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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: HealthRight CEO John Palumbo (Part 6)

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 13th

Sramana Mitra: There are two issues that I see here. Your point is well-taken that you’re catering to the corporates and so forth, but there are more and more people in the world who are on their own and are not part of a large corporation. Individual healthcare programs are unattractive. Even small business healthcare

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: HealthRight CEO John Palumbo (Part 5)

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 12th

Sramana Mitra: How do you see all this playing out? Let’s just start with US. It seems to get more and more complicated. The charges are going up all the time. What trends do you see? John Palumbo: I think telehealth is a tactical enabler to a much bigger play. Where we see ourselves going

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: HealthRight CEO John Palumbo (Part 4)

Posted on Monday, Apr 11th

Sramana Mitra: Let me ask you a few more onion-peeling questions here to understand the model. It’s quite complex and the healthcare system is really a nightmare. What is the monthly fee that you charge for being a member in your network? John Palumbo: Depending on the program, it could be anywhere from $14.95 a month

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: HealthRight CEO John Palumbo (Part 3)

Posted on Sunday, Apr 10th

Sramana Mitra: Of the four million members, what percentage comes through these corporate accounts? John Palumbo: We run at about a 60/40 split between sponsored population and Direct to Consumer. Sramana Mitra: Do you remember if the hospital systems were in the sponsored program or direct to consumer? John Palumbo: Sponsored program. Sramana Mitra: Hospitals

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: HealthRight CEO John Palumbo (Part 2)

Posted on Saturday, Apr 9th

John Palumbo: It’s really difficult for the average American family to get access to primary care physicians. Now, you have about 80% of the adult emergency room visits happen because there’s no access to a physician. Our members basically get access to a nurse, on an average, in about 12 seconds and are able to

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: HealthRight CEO John Palumbo (Part 1)

Posted on Friday, Apr 8th

The US Healthcare system has much to be desired. HealthRight is trying to address a portion of the challenge. Sramana Mitra: Tell us a little bit about yourself as well as introduce us to HealthRight. John Palumbo: My career stands almost 30 years now in healthcare. I’ve been very fortunate to have a fairly diverse

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