InquisitHealth

InquisitHealth operates as a population health management company, supplying a tech-enabled workforce of peer mentors to support patients with chronic conditions. Founded in 2011 by cousins Dr. Ashwin Patel and Brijesh Patel, the company was established to scale the impact of peer-to-peer mentoring that Dr. Patel witnessed through his father's primary care practice in the South Bronx. Dr. Patel, a physician and healthcare economist with a Ph.D. from The Wharton School, and Brijesh Patel, a technologist with experience at firms like Deloitte and Johnson & Johnson, combined their expertise to create a structured, scalable model for peer support.

The company's core business involves training successful patients to serve as mentors for others struggling with the same health issues, such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and sickle cell disease. This model is delivered as a service to health plans, hospital systems, self-insured unions, and pharmaceutical companies. These clients leverage InquisitHealth's platform to engage high-risk patient populations, aiming to improve clinical outcomes and address social and behavioral determinants of health (SDoH). Revenue is generated by providing this mentoring-as-a-service solution to these healthcare organizations.

The service utilizes a HIPAA-compliant technology platform that facilitates the matching of mentors to mentees based on clinical, demographic, and cultural factors. This platform provides tools for secure communication via phone, text, or a mobile app, along with structured, evidence-based programs. Mentors receive rigorous training to provide empathetic, goal-focused coaching, helping patients with medication adherence, lifestyle changes, and navigating the healthcare system. In January 2024, InquisitHealth was acquired by Pyx Health, a social health platform focused on loneliness. Following the acquisition, Ashwin Patel joined Pyx Health as Chief Medical Officer, and Brijesh Patel became the Executive Vice President of Product and Business Intelligence.

Keywords: peer mentoring, population health management, chronic disease management, social determinants of health, patient engagement, community health workers, health technology, behavioral health, value-based care, remote patient support, medication adherence, diabetes support, asthma management, hypertension care, HIPAA-compliant platform, health coaching, patient support programs, healthcare workforce, clinical outcomes improvement, SDoH