How can patient portals be optimized for better communication between dental and medical providers?

In this episode, Lee Shapiro, managing partner at 7wireVentures, talks about how integrating patient portals can bridge gaps between healthcare systems and specialties, improve care coordination, and reduce inefficiencies. He shares his insights on the business opportunities for entrepreneurs to create interoperability layers that connect dentistry and medicine. Lee discusses the importance of considering social determinants of health and the need for collaboration across various sectors to better address patient needs. Additionally, Mariya, Jonathan, and Lee discuss the high costs and inefficiencies of treating oral pain in emergency rooms and how better integration can alleviate this issue. 

Join this episode to uncover the challenges, opportunities, and future of integrated healthcare. 

Resources:

• Connect with and follow Lee Shapiro on LinkedIn.
• Visit the 7wireVentures LinkedIn and website!
• Watch the entire episode on YouTube and get more details at Think Oral Health.
• Get to know more about all the companies that were mentioned during the episode: Livongo, Allscripts, American Heart Association, Hash House Harriers, Enterprise Systems, NOCD, Parsley Health, Transcarent, myStrength, Epic, Cerner (Oracle Health), Dentrix,  and Forward Medical.