In a blog post questioning the lack of a digital health start - up analogous to Uber , healthcare innovation venture capitalist Rock Health tell us not to hold our breath : there will be a " longer and more complex " route to disruptive health start - ups , due to the " unique unit model " and the need to respond to " consumer quality issues " . Patients are less likely to pay out of pocket for healthcare services in the same way as a taxi driver , and have much higher demands when it comes to privacy . At it 's core Moreover, such partnerships also allow for better integration into the patient care continuum, which may be key to capturing a more sizeable portion of provider and pharmacy interactions and replicating some of the success seen to date with retail clinics. however , the problem is that healthcare interactions are simply less frequent : we visit physicians far less often than we take taxis , meaning more patients have to sign up to make any potentially disruptive service viable .
In a blog post questioning the lack of a digital health start - up analogous to Uber , healthcare innovation venture capitalist Rock Health tell us not to hold our breath : there will be a " longer and more complex " route to disruptive health start - ups , due to the " unique unit model " and the need to respond to " consumer quality issues " . Patients are less likely to pay out of pocket for healthcare services in the same way as a taxi driver , and have much higher demands when it comes to privacy . At it 's core however , the problem is that healthcare interactions are simply less frequent : we visit physicians far less often than we take taxis , meaning more patients have to sign up to make any potentially disruptive service viable .