Becker's Hospital Review

90 Health IT A t the start of 2013, Kyle Samani was in Austin, Texas, leading devel- opment at EMR vendor VersaSuite. "I was there during the golden era of EMRs, when that was the buzzword," he says, recalling his recognition that healthcare would soon be moving past EMRs to the next big thing. And then in the spring of that year he saw it — Google Glass. "My eyes just lit up, and I saw the possibilities of hands-free computing in healthcare," says Mr. Samani. He and cofounder Patrick Kolencherry launched Pristine in May 2013. So far, Pristine has developed several HIPAA-compliant apps for Google Glass to allow the technology to be used in a healthcare setting. The EyeSight app allows for secure video streaming and has been used to facilitate remote con- sults during a procedure and allow attending physicians to remotely supervise residents, among other uses. Pristine Checklists projects clinical checklists in front of a clinician, allowing a clear view of the checklist and the ability to add notes without the clinician needing to turn away from the patient. The app has proved popular among hospitals investigating uses for Google Glass in care delivery. Pristine currently has 17 hospital clients, such as Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, the first hospital to use Google Glass in the emergency department. The company also just closed an oversubscribed Se- ries A funding round. Mr. Samani credits his success both to Pristine's development team and to the quick recognition of a significant market opportunity in Google Glass. "It was seeing the potential of Glass and seeing what we could do with it, the different use cases, and seeing them in a time sensitive situation," he says. That type of market recognition and quick mobilization is something San Francisco-based digital health accelerator Rock Health looks for in startups for its annual class. The full-service seed fund wants to invest in entrepreneurs How 3 Startups Found Success in the Current Digital Health Market

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