How can health clinics make visits by patients more efficient? Startup Care Directions believes it has the answer.

Better digital tools.

“Care Directions is a corporation established in June 2017 to commercialize applications to generate individualized care plans (COMPASS-CP) and related applications to transform patient engagement and empowerment to improve their health, independence, and recovery,” says CEO Pamela Duncan.

“Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed COMPASS-CP, a patient-centered electronic application that captures the social and functional determinants of an individual’s health at the point of care. Designed to be administered by a clinician in a clinical or home setting, the tool also assesses caregiver abilities and resources critical for patients during the post-stroke care period. Housed as a web-based or iPad application, the functional assessment is simple to administer, yet provides a comprehensive overview of potential barriers that can impair a patient’s ability to manage their personal health and recovery.”

The startup already has received $300,000 in funding from the Wake Forest Innovations Catalyst Fund.

The startup, which is based at Seven lakes, N.C., will be demonstrating its technology at the CED Tech Venture Conference on Sept. 19-20 in Raleigh.

This profile is the latest in a series about participating companies published by WRAL TechWire in partnership with the CED.

Profile: Care Directions Inc

  • Website: None
  • Email contact: caredirections@gmail.com
  • Address: 112 Douglas Drive, Seven Lakes NC
  • CEO: Pamela W Duncan, PhD
  • Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7dCCTvRxa4&t
  • Link to CED Tech Venture Company Profile: https://cednc.org/company-profile/caredirections

​The Q&A:

  • What is the focus of your business?

“Digital Tools for Patient Engagement and Empowerment to Improve Health”

What is the top pain point/business application you are seeking to address?

Inefficient and ineffective tools to capture the most relevant information during a clinic visit to immediately create actionable patient-centered care plans and identify risks for poor outcomes.

  • What makes it unique?

Clinically Vetted digital tool with numerous providers in over 20 health systems with high user satisfaction

Efficient Clinical Workflow – Application eases work flow and improves provider patient engagements

Convenience – Creates actionable patient centered care plans within real time clinical practice

Testing – Evaluation for patient outcomes and re-admissions in a 14 million dollar randomized with 41 hospitals, over 6000 patients and 100 clinicians

  • Why should investors be interested in your firm?

Clinically vetted digital tool which improves patient engagement and empowerment for health management. Immediate demand for digital tools to meet  CMS  regulatory standards for  improved care planning for individuals with complex conditions. Social and functional data gathers  is available to inform predictive risk models for health outcomes and health care utilization.

  • How are you financed at this point?

• $300,000 Wake Forest Innovations Catalyst Fund to develop a electronic medical record integrated commercial product.