Summary
Founder and operator focused on applying AI to clinician recruiting — co-founded and led Winnow to build a predictive, relationship-aware platform that finds passive physician candidates and surfaces referral pathways to improve hiring and retention. healthcarecouncil+1
Experienced healthcare operator with finance and turnaround experience — held senior roles at GE Healthcare and GE Capital where he developed domain expertise in healthcare operations, finance, and leading business turnarounds. healthcarecouncil
Partnered with health systems and scaled through acquisition — developed Winnow in partnership with provider organizations (for example Ardent Health Services) and later integrated the product into Aya Healthcare after acquisition to scale the solution nationally. prweb+1
Recognized in the Nashville startup community — Winnow was named Healthcare Startup of the Year at the NEXT Awards and Vernich has participated in local healthcare leadership programs and interviews highlighting entrepreneurship. youtube+1
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How AI Empowers Medical Leaders to Drive Physician Hiring
June 1, 2024Blog post discussing how AI can improve physician recruiting by identifying predictive best fits and leveraging referrals and relationships to build cohesive clinician teams.
Can you spot your physician flight risks? AI can.
March 1, 2024Blog post explaining Winnow's approach to predicting physician attrition risks and why identifying flight risk matters for retention and recruiting strategies.
Aya Healthcare Acquires Winnow AI, a data science driven platform to recruit passive physicians
November 1, 2023Announcement/press blog post covering Aya Healthcare's acquisition of Winnow AI and Paul Vernich's transition to a leadership role within Aya to continue developing Winnow's product.