CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KAREO
DAY JOB: Runs homegrown software firm that serves about 60,000 independent medical practitioners and providers. Cloud-based provider of electronic healthcare record, billing and marketing software. Also offers telemedicine, payment services and advanced analytics and reporting.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Produced one of the first data sets on the spread of coronavirus in Orange County. After moving its entire workforce to remote operations and providing care packages and meals for employees, Rodrigues decided to try a different type of employee perk: offering serology tests to all employees.
NOTABLE: The results? Out of 415 participants, including employees and family members, the study revealed a contraction rate of about 10% or 40 participants. Out of the 40 participants that tested positive, 25 or 6% tested positive for antibodies with no active infection. The CEO said he’s willing to work with other area companies and business leaders to share notes, with a goal of helping to scale COVID-19 testing in Orange County, as well as in the communities where Kareo’s customers are based.
QUOTABLE: “Our main goal was to show employees that we care,” said Rodrigues, who announced the findings from the testing on April 20. “But there’s also a lot of questions about how we return to work and restart the economy. We’re in this age of big data and analytics, yet we’re facing a crisis with no data or analytics.”
FAST FACT: The company said its telemedicine offering has seen about 50 times higher volume in virtual visits since mid-March, and its mental health segment is experiencing more business.
