Slingshot

Slingshot is a healthcare company located in San Francisco, CA, with a team of four members. As part of the Y-Combinator batch S22, Slingshot focuses on the analysis of medical records to verify the accuracy of diagnoses and support clinical evidence, primarily serving regions in the United States and Canada. The company aims to reduce patient expenses by rectifying inflated and erroneous medical bills. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Slingshot automates coding and clinical validation processes, enhancing the efficiency of payment integrity teams. It offers an API specifically designed for these teams and provides models that extract clinical indicators, thereby saving reviewers’ time. Slingshot ensures the implementation of a repeatable process adhering to clinical guidelines with high accuracy and offers configurable clinical criteria for various medical plans. The company prioritizes data security, utilizing AES 256 encryption and TLS, and maintains compliance with HIPAA and SOC2 Type 2 certification. Additionally, Slingshot monitors key model performance metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, drift, and F1-score to maintain and improve its service efficacy.