Jan. 17, 2019
Heal, an app-based service that lets customers book physician house calls, named former Qualcomm Chairman and CEO Paul Jacobs as chairman, according to a press release.
Jacobs is also CEO of mobile technology startup Xcom, which he launched in 2018. Heal also named former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is the chairman of Dock Square Capital, to the company's board of directors.
"Technology is the catalyst that eliminates stifling bureaucracy and enables timelier, more personal, more proactive care that lowers costs and improves outcomes," said Dr. Renee Dua, co-founder and chief medical officer at Heal, in the release. "Dr. Jacobs [a Phd] has led the global mobile revolution over the last two decades, and we're thrilled to have him lead our efforts to reboot the broken $4 trillion U.S. healthcare industry."
Heal lets customers to book on-demand house calls through a mobile app or its website anytime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and operates 365 days a year. The company works with more than 100 major companies and is accepted by major insurance companies or can be paid in cash. The company operates in California, Atlanta and Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area.
The firm has raised more than $69 million from investors including Jacobs, Bush, singer Lionel Richie and venture capital firms like Breyer Capital, IRA Capital and the Trans-Pacific Technology Fund.
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