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Digital health meets Shark Tank (and gets totally annihilated)


From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 07:04:29 +0000 (UTC)

http://medcitynews.com/2013/09/mobile-health-meets-shark-tank-gets-totally-annihilated/

[I watched the episode and was shocked at these doctor's presentation, which could be summed up by "Blah Blah Blah, RoloDoc, Twitter, Security, Social Media, Facebook, Derp Derp Derp" and then I visited their website knowing this episode was video taped months ago, and maybe they fixed their problems, Guess again, if its down, check out the Google cache, and wonder how many other doctors are wandering around with PHI on their smartphones, or other social media accounts not knowing any better - WK]


By Chris Seper
MedCity News
September 20, 2013

Digital health made an appearance on Shark Tank tonight and got treated like the ultimate piece of chum. You would think that a couple of high-tech doctors offering the future of mobile technology in healthcare would just blow away the likes of Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary, right?

Instead, the investors on Shark Tank -- a reality show for investing in startup companies -- said the founders of RoloDoc delivered "the worst presentation ever."

Another company setting the world on fire selling cake balls at 7-Eleven blew the doctors out of the water (and got a Shark Tank investment).

Drs. Albert Amini and Richard Amini clearly passed on checking out a Rock Health seminar or MedCity’s startup tips. The premise of RoloDoc is one you’ve heard of before: create a credible physician directory and mobile health app patients can use to reach out directly to a doctor that fits them perfectly. The site would become like a LinkedIn for physicians, and patients would use RoloDoc to upload and display their medical records.

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