Social Interest Solutions to Become Lead Organization to Direct MedStart Program

Shared Vision for Leveraging Technology to Foster Greater Access to Safer, More Effective, and Less Costly Healthcare Propels Alliance

Social Interest Solutions (SIS), a mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to leveraging technology innovation and influencing policy to improve consumers’ access to eligible health and social services, today announced that effective immediately Social Interest Solutions will direct MedStart program activities. The MedStart program, formerly part of the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance, was established to develop a thriving medical/bioscience industry in the greater Sacramento area by fostering, attracting and promoting medical and healthcare organizations, ultimately resulting in safer, more effective, less costly and more accessible medicine and healthcare for the region and the nation.

“The synergy between MedStart and Social Interest Solutions made this a logical alliance,” said Robert Groth, Director of Business Development at Social Interest Solutions. “We look forward maintaining and advancing MedStart’s position as the hub for building a strong network of resources and a repository of information and expertise for the growing community of medical and healthcare organizations in the greater Sacramento region. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with the 146 MedStart members in the region representing technology companies, health organizations, and universities.”

Matt Phillips, the current director of the MedStart program, has joined Social Interest Solutions and will continue managing MedStart initiatives.

“We’re very pleased that SIS is stepping up to support the MedStart mission going forward and doubly pleased that yet another substantial healthcare software company has found its way onto the MedStart map,” said Cary Adams, MedStart Founder and CEO of MedForce, LLC. “Our med tech sector continues to flourish, both in the number of companies and activities within those companies, and this move will only enhance that acceleration. Telehealth and healthcare software and IT initiatives are growing exponentially in the region, providing benefits for both the industry and provider communities. MedStart under the leadership of SIS will continue support for these sectors as well as other med tech subsectors, like devices, regenerative medicine, and molecular imaging.”

 “We believe the MedStart program is extremely valuable to our medical tech community because of its ability to connect and support the medical and health technology startups in the region,” said Barb Johnston, CEO, HealthLinkNow. “We look forward to seeing MedStart continue to flourish and grow under SIS leadership.”

About Social Interest Solutions

Social Interest Solutions (SIS) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to leveraging technology innovation and influencing policy to improve consumers’ access to public and private health and social services. As an active influencer and promoter of policy reform, SIS has successfully developed and deployed pioneering technology solutions that have positively impacted the quality of life for nearly 17 million of the nation’s underserved population. Social Interest Solutions has worked with numerous states and the federal government to assist in the design and implementation of various health benefit and community health and social programs.

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