Prime Highlights:
- Medtatvaa is modernising India’s radiology centres by digitising imaging workflows, giving quick access to past scans and reports.
- Its platform, DICOMDrive, reduces reliance on CDs and paper, helping centres work faster and serve patients more efficiently.
Key Facts:
- Founders Sneha Samaveda and Supraja Srinivasan combine business and healthcare technology expertise to address the digital gap in imaging centres.
- Guided by a medical advisory board, including Dr. Sowjanya Bhyri, Medtatvaa ensures its platform matches real-world radiology workflows.
Background:
In India, while imaging machines have advanced, the digital systems used to manage scans and reports in radiology centres are still old and slow. Medtatvaa, a women-led healthtech startup, is working to modernise these systems.
Patients needing long-term care, such as those with slow-growing brain tumours, often have to carry CDs, films, and paper records between hospitals. Meditatvaa is simplifying it by digitising the imaging procedures and providing easy access to old scans and reports.
Sneha Samaveda and Supraja Srinivasan are the co-founders of the company, as they possess complementary experience, business and healthcare technology. As a startup and healthcare venture-building expert, Sneha observed that the Indian imaging centres continue to have a digital divide. Supraja, a healthcare technology expert, witnessed firsthand how inefficiencies in PACS, storage, and reporting affected radiologists and patients.
Their combined vision led to the launch of DICOMDrive, a cloud-native platform that enables imaging centres to securely store images and share scans digitally through WhatsApp, email, and SMS. By reducing CDs and paper, DICOMDrive helps imaging centres work quickly and care for patients better.
With guidance from a medical advisory board, including Dr. Sowjanya Bhyri of Amruta Scan Center, Medtatvaa ensures its platform fits the everyday workflow of radiology centres. The company plans to expand beyond image storage, aiming to build a comprehensive operating system for diagnostic centres, integrating scheduling, billing, reporting, imaging, and referrals on a single platform.
“As India embraces digital transformation, closing the gap in healthcare infrastructure is critical,” says Sneha Samaveda. Medtatvaa’s work not only modernises radiology but also highlights the growing role of women-led, deeply technical startups shaping India’s healthtech future.
