Elizabeth Holmes’s fear of needles lead her to hit the mainstream with her company called Theranos. It was the first company ever to deliver blood test results directly to the patient from a single drop of blood addressing almost 70 different markers. The strategy, at first, showed to be inexpensive, quick, accurate, painless, accessible, and overall convenience.
Though Holmes claimed her technology would be, “…faster, cheaper, and more accurate than the conventional methods and require only microscopic blood volumes…,”it was too good to be true (Rago 1). The new method showed to be accurate through the technology’s ability of being “…automated, standardized, and [Theranos’s] attempt to subtract human error from the process” (Rago 2). To future …show more content…
failing to report results that raised questions about the precision of the Edison system. Such a failure could be a violation of federal rules for laboratories…” (Carreyrou 1).
Not only does Theranos fail at quick, accurate, and cheap results, it doesn’t keep its promise about accessibility and overall convenience. Through its partnership with Walgreens,
Theranos had planned to have its services available within five miles from every home. This caleb-beige-691 - ALS320 F16 S2 - A2D1. Page 2 of 5 would be very convenient for patients saving them time to drive further to other lab locations.
By having Theranos accessible, it would have definitely became popularly used and grown tremendously in the field. Unfortunately, when Theranos began offering tests, “it opened 42- blood drawing ‘wellness centers’ in the Phoenix area, two in California, and one in
Pennsylvania” (Carreyrou 2). People who lived in Phoenix were mainly the only ones having accessibility to the Theranos services. For all the other patients who really were looking forward to Theranos’s amazing experience, would not have that type of access anywhere near them.
Having no access to a Theranos center, doesn’t make the service accessible or convenient in
Though Holmes claimed her technology would be, “…faster, cheaper, and more accurate than the conventional methods and require only microscopic blood volumes…,”it was too good to be true (Rago 1). The new method showed to be accurate through the technology’s ability of being “…automated, standardized, and [Theranos’s] attempt to subtract human error from the process” (Rago 2). To future …show more content…
failing to report results that raised questions about the precision of the Edison system. Such a failure could be a violation of federal rules for laboratories…” (Carreyrou 1).
Not only does Theranos fail at quick, accurate, and cheap results, it doesn’t keep its promise about accessibility and overall convenience. Through its partnership with Walgreens,
Theranos had planned to have its services available within five miles from every home. This caleb-beige-691 - ALS320 F16 S2 - A2D1. Page 2 of 5 would be very convenient for patients saving them time to drive further to other lab locations.
By having Theranos accessible, it would have definitely became popularly used and grown tremendously in the field. Unfortunately, when Theranos began offering tests, “it opened 42- blood drawing ‘wellness centers’ in the Phoenix area, two in California, and one in
Pennsylvania” (Carreyrou 2). People who lived in Phoenix were mainly the only ones having accessibility to the Theranos services. For all the other patients who really were looking forward to Theranos’s amazing experience, would not have that type of access anywhere near them.
Having no access to a Theranos center, doesn’t make the service accessible or convenient in