About Inciteful Med
Health literacy is a human right
We believe that giving everyone access to trusted, scientific knowledge about their personal health allows them to:
Participate
Access to information and understanding treatment options allows patients to actively participate in choices about their care with their providers.
Advocate
Patient advocacy is widely supported, yet rarely provided free of charge to patients. Those who can self-advocate get better care, leading to better outcomes.
Create change
Ultimately, a more engaged and informed population drives improvements in the healthcare system for everyone.
Save lives
Scientific breakthroughs happen daily, with advancements that have the ability to improve and save lives. Access to information should not be the limiter.
Our story
When research changed everything
Inciteful Med began as a tool for navigating academic research. When a family member faced a medical uncertainty, our founder used it to uncover a study that led to a diagnosis for metastatic cancer. That experience changed everything for their family and sparked our mission to make medical research accessible, so more patients and families can shape their care and change their lives.
The problem
The current system is outdated
When you go to a doctor, you trust them to know the newest medical research and methods. But our healthcare system makes it hard for even dedicated doctors to keep up. Problems like different priorities, paperwork, and slow adoption of new technology mean important medical advances take too long to reach patients. We want to focus on three areas where access to information can help.
The bench to bedside implementation problem
It can take as long as 17 years for new scientific discoveries to be used by doctors [2]. This delay means your doctor might not be using the latest medical knowledge from the past 20 years. This problem shows issues with our healthcare systems and how hard it is to bring new ideas into clinical practice. The current system is too complex and not good at adapting to new technology.
We expect doctors to be able to recall everything
Medical research is exploding, with two new papers published every minute [3]. All of this research could greatly improve public health if our systems did not rely on doctors to read, remember, and apply the new research. It's an impossible task. Attempting to do so requires them to take time away from delivering personalized care to patients, or fall back on dated knowledge.
A system designed for the majority
The healthcare system was originally designed to treat the majority of people as quickly and as affordably as possible. And it works well if you're in the majority. If you're not, you often don't know until it's too late. Luckily, technology now makes it possible to redesign healthcare. We believe in using evidence-based medicine and conscientious decision-making to provide personalized care, instead of a one-size-fits-all approach.
The solution
Improving health literacy
Inciteful Med uses machine learning and AI technology to improve health literacy. We provide patients and doctors with the latest literature in an easy to understand format, helping doctors and patients make informed choices.
No one will care more about your health than you. Whether you’re dealing with a long-term health issue or need answers about a medical problem, we can help.
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