Sramana Mitra: What do you think is the core differentiated value in what you do? Is it more the rules engine that helps you determine what is to be approved and what is not to be approved? Jason Beans: That is a differentiator. I wouldn’t say it was the number one, just because if people
SM: Tell me more about how you deliver that service. What do you need in terms of your workforce? What do you tackle in technology? What do you tackle in human resources? JB: It’s a very hybrid model. It’s a half technology, half service model. We have a team of, say, 40 or 50 technology
Health care costs can be prohibitive, not only for the average citizen but for employers and insurance providers, too. Rising Medical Solutions, a Chicago, Illinois-based company, works with insurance providers to help keep health care costs down without sacrificing the quality that patients receive. Their specialities include medical bill review, hospital bill review, care management
Sramana Mitra: Like any new concept, it takes time for the market to build up, right? Matthew Heim: Yes, it does, and we are in that growth phase right now. SM: Right. Here is a question that is perhaps more subtle. When a seeker chooses a solution provider, what is the basis of that selection? Innovation is
Sramana Mitra: Who is your typical buyer on the customer side? Is it the head of R&D? Matthew Heim: Most cases, the chief technology officer or a direct report to the chief technology officer. We are starting to sell more to business unit leaders, presidents of business units and chief marketing officers for very early stage market
Sramana Mitra: It sounds like you are working more in manufacturing or maybe the health care space? Matthew Heim: It’s virtually every manufacturing industry that practices open innovation. We work with all types of companies, but of late, the service industry has begun to open up to open innovation, financial services, insurance companies, and the like, and
Sramana Mitra: Now that I have the basic framework, let’s start peeling the onion. Help me understand more of your business, and help the audience understand more of your business. Matthew Heim: Sure. SM: So, it sounds like you have created a global network of solution providers through academia and other kinds of research and development organizations
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