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December 9, 2024 29 mins

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Episode Overview: 

The future of healthcare lies in human-centered technologies that simplify complex care and restore joy to medical practice. 

Enter Jamey Edwards, a serial social impact founder reimagining patient experience through artificial intelligence. 

As President and Chief Strategy Officer of Cairns Health, Jamey is leveraging AI, machine learning, and ambient sensing to transform how we support aging and chronically ill populations. 

With over 25 years of building groundbreaking healthcare companies, Jamey embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of turning visionary concepts into practical solutions. 

While together, Jamey shares how Cairns Health is creating an intelligent care companion that connects patients, caregivers, and clinical teams, which is pioneering a more compassionate  and efficient approach to healthcare delivery. 

Join us as we explore how Jamey and his team are simplifying complex care with intelligent technology. Let’s go! 

Episode Highlights:

  • Reimagine healthcare by developing AI companions that simplify complex care plans
  • Challenge status quo by leveraging technologies to restore joy in medical practice
  • Expand care accessibility through intelligent ambient sensing and proactive support
  • Drive innovation in value-based care by connecting caregivers, teams, and patients
  • Transform healthcare workforce by automating administrative tasks to focus on patient care

About our Guest: 

Jamey Edwards is a serial social impact founder on a mission to fix healthcare. He is currently serving as the President & Chief Strategy Officer at Cairns Health, a Khosla Ventures backed startup using AI, Machine Learning & Large Language Models to support increasing healthspan and the overall healthcare experience for our rapidly growing aging & polychronic populations. Jamey also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for StartUp Health, the largest health innovation and moonshot community in the world. 

Jamey has led, founded or co-founded companies in the hospital management, physician outsourcing and telemedicine space including Emergent Medical Associates, Pacific HealthWorks, Language Access Network, and most recently Cloudbreak Health, a leading health disparities solutions company that merged with UpHealth (NYSE: UPH) and went public via SPAC in a transaction worth over $1.4B. With over 25 years of experience in building successful companies, he is an advisor, mentor, and coach to entrepreneurs nationwide and a recognized thought leader and speaker on the topics of digital health, health equity, VC Investing and startup life.

Jamey received his B.S. and M.B.A. from Cornell University where he graduated a Tradition Fellow. Jamey is a member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) and on the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association, the Partners in Care Foundation, Pinksocks.life and also serves on the X-Prize Global Visioneering Team for Healthcare.

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