In the race to find data scientists, how do healthcare startups compete? - MedCity News

Health Fidelity is a healthcare startup that developed natural language processing (NLP) software to help payers and providers analyze electronic medical records, claims and administrative data, and medical images to uncover risk factors hidden within clinical charts. The goal is to support risk adjustment for health plans and hospitals for value-based care payment models. In a Q&A via email, Health Fidelity CEO Steve Whitehurst talked about how his business is dealing with the challenge of hiring qualified data scientists and other technology staff for his business with competition not only from other healthcare startups but also established technology companies moving into healthcare. Note: This exchange has been lightly edited. Are health tech startups generally hunting for technology professionals with healthcare experience?