The Pitch
RDnote is a digital health startup that helps hospital systems increase quality of care and revenue with a unique nutrition care practice model to manage interventions for patients at high-risk for chronic disease.
Molly Hegarty
The Entrepreneur
Molly Hegarty, MS, RDN
Molly, founder of RDnote, is passionate about combining nutrition and technology to spark change in the healthcare field. Her work as a nutritionist has already impacted more than 3,000 people in the Gulf Coast region and her goal is to empower even more people to get healthy using RDnote. She is a Registered Dietitian and has an engineering degree from the University of Michigan.
Opportunity/Challenge
Many New Orleanians face inadequate access to proper nutritional care for treatment of chronic diseases including obesity and diabetes. There’s a shortage of Registered Dietitians (RD’s) to adequately address the need. Timesaving techniques are critical to expanding capacity and increasing access to high quality nutrition.
Impact
- 4,200 estimated hours saved by nutritionists nationwide made possible by an innovative app that maximizes the efficiency of patient visits.