Shortlist your next partnership search in a focused week.
Inkwell Sprints bring your innovation team a curated, pressure-tested slate of 5 healthcare companies in a single category, with standardized dossiers, scored readiness, and 45-minute working sessions on your calendar. We source, vet, and schedule, and you decide what moves.
Or browse the 690+ companies in our curated directory
Why Sprints
Vendor discovery eats innovation teams alive
Hospital executives are drowning in vendor outreach, can't narrow the field, and aren't confident in the choices they do make.
Source: Panda Health, Hospital Digital Health Technology Report (survey of 100 hospital executives)
Selection is political
Someone's cousin, someone's board intro, someone's favorite demo — the loudest voice usually wins. A structured, external process neutralizes the politics and anchors the decision in evidence.
Due diligence takes months
Scoping, sourcing, screening, scheduling, briefing — the real work happens before the first meeting. Most innovation teams don't have the bandwidth to do it well, so they settle for whoever happened to be in front of them.
Cold outreach doesn't scale
Your inbox gets hundreds of vendor emails per month. Most are AI-generated, untargeted, and immediately deleted. The companies worth meeting rarely rise to the top on their own.
Inkwell Sprints fix this
One focused week. Five curated companies in a single category. Standardized dossiers. Scored readiness. Scheduled 45-minute sessions. Your team walks in prepared and walks out with a shortlist — no commissions, no politics, no inbox archaeology.
The process
How an Inkwell Sprint works
One focused engagement, from kickoff call to shortlist. Typically two to four weeks end-to-end.
Scope the category
A 30-minute call to pin down the problem, the must-haves, the constraints, and who needs to be in the room.
We curate the slate
Five companies pulled from our vetted directory and targeted outreach — each with a standardized Inkwell dossier covering fit, readiness, evidence, and references.
One focused week
Each company meets your team for a 45-minute working session on Zoom — scheduled, hosted, and prepared with the questions your team cares about most.
Walk out with a shortlist
A post-Sprint summary with your team's reactions, side-by-side comparisons, and warm follow-up intros to whichever companies you choose to pursue.
Inkwell-Rated™
Partnership readiness, scored
Every company we evaluate — in a Sprint or in the directory — is scored through two complementary systems. One built by Inkwell on verifiable evidence. One built by the health system community itself.
HOCS Score — by Inkwell
Every company is evaluated on four dimensions health system leaders care about most — scored from verifiable evidence, not opinions or marketing copy.
Health System Readiness
EHR integration depth, security certifications, implementation support, and whether the product is purpose-built for health systems.
Operational Maturity
Company stability, team depth, funding, customer success infrastructure, and industry recognition.
Clinical Evidence
Published research, outcomes data, regulatory status, and clinical advisory presence. Non-clinical companies are scored on credibility and methodology.
Scalability & Fit
Multi-site deployment history, geographic coverage, pricing flexibility, and contract readiness for enterprise health systems.
Example score — browse real profiles →
Score for
Example Health Company
Rated by 3 verified health system leaders
Based on 3 verified reviews
What health system reviewers said
AdventHealth
VP of Innovation
“Strong on EHR integration”
Active partnershipMayo Clinic
Chief Strategy Officer
“Smooth pilot execution”
Pilot completedIntermountain
Dir. of Digital Health
“Highly responsive team”
Active partnershipExample score — browse real profiles →
Inkwell Partner Score — by the health system community
What health systems say about their partners
Beyond readiness: Verified health system leaders who have engaged with a company can submit a structured review. These community scores capture what it is actually like to partner with them.
Health System Preparedness
Did they understand procurement, contracting, and organizational dynamics without hand-holding?
Evidence & Credibility
Could they speak to outcomes data, clinical validation, and real-world results when challenged?
Responsiveness & Professionalism
Communication quality, follow-through on commitments, and overall professionalism throughout the engagement.
Would Recommend
Net promoter signal — overall confidence in this company as a health system partner, from leaders who have engaged firsthand.
Scope your first Sprint
Tell us the category. We'll bring you the slate.
$20,000 flat per Sprint. One category. Five curated companies. One focused week of 45-minute working sessions. No commissions, no success fees, no startup charges that compromise the slate.
We'll respond within 48 hours with a proposed scope, timeline, and a short list of the companies we'd bring to your team.