Health care for chronic or serious conditions is rarely a challenge faced alone. Saturing, which publicly launched this month, is a care-coordination hub. The site's concept is that every patient is a planet; the network of support around that planet is represented by Saturn-like rings.
The primary caregiver, such as a child helping a parent, invites individuals into a private network. They can log in from work or home to see how mom or dad's care is going that day, if they received their medication on time, and if there is anything coming up -- such as a doctor's appointment or lab test -- that needs coordinating with other family members or friends. The application also has a medication management tool that allows users to track, in one place, the medications someone takes, even flagging prescriptions needing refills. The entire suite costs $14.99 a month, but depending on the variety of functions needed, access to the network starts at $3.99 a month.
Based in Merrillville, Ind., Saturing began operating in 2008 and has 15 employees. It's part of a group of companies that fall under the umbrella of Interlink, a management and finance services firm founded by Rich Metzger 12 years ago. He funded Saturing himself, to the tune of $2.5 million.
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