Medical documentation errors cost U.S. hospitals over $70 billion in denied claims and $55 billion in lawsuits every year. In this episode, we sit down with Dimitri, Founder & CEO of WorkDone Health, a Y Combinator-backed startup that’s building the "Grammarly for medical records."
WorkDone Health automates chart review, compliance checks, and billing validation in real-time, preventing errors before they cost hospitals money—or compromise patient safety. We explore:
Why CFOs are the first to feel the pain of documentation errors
How AI-powered compliance and quality checks reduce denials
Lessons from Y Combinator and scaling a healthcare startup
Why WorkDone could be the antidote to insurance AI denials
If you’re a healthcare leader, investor, or builder in healthtech, this episode shows the future of clinical documentation.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro: The cost of documentation errors ($70B in denials, $55B lawsuits)
1:00 – Dimitri’s journey: From physics to healthcare AI
3:00 – The problem: Reactive vs. proactive documentation review
5:15 – Real-world example: Left vs. right shoulder conflict
7:00 – Sepsis bundle case study
9:00 – How WorkDone Health prevents denials in real time
12:00 – Impact on CFO metrics: denials, lawsuits, billing cycle
14:30 – The “antidote” to insurance AI claim denials
18:00 – How the tool works: real-time vs. batch checks
22:00 – Prioritization of alerts: reducing physician burden
27:00 – Vision: “Grammarly for medical documentation”
29:00 – Lessons from Y Combinator for healthtech startups
32:00 – HIPAA compliance and why it matters from Day 1
37:00 – Future of WorkDone: API integrations with EMRs
Dimtry Karpov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitrykarpov/
WorkDone: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workdonehealth/
WorkDone: https://www.wrkdn.com/
Roupen Odabashian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roupen-odabashian-md-frcpc-abim-183aaa142/
Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Biweekly
- PublishedAugust 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM UTC
- Length39 min
- Episode46
- RatingClean