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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 21 M AY 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 W hen Guy Langevin heard his primary-care doctor was mov- ing away, he used the Grand Rounds mobile app to fi nd a new one. e Dead River Co. vice president and chief administrative offi cer had helped bring Grand Rounds, a San Francisco-based digital health start- up, to the Lewiston-Auburn area in 201 in his role as chairman of Maine & Co., a consultancy that promotes doing business here. Dead River was also the fi rst Maine- based employer to sign up with Grand Rounds, which helps companies trim health care costs and boost productiv- ity by connecting their employees and family members with the doctors best equipped for their needs. Langevin typed his search query into the app, which came back with a recommendation with the how and why behind the choice, and asked whether he wanted an appointment. He did, and had one confi rmed within a day: "It was very quick." Welcome to the convergence of digital technology and health care, an emerging fi eld to make medicine more personalized, precise and effi cient. Grand Rounds aims to stand out from rivals such as Best Doctors, PinnacleCare and Accolade by using its proprietary Quality Algorithm to select the highest-quality physicians for in-offi ce visits or to give second opinions on a treatment or diagnosis. Grand Rounds has used its technol- ogy to vet more than % of all active specialists and primary-care providers in the United States. Out of a small subset of doctors with top marks in each specialty, it handpicks the best qualifi ed for each patient. It also collects and digi- tizes medical records, manages appoint- ments, and employs doctors and nurses to answer patients' questions, review fi les, and assist with quality assurance. From California to Maine Grand Rounds was founded in 2011 as ConsultingMD by Owen Tripp and Lawrence "Rusty" Hofmann, a radi- ologist who came up with the idea A GUIDE TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN MAINE MANUFACTURING RESERVE YOUR AD SPACE BY JULY 18 / ISSUE PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1 I N PA R T N E R S H I P W I T H : S P O N S O R E D B Y : P R O D U C E D B Y : MANUFACTURERS Find the skilled workforce you need! MANUFACTURERS Find the skilled workforce you need! MANUFACTURERS For more info visit mainebiz.biz/StuffMadeInMaine or contact Donna Brassard at dbrassard@mainebiz.biz Stuff Made in Maine is a special publication that gives manufacturers a unique format to tell their story and showcase what they make right here in Maine. Distributed to potential employees through trade and technical high schools, high school career counselors, universities, community colleges, career centers/associations, workforce development organizations, Mainebiz subscribers and many other targeted groups and events. Tell potential employees about the diverse career opportunities your company has to offer. F O C U S C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Meryl Fogg, the Maine site developer for Grand Rounds, is a Yarmouth native who left a job in Chicago for an opportunity to move back to Maine. Grand Rounds' healthy business San Francisco-based start-up is staffing up in Lewiston •

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