Canary Concierge

Canary Concierge offers best in class partnerships, personalized responses to patient needs, and a proprietary clinical trial burden checklist aimed at improving retention, increasing engagement, and delivering greater participant satisfaction throughout the trial experience.

“Handcrafted Clinical Trial Concierge services - built by those who have been there!”

Our Services

Canary Concierge

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Access, launch, and reimbursement support

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Our Team

  • Andrew Richard is a rare disease travel specialist with a multi-year, proven record of patient satisfaction facilitating client-friendly travel and lodging. Richards brings nearly four years of accessible, international patient-focused travel experience to the team having served several hundred families in multiple disease states across more than 15 countries.

Family Care Team Lead

  • Jennifer Shumsky, RN, BCPA, NMAP, PACS, CHCO is a registered nurse with over 30 years of healthcare experience spanning clinical care, health insurance, and patient advocacy. She specializes in access and reimbursement strategy, launch planning, and HIPAA-compliant process design, helping bridge the gap between payers, providers, and patients.
    Drawing on extensive experience within the health insurance sector, Jennifer brings a deep understanding of payer operations, medical policy, and the complexities of coverage determination to her work. She collaborates with life science and healthcare organizations to build programs that anticipate and address access barriers, ensuring patients can access medically necessary treatments and services.
    Certified as a Board-Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA), Nurse Medical Affairs Professional (NMAP), Prior Authorization Certified Specialist (PACS), and Certified HIPAA Compliance Officer (CHCO), Jennifer is dedicated to making access and reimbursement pathways more equitable, compliant, and patient-centered.


Access & Reimbursement Manager

Chief HIPAA & Compliance Officer

  • "The Akouos team would like to recognize and thank Canary Advisors® for the support extended to one of our clinical participants and their family. From organizing travel logistics, to securing an interpreter, to creating a welcome guide to the city, Canary Advisors® was instrumental in assisting the family"

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