Robin Healthcare

What was Robin Healthcare?

Robin Healthcare sold an "AI-aided charting and reimbursement platform," in STAT's words. Noah Auerhahn was the founder and CEO according to a 2019 Pulse 2 report.

The product was the Robin Assistant. After capture, the homepage says, virtual scribes and a proprietary coding algorithm produced SOAP notes with medical codes for the physician to review and sign. OPEN MINDS described it in December 2021 as a device placed in the exam room.

What did the company claim?

The archived homepage says the coding engine monitors "millions of payer rule changes in real time" and reduces first-pass denials. It credits a Dr. James Peterson with a 94-minute saving, with no period or method given. It quotes Dr. Stephen Southerland of Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery and Lori Bradshaw-Hucko, COO of Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center.

OPEN MINDS reported HIPAA compliance and SOC 2 certification in 2021. The archived homepage names neither. It lists no price and offers only a demo request.

How much money did it raise?

Directories put the total between $71.9 million and $85.5 million, and neither figure is verified. Pulse 2 reported an $11.5 million Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners in September 2019, while one directory lists $12 million for the same round. OPEN MINDS reported a $50 million Series B in December 2021.

The verdict

Nobody should expect to buy Robin. STAT read the collapse as an early sign of consolidation in ambient scribing. The archived homepage named six EHRs without saying whether notes flowed back in both directions, and it named no security certification. Funding is the other loose end, with the two directories about $14 million apart.