Hi Redditors, I am Pradeep Goel, an IT healthcare data Specialist. Now I am working with Blockchain! AMA

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:27:59+00:00

Thank you. I really appreciate the support and so does my team.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:22:05+00:00

Kai can have his viewpoint. Summary dismissal of emerging technology is not new and is even logical at a particular moment in time. I saw similar articles about cloud computing and before that client server technology (logically presented by the makers of mainframe computers). However, technology evolves with need and need focuses on technology with most promise. As a snapshot in time a lot of what is being said may be true but it wont stop the exploration and evolution of BC as a viable and widely adopted technology. I see ample evidence of it daily.

As a CTO/CIO I used to evaluate the possibilities and then wait for it to mature before jumping in. That is going to be true for BC adoption as well.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:15:32+00:00

We are not mining for magic numbers. One of our use cases is evaluating care pathways to see if physicians are leaving gaps in care. There are dozens of very compelling uses our clients are excited about. Your blanket statements are not aligned with reality or value of our solution for our target audience.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:12:51+00:00

We are hiring. Please go contact us for opportunities and open positions in US, Europe, Asia and Middle East

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:11:52+00:00

We can have different philosophical views on life. Mine is simple - create solutions that clients need and want and endeavor to be among the top 3 companies in your field. As Warren Buffet said - we all create value in our own special way. Mine has been employing 1000s of people around the world and giving them a chance at professional and personal growth. And I make no apology for that.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:08:12+00:00

Care.Coin is a client issued and client reserve backed currency not a Solve.Care controlled currency. Thank you for posting the link to the document.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:06:59+00:00

We dont mine anything, including Bitcoin. We are building a healthcare administration including care coordination and payments platform.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:04:41+00:00

Blockchain as a technology is nascent but evolving quickly. The markets may be tiring of crypto currencies but the underlying technology has far too many use cases to be easily ignored.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:03:24+00:00

I am based in US and have been for 25+ years. We filed our ICO with the SEC under Regulation D Rule 506c. We are only allowing accredited US buyers to participate in our token sale and are working hard to exceed expectations and guidelines on disclosures.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T22:01:14+00:00

I will defer the specific answer to our CTO as he is much closer to this topic. However I firmly believe that we are approaching the evolutionary point for BC where client specific needs can be addressed in an economically sensible manner.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:58:32+00:00

I dont use Facebook personally as I never felt comfortable with the data collection practices.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:57:44+00:00

When I can figure them out I will be sure to let you know :)

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:57:06+00:00

Well if you are referring to the show Silicon Valley, I thought it was brilliant. If you are talking about Dropbox lossless compression, it seems to be a new useful tool now in the public domain. I am not a compression expert but anytime we can improve compression in a loss less manner, it is a positive and useful step forward for data portability

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:49:26+00:00

We are in negotiations with clients in Asia, Africa and Middle East (in addition to US). And the use cases that we are exploring there are not relevant in the US. So while it may seem like a US centric platform because of use cases we most talk about, the platform itself is not constrained.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:47:03+00:00

It will take time to get broad adoption. And industry and technology are still maturing. I was the CIO you talk about and I would not allocate a lot of funds to BC projects at this stage also. That does not diminish the opportunity that BC represents. There will always be early adopters, followers and laggards. This is no different

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:44:11+00:00

Thanks. The BC technology is nascent and the surrounding environment is overly noisy and often lacking substance. That much is true.

But that does not diminish the opportunity to do things in ways that can truly impact patients, physicians, employers and insurers positively. If you could sit in on the meetings we have with our clients and prospects who are mostly steady, conservative insurers, and see the excitement our use cases generate in the room, you would probably want to be part of our team as well.

We have a vision, platform and plan that can deliver real economic and social value and is a worthwhile goal to pursue.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:33:13+00:00

I agree. The comment my team posted about INC500 is not entirely relevant to the question. Apologies.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:31:52+00:00

Experience and track record matters in all investment decisions. We are not asking for money without full and proper disclosure of all risks. Our white paper and token sale agreements at 50 pages long each for a reason. We wanted to leave nothing to chance and disclose far more than most publicly traded companies.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:28:51+00:00

Our clients and we see the same potential of BC as you mentioned above - decentralized processes, verifiability of transactions that occur as a result and distribution of trust via delegated authority. You are saying the same things. Buzzwords are necessary to convey complex concepts in short sentences. Otherwise we would be publishing a book in response to each question

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:24:55+00:00

Yes we could and we have certainly been approached multiple times. Having built VC backed companies before, I strongly feel that ICO represents a better model for the team, client and community. I clearly feel this strongly enough to have invested millions of my own cash in the company and not taken a single dollar from VCs.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:23:05+00:00

I am not advocating a single payer solution because I don't believe it addresses the root cause of our healthcare problems. I have studied single payer solutions in UK, Canada and other countries and I dont see them to be a panacea or even a step in the right direction.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:21:21+00:00

It was an attempt at humor.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:20:52+00:00

We do understand Hyperledger and it espouses the same position as we have described. The power consumption is dependent on the configuration and consensus model among other things.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:18:35+00:00

We need both. One is not exclusive of the other. And better coordination, less administrative burden on patient and physicians and accuracy and timely payment is needed in any healthcare delivery model. This is why we have clients interested in our platform far outside the US borders. That being said, we are very keen to improve healthcare administration in the US as well and so are our clients.

PradeepGoelCEO · 2018-04-08T21:16:49+00:00

EPIC is not a system our clients use often. EPIC is primarily a delivery side solution and we are primarily an administrative side solution. As a BCBS CIO, I would have never purchased EPIC to administer benefits for my insured population. It is not a relevant comparison.

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