Medherence - The Bridge between Hospital and Home

The bridge between hospital and home for medication safety

The Crisis
The Hospital-to-Home Transfer is Broken
65% Patient Confusion
US hospitals discharge 34 million patients annually, but the breakdown of information transfer is a global epidemic. 30% of prescriptions are never even filled, and patients across every age group recall less than 25% of instructions shared at the bedside.
$500B Global Annual Waste 
This systems failure costs the global economy over $500 billion every year. These are avoidable healthcare costs from preventable readmissions and adverse medication events.
Broken Communication
Patients leave hospitals groggy, stressed, and cognitively impaired, relying on verbal instructions they forget and missing the paper handouts they need.
Key Insight
Bridging the Gap between Clinician and Patient
The Status Quo (The Gap)
Apps like Medisafe rely on patients to self-report complex data.
Sick patients are responsible for transcribing clinical data.
Manual entry is the primary source of post-discharge medication errors.
Doctors don't trust self-reported app data for clinical decisions.
No connection to the source of truth (the hospital EHR - Electronic Health Record).
Our Solution (The Bridge)
We automate the flow of verified data directly from the hospital to the patient.
Verified prescriptions are pushed instantly to the patient’s device.
Data is clinician-verified and pushed directly from Hospital EHR.
Providers rely on the data as it originates from their own systems.
One-click workflow for clinicians.
Instant clarity for patients on day one.
Solution
Integrated Workflow Automation
Doctor Clicks Transmit
One-click send from existing EHR interface during discharge workflow.
Secure Processing
HIPAA-compliant cloud validates and formats medication schedule data.
Patient Receives Plan
Locked medication schedule appears instantly on patient's mobile device.
Key Benefit: Zero transcription errors. Instant clarity for patients and families. No manual data entry required.
Simple for Doctors, Lifesaving for Patients
Clinician Dashboard
Clean medication list view
One-click transmission
Confirmation of patient receipt
Embedded in existing EHR workflow
Patient App
Education focus for clarity and true adherence.
Clear Next Dose countdown timer
Family Link for remote monitoring
Photo identification of each medication
Market Opportunity
Multi-Billion Dollar B2B Opportunity
$200B+
Total Addressable Market
Global mHealth market growing at 17% annually
$500B
Annual Waste
Total avoidable healthcare costs from medication non-adherence globally.
35M
Hospital Discharges
Annual discharges requiring complex medication management in the US alone.
Why Now?
Hospitals are shifting to Value-Based Care. They are now financially penalized for patient readmissions within 30 days. Plus, new mandatory CMS TEAM Model commenced January 1. Medherence directly addresses their most expensive compliance gap.
Business Model: Aligned with Value-Based Care
Target Customers: - Hospitals (300+ bed facilities) - Surgical Centers - Aged Care Facilities - Rehabilitation Centers
Pricing Structure Example
Hybrid SaaS:
Platform Fee: ($100 bed/year) Covers implementation, integrations, and fixed support.
Usage Fee: ($10-15/discharge) Scales with patient volume.
Strategic Benefit: Allows for low-cost initial pilots with automatic revenue expansion as adoption spreads.
Unit Economics
Based on 300-bed hospital:
Annual Platform Fee: ($30,000 fixed base).
Annual Usage Fee: (based on 15k avg. discharges).
Total Contract Value (ACV): ($180,000 / year).
ROI for Hospitals
The No-Brainer:
Cost of one readmission: $15,200 (Medicare avg)
Break-even: Preventing just ONE readmission per month covers the entire cost of the software for the whole hospital.
Payback: We cost 0.1% of the problem we solve.
Competitive Moat
High Barriers to Entry = Defensible Business
Standard Reminder Apps
Consumer-focused marketing
Manual patient data entry
No clinical workflow integration
Low trust from healthcare providers
Easy to replicate
Medherence Platform
Clinical workflow embedded
EHR-verified data push
Deep technical integrations (FHIR/HL7)
Focus on patient clarity and understanding
Regulatory clearance pathway (Outside a data transfer only model)
Technical Integration
Building FHIR/EHR connectors requires specialized engineering
Regulatory Clearance
Pursuing FDA Medical Device classification and TGA approval creates compliance moat. Medherence is initially planning a data only transfer model, which is currently unregulated.
Hospital Relationships
Long sales cycles create network effects and switching costs. Medherence costs 0.1% of the problem it solves and offers a low barrier to entry for initial hospital trials.
Traction
Validating the Opportunity: Early Insights & Foundation
The Problem is Real
Medication non-adherence leads to significant patient confusion, costly hospital readmissions, and poor health outcomes, a well-documented global challenge.
Favorable Market Conditions
The shift towards value-based care incentivizes hospitals to improve patient outcomes and proactively reduce readmission costs. New mandatory CMS TEAM Model commenced January 1.
Technology Enablement
Modern EHR systems, widespread mobile device adoption, and robust HIPAA-compliant infrastructure provide the foundation for a solution.
Raising Seed Round
1
Engineering (60%)
Build FHIR connectors for Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), Meditech. Hire senior healthcare integration engineers.
2
Regulatory/Compliance (25%)
Execute Non-Device MDDS path via 21st Century Cures Act. Complete HIPAA/APP security audits for hospital entry.
3
Pilot Implementation (15%)
Deploy in 2 hospital systems, gather clinical outcomes data and refine product-market fit.
12-Month Milestones
Finalize MDDS Regulatory Filing: Formalize Non-Device status under the 21st Century Cures Act to ensure immediate market access.
Complete 2 Major EHR Integrations: Deliver production-ready Epic and Cerner bridges via SMART on FHIR.
Launch in Hospital Pilot Sites: Deploy zero-entry infrastructure across the Melbourne and US pilot cohorts.
Measure Adoption & Impact: Validate clinician workflow adoption and demonstrate a reduction % in 30-day readmissions.

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