Board of Advisors – Health System Strategy

• *About Talamel Health Technologies

• *Hospitals lose $125B/year after patients are medically ready for discharge.

Fragmented discharges trap patients in beds at ~$2,800/day, drain staff, and crush margins. We fix that. Talamel Health Technologies built

• *Dina**

, an AI-powered Discharge Navigation Assistant platform that acts as a

• shared orchestration layer*

between hospitals, post-acute providers, primary care, and patients. EHRs document care inside organizations.

• *Dina orchestrates the work between them.**

Already in real-world use and generating measurable bed-day savings, Dina is positioned to become the connective tissue for care transitions across peri-urban, suburban, and urban hospitals nationwide. We are now entering a critical growth phase Securing early adopter hospitals, converting pilots to paid deployments, and building a repeatable enterprise sales motion.

• *The Opportunity: Board of Advisors – Health System Strategy**

We are extending our Strategic Advisory Board to add

• *Health System Strategy & Hospital
• *Partnerships Advisors

. This role is designed for a senior healthcare executive who understands:

• How hospital CFOs think
• How operations leaders evaluate risk
• How pilots actually get approved
• And how enterprise contracts really get done

Advisors receive early visibility into Talamel’s active

• *$1M Seed Round**

and have the opportunity to participate alongside healthcare executives and early supporters.

• *Why This Role Matters Now**

Our 2026 go-to-market strategy is explicitly relationship-led. We are targeting

• 1–2 early adopter hospitals (pilot → paid)
• Expansion to 4–6 paying hospitals via advisor-led case studies
• 10 live Clear deployments in 12 months

To achieve this, we need experienced health system leadership at the table. Not theory. Execution.

• *Key Responsibilities
• *1. Health System Access & Strategic Introductions
• Introduce Dina to hospital CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and CMOs
• Identify health systems under throughput, margin, or value-based pressure
• Open doors to peri-urban, suburban, and urban hospitals aligned with our SAM focus
• *2. Early Adopter & Pilot Structuring
• Advise on pilot design (scope, metrics, internal approvals)
• Help frame measurable bed-day savings in language CFOs respect
• Guide transition from 160-day pilot to paid deployment
• *3. Enterprise Contract Strategy & Negotiation
• Provide insight into pricing thresholds and signing authority dynamics
• Help shape enterprise-friendly contracting terms
• Advise on expansion pathways (Clear → Bronze → Silver → Gold tiers)
• *4. Strategic Market Positioning
• Refine messaging to resonate with health system boards and executive teams
• Pressure-test ROI narrative against real operational constraints
• Help sharpen enterprise-level value proposition
• *Ideal Profile

We are seeking advisors with

• 10+ years in hospital or health system leadership
• Leadership experience in health systems, SNFs, ACOs/IPAs, or managed care
• Deep understanding of hospital contracting and enterprise procurement
• Experience negotiating pilots or enterprise health IT deployments
• Strong network across regional or multi-state systems
• Interest in shaping an early-stage company solving a $125B systemic problem
• *Founding Team
• *Vivek Bhatia — Founder & CEO

18+ years leading healthcare transformation across payer and provider organizations. Former Director at Blue Shield of California with a proven record of executing large-scale enterprise initiatives.

• *Jukka Valkonen — Head of Clinical AI Strategy**

RN/PHN with 35 years of clinical experience across hospitals and post-acute settings. Expert in discharge workflows and frontline operations.

• *Jim Collette — Head of Technology**

Former Chief Architect at Jiseki Health. Specializes in scalable, secure, compliant healthcare infrastructure.

• *Why Join Talamel Health
• Solve one of healthcare’s most expensive operational failures
• Shape how hospitals collaborate across the continuum
• Help build the connective tissue EHRs never created
• Influence enterprise adoption from the ground up
• Participate in a high-leverage advisory role with equity
• Engage early in an active Seed Round
• *Compensation & Engagement
• Equity for advisory contribution
• 1–2 hours/month (virtual)

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