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The idea, in Parkinson’s words, is to connect “tech-savvy doctors and tech-savvy patients,” as opposed to the inefficient way things are done now. He gives the example of someone who wakes up and thinks she might have a urinary tract infection. “First, she has to call and make an appointment,” says Parkinson. “Then she has to get in her car, drive to an office, talk to the receptionist and fill out paperwork. She waits next to about 10 sick people, sees the nurse, sees the doctor, sees the nurse again, sees the receptionist and then she has to go to the pharmacist. There’s about 15 unnecessary people that are involved.”