Daniel Palestrant, MD, and Adam Sharp, MD, are the founders of the online physician community SERMO, but they recently teamed up on a new project.
The physicians are the founders of par8o, a health IT startup that aims to create an operating system for the entire healthcare industry. The company's system offers referrals management and population health support. par8o allows users to send referrals to any physician, regardless of if they use par8o.
Dr. Palestrant now serves as CEO of the company. Dr. Sharp is par8o's president and CMO. The company's executive leadership team also includes a chief technology officer, senior vice president of operations and vice president of finance.
The company clients include Harvard Medical School hospitals in Boston, Mount Sinai Health System facilities in New York and more.