Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 4)

SM: What happened after you sold Accordant? Did you have to stay as part of the deal? SS: It was a very friendly, good arrangement when we were purchased. I was enthusiastic about sticking around. They wanted me to stay and I was excited to do so. My right-hand person continues to lead Accordant today.

Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 3)

SM: What was your value proposition? SS: Our value proposition was straightforward. Those diseases cost an enormous amount of money and they were out on the fringe, so nobody was really paying attention to them.

Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 2)

SM: Was Home Healthcare of America, your first exposure to a venture business, successful? SS: It was hugely successful. It has become Caremark, which is one of the biggest in the world. I stayed there for just under three years and then they were bought by Baxter. That was the second time I worked for a

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Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 1)

SM: What is your background? Where did you grow up and where do you come from? SS: I grew up all over because my father was in the US military. I lived in a half dozen different states in the US as well as in Europe before I even got out of high school, and

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