Pulse 2.0 — Veda is on a mission to accelerate the ability to access the care patients need, reduce financial loss in the healthcare system, and create efficiencies that drive healthcare innovation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Veda CEO and co-founder Meghan Gaffney to learn more about the company.
Meghan Gaffney’s Background
During my time working on Capitol Hill during the development of the Affordable Care Act, I had a unique opportunity to hear diverse perspectives on the future of healthcare from hospital executives, plans and patient advocates. Data was a central theme in many of the challenges patients faced when accessing care, yet it wasn’t the focus of any proposed solutions. As a mom searching for care for my kids, I personally felt the same provider data gap that Veda solves today. My professional and personal experiences pointed to a desperately needed solution: patients need accurate information to make healthcare truly accessible. This led me to co-found Veda in 2015.
Formation Of Veda
The idea for Veda came from a combination of professional insight and personal experience. While working on Capitol Hill and experiencing the gaps in provider data firsthand, I realized the need for accurate healthcare information. A colleague introduced me to my co-founder, Bob Lindner, an astronomer skilled in AI tools for data processing. Together, we entered and won a hackathon, which focused on correcting errors in provider directories. This success led us to leave our previous fields and build Veda, addressing the critical need for accurate provider data in healthcare.”
“Today, we blend science and imagination to solve health care’s most complex data issues. Its solutions increase productivity, enable compliance and empower health care businesses to focus on delivering care. Veda’s platform requires no technical skills or system changes because the team envisions a future for health care where data isn’t a barrier — it’s an opportunity.
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