RTHM GTM brain

RTHM offers people with complex chronic illnesses an AI health information platform and access to virtual clinical care.

category

Complex chronic illness digital care

market profile

  • text: Patients with complex post-infectious conditions encounter scarce specialists and fragmented records.
  • text: Long COVID care includes hospital-based multidisciplinary programs alongside private virtual options; price can limit access.

personas

  • title: Person living with Long COVID or ME/CFS
    pains:
    • Ongoing multisystem symptoms with few clinicians familiar with the illness
    • Long health histories are difficult to summarize for appointments
  • title: Person with POTS, MCAS or overlapping conditions
    pains:
    • Lab results, symptoms and treatment history are scattered
    • Finding appropriate specialist consultations and medications is difficult

icp

  • text: Individuals with Long COVID, ME/CFS, POTS, MCAS, hEDS or related complex conditions, rather than a conventional business account.
  • text: People with extensive health records seeking help preparing for care conversations; clinical eligibility and geography must be verified.

message pillars

  • text: Bring fragmented health information together.
  • text: Use a personalized roadmap to organize possible next steps.
  • text: Connect insights with access to care options.

objections

  • objection: Can I afford the care, and will insurance cover it?
    response: Explain free platform access separately from clinic, laboratory and medication charges; confirm current eligibility and costs before enrollment.
  • objection: Can an AI roadmap safely handle my complicated case?
    response: Position suggestions as discussion material for a qualified clinician, not a guaranteed diagnosis or cure.

competitors

  • name: TurnTo
    why: Its Turny assistant supports people navigating Long COVID research and patient experience.
  • name: Visible
    why: Offers symptom and activity tracking for people with Long COVID and ME/CFS.

influencers

  • name: Jennifer Curtin
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rthm_dr-jennifer-curtin-co-founder-and-chief-activity-7387229661610745856-ZN7I
    why: Co-founder and chief medical officer discussing the platform and chronic illness care.

keywords

  • long COVID virtual care
  • ME CFS specialist
  • POTS care
  • MCAS doctor
  • chronic illness health records
  • long COVID symptom tracking

voice

  • Empathetic
  • Reassuring
  • Plain-language and action-oriented

signals

  • text: A patient is looking for help understanding multiple diagnoses and organizing a complex history before a clinical visit.
  • text: A person is seeking specialist guidance for persistent post-infectious symptoms and has difficulty accessing local expertise.

pricing

model: freemium
starting price: Free to start; clinical services may cost extra

motion

product_led

channels

  • SEO
  • LinkedIn
  • patient community education

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Ryan Kellogg
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Dr. Kellogg’s struggle with a mystery illness led him to pioneer technology for measuring thousands of molecules in self-collected blood microsamples. This allows for a better understanding of health fluctuations and the impacts of health interventions in detail. When combined with wearable sensors and symptom tracking, this technology allows for real-time health monitoring and pattern discovery with unprecedented resolution. PhD in Microfluidics and Systems Biology from ETH Zurich.
  • name: Jennifer Curtin
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Physician treating post-viral illnesses & ME/CFS for >5 yrs, Long COVID for the past year. Member of the ME/CFS Clinician Coalition & co-author of the latest Coalition ME/CFS expert management guidance published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings 8/25/2021. Streamlined/mapped the complex decision making, testing & treatment logic for Long COVID & frequently diagnosed co-morbid illnesses (incl ME/CFS) so it can be more rapidly utilized by new healthcare providers and scaled.

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