HealthChampion, a local startup that wants to make it easier to view and manage personal medical records, has opened a new office in Chicago as it makes room to grow its staff.
The startup, founded last year by serial entrepreneur Terrence Ryan, makes an app that allows users to gather health data from all of their providers into one centralized and secure location, giving users back their ownership over personal medical records.
HealthChampion’s new 8,000-square-foot office, at 125 S. Wacker Drive in the Loop, officially opened in December. The startup also has employees in Milwaukee, where the startup opened a small office last year.
Across both offices, the startup employs about 20 people and has plans to double its headcount by next year. Ryan said HealthChampion will be adding roles across its product, software and marketing departments.
The startup’s app, which went live in May, helps users stay on top of their health by automatically gathering users’ health data and inputting their records into the app. The app can also integrate health data from more than 400 devices and Apple Health.
Additionally, HealthChampion gives each user a health score—similar to a FICO number—with actionable insights to improve their health. And all of this information is presented in an easy-to-understand dashboard, Ryan said.
“In today’s day and age, your health data is in 20 spots,” Ryan said. “We try to help consumers make better health decisions through AI and analytics.”
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So far, HealthChampion has raised $4 million of seed funding from investors that Ryan declined to disclose.
Prior to launching HealthChampion, Ryan was the founder and CEO of LaunchPoint/Discovery Health Partners, which operates businesses that provide cloud-based analytic solutions and services for healthcare enterprises. Before that, he founded Chicago-based consultancy Knightsbridge Solutions, which was acquired by Hewlett Packard.
Last year, HealthChampion was focused on user growth, ensuring people were using the app to keep track of their health, Ryan said. But looking ahead to 2020, HealthChampion is working on signing on paying B2B customers, like doctors and hospitals.
The app is currently free for consumers, though HealthChampion will soon offer a premium version for about $10.
Right now, HealthChampion is gearing up to launch pilots with some undisclosed healthcare provider clients. Through the pilots, Ryan said he is hoping to show the healthcare industry how HealthChampion can simplify their jobs and help them better care for their patients.
“To bring the data together in this industry is daunting and impressive,” Ryan said. “Most people that understand healthcare almost can’t believe that we’ve accomplished that.”
