Kehlin Swain
CEO, Xplosion Technology
Bio: Kehlin is a software engineer who has created a suite of digital health products in the rehabilitation, diabetes, and obesity management sector. He has served as a Principal Investigator with multiple NSF SBIR Phase I awards and has two formal patents. Over the past two years, he has raised half a million dollars in non-dilutive funding for his start-up. Through his training from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Intel Corporation, he has become a thought leader in using Machine Learning to provide payors and providers with actionable insights to reduce chronic health outcomes.
Org Info: Empowering better lives through innovative diabetes management solutions. At Xplosion, we are dedicated to revolutionizing care for adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, enabling managed care organizations to provide exceptional support, education, and personalized strategies to improve patient outcomes. Our mission is to harness technology, behavioral insights, and AI-driven tools to enhance the well-being and quality of life for those living with diabetes, fostering a healthier and happier future for all.
What motivated you to pursue your current work?
Our origin story is born from personal experiences and a shared passion for making a meaningful impact. Kehlin was moved by his cousin’s struggle with insulin dependence, leading him to seek a solution that could improve the lives of those with diabetes. Isis (Kehlin’s co-founder), influenced by her parents’ battle with type 2 diabetes, firmly believed in the power of culturally relevant foods as a path to better health.
What distinct value does your work bring to the digital health field?
Targeted Approach: It focuses on a specific and underserved group – Medicaid patients who are food insecure. These patients often have more health challenges, including managing chronic conditions like diabetes, due to limited access to nutritious food.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: If Greens involves collaboration between healthcare providers, social workers, AI Agents, and social assistance programs. It represents a level of interdisciplinary teamwork that’s quite innovative in the healthcare field.
How does your work impact your target end-users or stakeholders?
We reduce hospitalization rates, improve health literacy, and help improve A1C levels or glucose management.
What is one exciting update or near-term opportunity that you would like to share with the digital health community?
We are closing a pilot program with a Medicaid Insurance Plan in Alabama and Texas.
Bio: Kehlin is a software engineer who has created a suite of digital health products in the rehabilitation, diabetes, and obesity management sector. He has served as a Principal Investigator with multiple NSF SBIR Phase I awards and has two formal patents. Over the past two years, he has raised half a million dollars in non-dilutive funding for his start-up. Through his training from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Intel Corporation, he has become a thought leader in using Machine Learning to provide payors and providers with actionable insights to reduce chronic health outcomes.
Org Info: Empowering better lives through innovative diabetes management solutions. At Xplosion, we are dedicated to revolutionizing care for adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, enabling managed care organizations to provide exceptional support, education, and personalized strategies to improve patient outcomes. Our mission is to harness technology, behavioral insights, and AI-driven tools to enhance the well-being and quality of life for those living with diabetes, fostering a healthier and happier future for all.
What motivated you to pursue your current work?
Our origin story is born from personal experiences and a shared passion for making a meaningful impact. Kehlin was moved by his cousin’s struggle with insulin dependence, leading him to seek a solution that could improve the lives of those with diabetes. Isis (Kehlin’s co-founder), influenced by her parents’ battle with type 2 diabetes, firmly believed in the power of culturally relevant foods as a path to better health.
What distinct value does your work bring to the digital health field?
- Targeted Approach: It focuses on a specific and underserved group – Medicaid patients who are food insecure. These patients often have more health challenges, including managing chronic conditions like diabetes, due to limited access to nutritious food.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: If Greens involves collaboration between healthcare providers, social workers, AI Agents, and social assistance programs. It represents a level of interdisciplinary teamwork that’s quite innovative in the healthcare field.
How does your work impact your target end-users or stakeholders?
We reduce hospitalization rates, improve health literacy, and help improve A1C levels or glucose management.
What is one exciting update or near-term opportunity that you would like to share with the digital health community?
We are closing a pilot program with a Medicaid Insurance Plan in Alabama and Texas.