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Kevin Coloton

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HURC — Why It Matters

HURC does centralized utilization review — directly overlaps with DaisyAI's space. Their model combines operators + technology to handle the full UR function for hospitals (admission reviews, appeals, authorizations). Flagship results:

  • 95% reduction in lack-of-clinical denials on inpatient stays
  • 47% reduction in patient LOS
  • $55M increase in net revenue over multi-year partnership
  • $2M+ annual operating cost reduction

They're expanding to the broader hospital market now, which is why Kevin was brought in.

Career Arc

  • Physical therapist → health system admin → management consultant
  • Founded Clinovations → acquired by Advisory Board Company (2014), became EVP there
  • Group CEO of TrustHCS → sold to Carlyle Group (2019), became part of Corro Health
  • Founded Curation Health (value-based care, provider-plan collaboration) → sold to Reveleer (2024)
  • EVP at Reveleer (2024–2025) → CEO of HURC (Oct 2025)

What's Interesting

  • He's a builder who keeps founding and selling healthcare companies. Understands our journey.
  • HURC and DaisyAI are in the same orbit — could be client, partner, or just a smart friend who gets our space deeply.
  • His LinkedIn: "I build healthcare companies that scale with purpose and transform how care is delivered."

Interactions

DateTypeNotes
(backfill — dinner with Kevin + Jose, previous conversations)

Status

  • Relationship is real but informal. No engagement defined yet.
  • Not clear if we'll work together directly, but worth maintaining as a close network relationship.

Competitive Intel (via Dan Wilson, Feb 11 2026)

  • Dan knows Kevin personally — had dinner with him ~2 years ago
  • Dan knows Kevin from Curation Health / Advisory Board / Clinovations days
  • "He's super well connected with the United crowd"
  • "I would put him in your like... he is a good competitor. He's smart and he knows a lot of people."
  • Dan's view: Kevin validates the space but is a real competitor. "The space you guys are playing in is not going to lack competitors. You're going to have to out-execute and move fast."

Notes

  • Jose Vazquez is HURC's founder/president — we know him too, but Kevin is the go-forward relationship.
  • Dan Wilson confirmed Kevin as a legitimate competitor — take HURC seriously.

Who

  • CEO of HURC (appointed Jan 2026) — centralized utilization review for hospitals
  • Serial healthcare IT entrepreneur — founded Curation Health (sold to Reveleer, Oct 2024), co-founded Clinovations (acquired by Advisory Board Company, 2014)
  • Former healthcare CIO for a Fortune 20, retail medicine exec, management consultant
  • Physical therapy background → Johns Hopkins MBA → healthcare tech builder
  • Based in Annapolis, MD (remote)

Connection to Us

  • Have had dinner with Kevin and Jose Vazquez (HURC founder/president)
  • Multiple conversations — he's more than a prospect, he's a real relationship
  • Going forward, Kevin is the primary relationship (not Jose)

Daisy

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What do you need?

I can pull up the fundraise pipeline, CRM accounts, hot board, meeting notes — anything in the OS.

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