A lot of the hardest problems in health aren't waiting on a breakthrough. A surprising number are waiting on somebody to send a referral and then check it actually came back. That work isn't glamorous and it doesn't belong to anyone, which is exactly why I think it's worth doing.
I'm not a clinician, and Medbli will never pretend to be one. I'm building it alongside the clinics, pharmacists and doctors who'll rely on it. They make the decisions, and our job is making sure each one gets carried out.
If you work in a clinic, a pharmacy or a hospital and you're sick of watching people slip through, I'd like to hear from you.
The follow-through of medicine shouldn't depend on somebody's memory on a busy Monday.The follow-through of medicine shouldn't depend on somebody's memory on a busy Monday.
The same gap turns up in clinics every day in smaller ways, and for about twenty years the answer has been to give tired people another tool to operate. That's a bit like fixing a leaking roof by handing someone a nicer bucket.
The decision happens in the consult room. Everything after it is our job.The decision happens in the consult room. Everything after it is our job.
Somewhere in Brisbane tonight there's a recall letter on a fridge and a referral sitting in a fax tray. Founding clinics go first, and the first job we take off your team is whichever one they groan about loudest.
