The first track of startups has been selected for the startup contest Pitch Perfect, set to take place at the MedCity INVEST conference in Chicago May 20-21 at the Willis Tower. Finalists for the Consumer/Employer health tech track focus on care coordination and care navigation, the Pitch Perfect theme for this track. Judges for the track include Helen Ciesielski, principal at HC9 Ventures; Amit Aysola, co-founder and managing partner at Create Health Ventures, an early stage venture
fund focused on digital health; and Derek Mazur, director at Cedar Pine, where he leads healthcare services and health
tech investments as a growth equity investor.
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Care Hero seeks to transform the way families access and manage senior care, particularly the complex administrative burdens of finding quality home care. Care Hero addresses these challenges by providing a flexible, affordable platform that pairs families with vetted caregivers while managing essential tasks like payroll, taxes, and compliance. Using AI, it matches caregivers based on skills and availability. it also helps manage ongoing care tasks.
CareYaya Health Technologies Family caregivers face limited and costly options for home care and respite, managing aging loved ones, spouses with serious illnesses, or children with special needs. CareYaya is a technology platform providing an on-demand, personalized, in-home care booking services. CareYaya helps senior citizens, disabled adults, special needs children and their families find the care they need by connecting families with compassionate, motivated college students. This provides affordable care for thousands of families and introduces tens of thousands of energetic individuals into the care workforce.
CHADIS integrates with EHRs to support online screenings ahead of doctor appointments for health, development, behavioral health, and social determinants of health for children, adults and teachers. It offers motivational interviewing guides and post-visit portals for teens separately from parents. It documents guideline-based behavioral healthcare including care plans for ADHD, anxiety, depression and suicide risk. It also does autism screening with the aid of machine learning.
DUOS focuses on helping older adults. It addresses critical gaps in healthcare by taking a holistic approach to health and wellness. It seeks to improve access to programs to reduce food insecurity and improve transportation to appointments, and connect users to untapped financial resources. Co-founder and CEO Karl Ulfers wants to use AI to help navigate complex healthcare decisions. This vision extends beyond technology, reshaping the healthcare landscape to ensure older adults and their caregivers can access the support they need.
Health Concierge Inc. helps patients navigate the healthcare system through its AI-based care navigator. It finds doctors, and enables users to set up appointments, fill prescriptions, and more. Its approach replicates and improves on the steps taken by individuals. The company can find a user’s ideal doctor by identifying top local doctors and calling them via its voicebot to verify availability, insurance compatibility, and relevant specializations.
PreventScripts. is redefining preventive care by embedding behavior change into the heart of primary care—where it belongs. With chronic disease driving 90% of U.S. healthcare costs, and the rising-risk population largely overlooked, our platform gives providers a turnkey, billable solution to intervene earlier. Patients receive personalized, AI-powered coaching, real-time health tracking, and human support—while clinics earn sustainable revenue through RPM and preventive codes. Whether deployed in traditional practices, consumer-first platforms, or employer-sponsored clinics, PreventScripts meets patients where they are and turns prevention into an operating model that works—for everyone. Backed by real-world outcomes and 93% claims paid, we’re proving prevention isn’t just possible—it’s profitable.
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