
Chetan ParikhCEO & Founder
In this interview, Chetan Parikh discusses his transition from chemical engineering to healthcare technology and the journey of building AI-driven solutions for value-based care. He shares insights on developing trustworthy, explainable AI for risk adjustment and medical coding, the importance of combining clinical knowledge with advanced technology, and how agentic and neuro-symbolic AI can improve accuracy and efficiency. The conversation highlights innovation, customer-driven product development, continuous learning, and the future of AI-powered healthcare operations.
Founder Stats
- AI, SaaS, Technology, Health & Wellness
- Started 2021
- $100K-$500K/mo
- 21-50 team
- USA
About Chetan Parikh
Chetan Parikh is the founder and CEO of RAAPID and a healthcare technology entrepreneur with deep expertise in artificial intelligence and clinical data. After founding and successfully exiting EZDI, he launched RAAPID in 2021 to bring explainable, knowledge-driven AI to risk adjustment, medical coding, and value-based care. His leadership focuses on applying advanced AI responsibly, accelerating innovation through research partnerships, and helping healthcare organizations improve accuracy, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
Interview
September 22, 2025
Why switch from chemical engineering to healthcare?
What pulled you from transcription into NLP and AI?
Explain AI, NLP, and LLMs in simple terms.
What is hallucination and why is it risky?
What do you mean by neuro-symbolic AI?
How much does neuro-symbolic improve accuracy?
What should buyers ask vendors in a crowded market?
How do you recommend testing a solution quickly?
How does coder work change with this AI?
Is AI still a durable moat for vendors?
How do you invest to stay ahead?
What solutions are you shipping at RAAPID?
How do you handle enterprise privacy and security?
What is agentic AI in records review?
Does agentic AI raise compute cost too much?
Do you still support first pass and second pass reviews?
How do you view date of service vs whole year reviews?
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