Kevin Henderson does not have to look far for an example of how being aware of one’s health can lead to a vibrant life.
His aunt lived to be 101.
So his goal with his company Be In Health has been to help others live long lives, as well, by making their health data and information as accessible as a smartphone or Web browser.
“The more people you see, the more you realize they want to live long and they want to live healthy,” said Henderson, the Georgia-based physician and founder of Be In Health. “They want health not healthcare.”
Be In Health will continue its mission in Orlando as it was one of nine health-based startup accepted into the SPEAR Accelerator, a Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative program that launched formally Thursday.
The company is an effort to simplify electronic health records, which have become so fragmented that doctors sometimes order redundant tests rather than sift through other doctor’s notes.
“Using electronic health records to see patient history is like digging for information but every physician digs a different hole,” Henderson said.
The goal for the Be In Health platform, which leverages AI, analytics and blockchain tech, is to improve healthcare for patients while reducing costs for providers.
It allows for real-time exchange of patient health data and gives patients control over their health records. Be In Health updates records instantaneously during patient visits.
The data can then be analyzed to deliver actionable insights.
As medical technology has advanced, there have been changes in how many patients a doctor can see on any given day.
Henderson estimated that what was once 18 appointments in a nine-hour day has become more near 30 using the technology.
The SPEAR Accelerator has a requirement that a company’s leadership team includes at least one veteran.
U.S. Marine veteran Adam Brochetti, the company’s cofounder, served eight years and became an instructor at Quantico in Virginia.
Henderson said having a veteran as a cofounder has been a huge boost for the company.
“He’s a godsend,” he said of Brochetti. “He gets things done and keeps me on task.”
Brochetti said meeting Henderson and starting work on Be In Health has helped him realize a new passion.
“I didn’t know I had this within healthcare,” he said. “I believe in empowering people to own their own health and data.”
Brochetti’s venture into healthcare started in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He spent time as the officer in charge of a Wounded Warrior regiment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
It was there that he helped military personnel who had been injured transition into civilian life.
He said he got involved with Be In Health because he saw that it could make a real difference to patients.
“This will create better outcomes and save money,” he said.
The problem of simplifying electronic health records has been one taken on by a good number of companies.
However, with Be In Health, Henderson hopes to incorporate the latest tech into that fight by combining technologies rather than overly rely on one specific.
