BitCare: Technology Infused Healthcare Company Driven to Provide Holistic Preventative And Convenient Services.

When the entire world was reeling under the throes of the COVID 19 pandemic that brought the daily movement to a screeching halt, the biggest conundrum for governments across the world was to ensure seamless testing for its citizens. As evidenced by history itself, such events of turmoil have turned out to be opportune moments for innovators and visionaries. Ric S Kolluri is one such visionary who rose to the occasion and aspired to provide contact-free COVID-19 testing provision to the masses.

In 2018, Ric S Kolluri, laid the cornerstone for BitCare with a 96-page whitepaper on securely sharing healthcare data across all the ecosystems patients, hospitals, and insurance companies using Blockchain. After almost a year of traveling and engaging with different organizations, developers, and blockchain experts; Ric decided to pivot the company’s efforts into genomics with his mentor and advisors’ help, JR Thomas and Hirav Shah. To that end, he developed a genomics platform that gathers patients' information, thereby helping healthcare providers with actionable data sets. "We started our platform with 11 flagship DNA-based products in several categories such as Nutrigenomics, Pharmacogenomics, and Cancer genomics. The DNA tests include Health, Sport, Diet, Exercise, Estrogen; Pharmacogenetics, Addiction and Behavior; ALS, Dementia, Parkinson’s Alzheimer’s and Opioid Risk DNA Test," mentions Ric.

Successively, in March 2020, when COVID-19 disrupted the entire healthcare landscape, Ric decided to use this knowledge to deliver contactless RT-PCR, Rapid tests for clients. After almost two months of research and help from Jags Porandala and Dr. Jason Finkelstein, he overcame several hurdles and arrived at a solution to automate the entire process, including the aggregation of forms, patient information, and other data to ensure a complete touchless experience for the patients. Subsequently, BitCare launched its first COVID testing facility in Texas. "We had almost 69 locations, different pop-up clinics in almost 14 different states at the peak of Coronavirus," says Ric.

Alongside DNA testing, BitCare also offers gut microbiome tests, allergy tests, wellness tests, and telemedicine services today. Additionally, to fight the menace of mental illness, BitCare is introducing mental health services on its platform. "We offer our telemedicine services in four U.S. states and are planning to launch it nationwide this year," informs Ric.