ADVANCE CARE PLANNING
guided to completion. ready when it matters.
The advance directive, finally completed — and there when it matters. Anchor is being designed to guide patients through advance care planning in about 15 minutes, in plain language, and to help ensure completed directives are accessible to authorized clinicians when they need them.
Guide
An AI-guided wizard walks patients through their healthcare preferences in plain language.
Sign
Reviewed and executed by witnessed video for supported states.
Store
Versioned and designed to stay current over time.
70%
of U.S. adults have no advance directive
Yadav et al., Health Affairs 2017 · n=795,909
42.5%
of decedents required surrogate decision-making
Silveira et al., NEJM 2010
$5,585
average Medicare savings per decedent with a directive
Nicholas et al., JAMA 2011 — high-spending regions
35%
of ICU family members develop PTSD symptoms
Azoulay et al., AJRCCM 2005
Current status
Anchor is currently in prototype development. The platform is undergoing validation of workflow, legal, and technical assumptions prior to pilot deployment.
Anchor is not used for clinical care today, does not have paying customers or active health system pilots, and does not store real patient health information in production.
FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS
The infrastructure that closes the documentation gap.
A platform being designed to integrate into clinical workflows at the moment it matters — before a crisis.
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Early stage. Right moment. Clear path.
Pre-seed. Working prototype. Validation in progress prior to pilot deployment.
Learn more →FOR PATIENTS
Your wishes, in your own words.
Simple, guided advance care planning using state-specific legal requirements. Available in English and Spanish.
Learn more →FOR THE TEAM
Meet the founder.
MD/MBA candidate at the University of Maryland. Built at the intersection of medicine and technology.
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Join the mission.
Looking for technical, clinical, and legal collaborators at every stage.
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