What is the Future of Health Care? - Anonymous employee Forward Employee Review

5.0
Dec 16, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Background 1. Rise Health Care Systems (own end to end, make custom EHR with advancedmd, epic, athena) 2. Rise of Conicerge Health Care with wholly owned end to end solution (proprietary ehr, telemedicine doctors etc) 3. Rise of Telemedicine 4. Dozens of EHRs will die --> a handful PEHR mainly through Apple Health Kit connection (patient info can be accessed by doctor, but sitting in patients health kit, doctor enter info go to health kit) With these trends in mind...companies that will survive and thrive include Apple, Forward, Doctors on Demand, One Medical, Kaiser, University Health Systems, Modernizing Medicine, AdvancedMD, Practice Fusion Great culture, team, hardworkers, great management, awesome love it, no kool aid here

Cons

No cons, it is one of the few medical tech companies I see that will survive locally in Bay Area and expand well. I.e. Small EHR vendors wont survive moving forward,

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Supportive and collaborative team, strong product mindset, clear goals, and respect for design. High ownership, trust, and autonomy. Leadership is open to feedback, and designers are involved in real product decisions, not just visuals.

Cons

Fast-paced environment with a lot of responsibility, which may not be ideal for someone looking for a slower or more structured workflow. Priorities can shift as the company grows, but this is typical for scaling teams.

3.0
Sep 30, 2025
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Pros

1. Smart and friendly coworkers 2. Good engineering culture 3. Opportunities for growth

Cons

1. Not-profitable - Forward never found a working model to solve the problem, and anchored heavily on solutions that lacked market-fit evidence. Contradictory to the problem-focused culture at Forward. 2. The finance problems lead to urgency. Work was demanding and tough across the org. However, engineering velocity was not the problem to begin with, leading to a vicious cycle of unmet goals -> tighter deadlines. 3. Frequent and fundamental shifts in company priorities leading to disorganized sprints and planning. A lot of work were throw away despite long hours invested.

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