Carrigdhoun Healthcare Advisory provides fractional Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Product Officer services for healthcare technology companies — with deep expertise in AI, clinical trials, medical imaging, and interoperability.
Carrigdhoun LLC is a healthcare technology strategy consulting firm led by Steve Tolle, an industry veteran with three decades of experience at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Operating as Carrigdhoun Healthcare Advisory, we provide fractional Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Product Officer services to healthcare technology companies — from early-stage startups to established enterprises navigating complex markets.
Our work is grounded in deep domain expertise across artificial intelligence, medical imaging, clinical trials, healthcare interoperability, referral management, prior authorization, and value-based care. We partner with leadership teams to define product strategy, build go-to-market plans, and accelerate growth.
Flexible, senior-level engagement for companies that need deep domain expertise and seasoned strategic judgment.
Product vision, roadmap development, and execution leadership for healthcare technology platforms. Defining what to build, for whom, and why — grounded in 30 years of healthcare market knowledge.
Market segmentation, positioning, competitive differentiation, and commercialization planning. Translating complex healthcare technology into clear value propositions that resonate with buyers.
Strategic guidance on FHIR, SMART on FHIR, HL7, TEFCA/QHIN networks, and CMS interoperability regulations. Helping technology companies navigate the evolving data exchange landscape.
EHR-to-EDC data automation, eSource strategies, and AI-powered clinical data extraction. Hands-on experience deploying intelligent automation at world-class research institutions.
Enterprise imaging strategy, AI-assisted diagnostics, and radiology workflow optimization. Led Merge Healthcare's strategic pivot into AI — a key driver of its $1B acquisition by IBM.
Technology strategy for streamlining referral workflows, prior authorization automation, and care coordination. Reducing administrative burden while improving approval rates and time-to-treatment.
As Chief Product & Technology Officer at IgniteData, Steve leads the development of Archer — a platform transforming how clinical trial data flows between hospitals and pharmaceutical sponsors using intelligent automation and agentic AI.
IgniteData has been selected for the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program, collaborating with Microsoft to apply agentic approaches to generative AI that enable unstructured EHR data to be mined and served to research coordinators — maintaining a human-in-the-loop model consistent with regulatory requirements.
The platform is trusted by institutions including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic, and backed by partners including AstraZeneca, Labcorp, ZS, and Microsoft. IgniteData closed an oversubscribed $11M Series A in 2025.
AI systems that autonomously process, map, and validate complex clinical data with human oversight at critical decision points.
Eliminating manual data entry in clinical trials through real-time, regulatory-grade data transfer from electronic health records.
Leveraging large language models and intelligent data mapping to unlock previously inaccessible unstructured clinical data.
AI systems built with full data provenance, audit trails, and compliance within FDA and ICH-GCP frameworks.
Product strategy, AI, medical imaging, clinical trials, and value-based care.
Whether you need product strategy, go-to-market guidance, or AI expertise for your healthcare technology company.
Healthcare technology strategy consulting and fractional executive leadership. Based in Massachusetts, serving clients nationally and internationally.
Reach out directly at steven@carrigdhounllc.com to schedule an introductory conversation about your company's needs.
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