally
important to the advancement
of medicine.
In light of the foregoing, we’re
thrilled to present VillageMD.
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The company is a leading
provider of healthcare for
Tim Barry, Co-founder & CEO
VillageMD’s Primary
Care-Led Model is a
Game Changer
In our healthcare system,
there are myriad patients
managing multiple chronic
conditions, taking several
medications every day in a
$3 trillion industry – but
that isn’t working for them.
VillageMD believes that
primary care physicians
(PCPs) are best positioned
to quarterback care for these
patients, but for too long
PCPs haven’t had the support
or resources they need to
provide the care they know is
best.
VillageMD started with
a relatively simple idea:
to support primary care
physicians so they can
practice medicine using a
model that better serves
patients and aligns with how
they want to practice. “We
know a primary care-led model
that enables high-quality care,
addresses the needs of the
healthy and sick, and improves
the lives of all within our
communities has the potential
to transform healthcare,” said
Barry.
Today, VillageMD has evolved
to deliver on that goal in
several unique ways:
• docOS: VillageMD’s
first-of-its-kind primary
care-centered operating
system, docOS TM , unifies
and normalizes patient
data across EMRs, payers,
hospitals and skilled
nursing facilities. This
technology is designed
to provide physicians
with insights that enable
them to anticipate
patient needs, intervene
early, and proactively
manage conditions. Built
in collaboration with
physicians, docOS TM
works with existing
practice workflows,
eliminating many
unnecessary daily
administrative tasks for
physicians rather than
creating new ones.