#179: Miriam Paramore: Elevating Healthcare through the Power of Information

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast talks with Miriam Paramore, President and Chief Strategy Officer of OptimizeRx, architect and leader of the US Healthcare Efficiency Index, and author of certain provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Miriam talks about her entrepreneurial journey and shares insight on networking and how to best meet customer needs. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a programmer and solutions designer, Miriam built and led several companies and now, she’s an investor.  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">She also launched her own consulting firm because she saw a need for setting up HIPAA privacy rules. As a consultant, she wanted to help the healthcare industry digest convoluted data.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her mission is to leverage the power of information to improve the US healthcare system. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miriam took time to volunteer at nonprofits to develop relationships, which she believes is the key to business networking. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">She encourages entrepreneurs to volunteer. Provide a service, do something good with your life and contribute. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">When it comes to knowing your customers - take time to understand their value and how they get the money for their purchases - and then align your story so they want to buy your solution</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">In order to scale an idea into a company, you need two things: a team and capital.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ultimately, consumers and businesses don’t care how fast or tec