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As a respected ER Doctor at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Co-Founder Rick Pionkowski watched how a disconnected system of community providers resulted in repeat low-acuity patients at the ER with needs that could not be adequately addressed at the hospital.
Rick put his other degree in computer science to work and developed the Touchphrase Interface that he later patented.
Rick forms a company called Touchphrase Development (later to be named Julota)
Co-Founder Michael Schaedel starts a new job as a Principal Software Engineer at Mapquest. One week into his job he loses his sister Shannon to opioid addiction. An addiction she had been struggling with for
years. He realizes at that point her untimely death could have been prevented through the coordination and collaboration of local agencies.
In February, Michael Schaedel and Rick Pionkowski are introduced. They immediately become close friends and realize the stars must be aligned because they both have a similar passion. Michael goes straight to work utilizing the Touchphrase Interface and develops a community interoperability platform.
The Julota platform was deployed to its first client. The Colorado Springs Fire Department and their Mobile Integrated Healthcare program called CARES.
A close friend of Rick’s passes away, and Rick recalls how she was fond of saying “you just have to love on them”. From that phrase came the name for the new platform –
Julota – an acronym for “Just Love On Them Always”.
Rick felt it was perfect because this is how he felt as an ER doctor concerning the vulnerable population. Michael agreed because he felt the same about his sister while she struggled with addiction.
Touchphrase is renamed to JULOTA
Julota expands beyond Mobile Integrated Healthcare and launches a platform for
Law Enforcement Behavioral Health with the addition of the EL Paso County Sheriffs office and their CRT (Crisis Response Team) program.
July is announced as the winner of the prestigious EMS World Innovation Award.
Julota hires its first CEO Scott Cravens,
a seasoned brand expansion executive
on an international scale.
In the middle of a pandemic, Julota grows at 350% and expands rapidly throughout the country with varying degrees of city and county programs. In addition, Julota is also awarded the Washington Association of Sheriff & Police Chief’s contract to support
co-responder programs all over the state of Washington. Julota is then awarded its first state contract with the State of Idaho Department of Behavioral Health.
Julota adds major cities like Seattle and Boston to their client list.
Julota is selected to be the platform for The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) as designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
With the data, insights, and workflows you need to inform appropriate care
Connect your care community safely, securely, and easily with a single interoperability platform. Empower your network to deliver the right services using the right resources at the right time to vulnerable individuals in need of care.
