Reshaping Healthcare Through a Coordinated Digital Approach: Interview with Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, UpHealth

UpHealth is a healthcare platform that is on a mission to reshape the healthcare industry. 

 

Co-founder and Co-Chairman, Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria says the company is focused on outcomes, quality, access, cost, mental health, and value-based care. 

 

He says the healthcare vertical is the last to go through a digital transformation. Kathuria says UpHealth is the leader in the 4-fastest growing areas of healthcare: chronic healthcare, digital pharmacy, behavioral health, and primary care. 

 

UpHealth is working to move care into the future through their tech-enabled, integrated, and personalized system where data and healthcare are centered to provide the best experience and value for all involved. 

 

The company recently went public via SPAC, merging with GigCapital2, and they're ready to take on the industry. 

 

Connect with Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chirinjeevkathuria/ 

 

Learn more about UpHealth: https://uphealthinc.com

 

Topical time codes: 

1:15 - About UpHealth

2:26 - Importance of an integrated and personalized system

3:33 - An expansive, inclusive network

4:41 - Time for a healthcare digital transformation

7:35 - Coordinated approach to care

11:04 - Paying for care, payment reform

12:56 - Getting support for value-based care

15:46 - Telemedicine usage increase

18:54 - Going public with a SPAC

20:04 - UpHealth's SPAC

20:50 - Merger with GigCapital2

25:04 - Importance of passion in your work

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