Talamus

1.Problem: Siloed, inefficient health information systems

Solution:  An Electronic Health Record/Enterprise Resource Planning system for hospitals and clinics currently using paper filing methods only. 

2. Problem: Medications stock inventories are not consistently updated, and fake medications get mixed in with legitimate ones.

Solution:  Provide pharmacies with an inventory and Point of Sale system and connect them directly to vetted supplier

3. Problem: Efficiencies in clinics and long waiting times: 

Solution:  Open Appointment scheduling  for community Clinics,  laboratory and imaging centers.

 

4. Problem: High cost of medication procurement

Solution:  Supply chain module to ensure suppliers and clinics/pharmacies are in sync with inventory needs and can supply authentic medications.

5. Problem: Lack of access and transparency and high cost for patients 

Solution: Patient-centered mobile app that allows patients to take control of their own healthcare and understand the diagnoses and treatments they are given by healthcare professionals.

The Talamus app provides five main components: 1) An Electronic Health Record/Enterprise Resource Planning system for hospitals and clinics currently using paper filing methods only.; 2) Provides pharmacies with an inventory and Point of Sale system; 3) Appointment scheduling and results submission feature for community laboratory and imaging centers 4) Supply chain module to ensure suppliers and clinics/pharmacies are in sync with inventory needs and can supply authentic medications 5) Patient-centered mobile app that allows patients to take control of their own healthcare and understand the diagnoses and treatments they are given by healthcare professionals.

1.Problem: Siloed, inefficient health information systems

Solution:  An Electronic Health Record/Enterprise Resource Planning system for hospitals and clinics currently using paper filing methods only. 

2. Problem: Medications stock inventories are not consistently updated, and fake medications get mixed in with legitimate ones.

Solution:  Provide pharmacies with an inventory and Point of Sale system and connect them directly to vetted supplier

3. Problem: Efficiencies in clinics and long waiting times: 

Solution:  Open Appointment scheduling  for community Clinics,  laboratory and imaging centers.

 

4. Problem: High cost of medication procurement

Solution:  Supply chain module to ensure suppliers and clinics/pharmacies are in sync with inventory needs and can supply authentic medications.

5. Problem: Lack of access and transparency and high cost for patients 

Solution: Patient-centered mobile app that allows patients to take control of their own healthcare and understand the diagnoses and treatments they are given by healthcare professionals.

Currently it is estimated that up to 38% of Africans delay or forgo healthcare every year because of accessibility and cost. We want to increase the number of Africans that are able to access affordable healthcare through this innovative technology.

The Talamus app will help connect all manner of groups included in the healthcare process, from patients, to clinics, to local government, community health workers, to community pharmacies and labs. 

We have engaged in user experience research and design while building this app. We will use beta testing with the aid of patients in the Lagos State program, who belong to a lower socioeconomic class. Women in particular in the stages of pregnancy will test the app to ensure the strength of its antenatal and postnatal tracking features.

Yes, our backend analytics allows us to collect several data points which can be further classified into specific demographics: gender, location, age, and medical condition, among others. 

Our team leaders have extensive backgrounds in the academic and research world, which speaks to their abilities to collect, process, and analyze data. Our Founder/CEO, Murisiku Raifu, is a Board-certified neurosurgeon with an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and was the former director of neurosurgery at CHMC. As an assistant clinical professor, his tasks involved shepherding students through the research process, which included data monitoring and evaluation. Other members of the team have similar experience in academia, whether it is in medical research, user experience and design, marketing, and more. The ability for our group to create a system to track and analyze data is vast, and we will continue to hire only the best and brightest to support our goals and ensure our success is weighed on the strength of our data collection and analysis.

We have consistently engaged with our would be users before building any features and we have code singed features with many of our clients including private and public entities.

Dr Murisiku Raifu: Neurosurgeon, Background in public policy. Member of Africa CDC Covid-19 clinical management task force. 

Mr Joshua Owusu Ansah: Software Engineer and Hospitals Administrator. 

Miss Abiodun Shodipe: Pharmacologist with experience in Compliance. 

Mr Joel Adenrinto: Public Health, Pharmaceutical Marketing.

Mr Ronit Kishore: Software engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning. 

We are applying to Solve for the following reasons: 

1. To get support to scale our solution through Solve's community of innovators and mentors. 

2. To find collaborators and partners though the community. 

3. To  provide support whenever possible to other innovators. 

Talamus seeks to solve the problem of disorganization that leads to improper health diagnoses and treatment without access to digital tools. The app we have built will solve the issue by tracking a patient's healthcare access points to provide a better understanding for healthcare workers, clinicians, pharmacist etc. Our solution is different from others on the market because it integrates a variety of tools not just for the betterment of healthcare workers' organization, but for the improvement of patient understanding. With natural language processors built into the app, it gives the patient the ability to communicate effectively with healthcare workers on a level they never could have done before. This is something that is not standard across the health application industry, and something that is truly holding the industry back. 

To increase the number of patient appointments on our platform to 1 Million. 

We have an Agreement with Lagos state to digitize 100 primary healthcare facilities in densely populated areas (with population of about 7 million). 

Decrease in Clinic wait times. 

Saving on Medications. 

Change in the number of patient served. 

Increase in access to services via telemedicine module. 

Currently it is estimated that up to 38% of Africans delay or forgo healthcare every year because of accessibility and cost. We want to increase the number of Africans that are able to access affordable healthcare through this innovative technology.

Through the digitization of health records, we will provide a more streamlined approach to healthcare, which will give the healthcare worker and patient much better communication. Our inventory and supply modules will ensure medications are delivered on time and in the amounts that pharmacies require. Through these outputs, our outcomes will be improved health among the community via improved communication and organization standards throughout the healthcare system.

With regards to patients, we will give them the tools to search, find and the help they need in a few easy steps with culturally relevant tools built into it. By providing an unprecedented level of transparency and bringing efficiency into the market, Talamus will bring down the cost of healthcare for patients

Web App and Mobile Apps. 

A 6 month pilot if with The Ghana health services (GHS), we were able to show 67% decrease in patient wait times in clinics. 

We were able to also show savings of up to 30% for patient looking for medications. 

70% of our leadership team is from under represented groups and 40% of our team is female.

We charge clinics, pharmacies, labs, imaging centers and governments a month/yearly fee to use our platform 

Patients use it free of charge. 

We are currently on pace to have $800k in revenues this year ($600k of this is already signed). We have several other deals in the pipeline.

We are currently on pace to have $800k in revenues this year ($600k of this is already signed). We have several other deals in the pipeline.