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Semler Scientific, Inc..

SMLR.US | Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

Semler Scientific, Inc. is a medical risk-assessment company that develops, manufactures, and markets products that assist healthcare providers in evaluating and treating chronic diseases. Its primary product is QuantaFlo, a four-minute in-office blood flow test that measures arterial circulation in...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Semler Scientific presents a mixed ethical profile. While its FDA-cleared QuantaFlo system is praised for improving vascular condition assessment and aiding early detection of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)—a study of 13,971 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries found 31.6% positive PAD screening—the Department of Justice is investigating the test for potential safety concerns. Internally, the company faces scrutiny over worker treatment, including reports of a 30-40% workforce reduction without notice. Employee reviews are mixed, noting strong diversity (4.2/5) and benefits (3.6/5), but also concerns about senior management (3.2/5), work/life balance (3.2/5), and allegations of pay significantly below market rates.

Value Scores

Better Health for All-10
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect10
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals20
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

-10

Semler Scientific's primary product, QuantaFlo, delivers substantial health benefits by enabling earlier detection of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Undetected PAD is associated with a 60-70% increase in mortality at one year and a 40-50% increase at three years, which the product helps to mitigate.

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However, the company is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential safety concerns related to its QuantaFlo test.
2

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Semler Scientific, Inc. is a medical risk-assessment company that develops, manufactures, and markets products to healthcare providers.

1
Its core business does not involve offering lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers or businesses. Therefore, KPIs related to consumer or business financial products and services, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility for financial data, fair lending compliance, wealth-building outcomes for customers, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion for financial services, and product simplicity for financial products, are not applicable to its operations. The company's adoption of Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset and related stock performance, or investigations into a merger transaction, are not relevant to these consumer-focused financial KPIs.
2

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

10

The company's employee rating is 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 19 reviews, which translates to an engagement score of 76/100.

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This rating is in line with the average for the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).
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Additionally, 52% of employees would recommend working at the company to a friend, and 55% approve of the CEO.
3
No specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues related to labor laws are mentioned in the provided articles.
4

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Semler Scientific, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

0

The company reached an agreement in principle to settle a civil investigative demand from the U.S. Department of Justice.

1
However, the specific value of any ethics-related regulatory fines in the past three years was not disclosed.
2
No information was provided regarding transparency index scores, whistle-blower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification of ethical claims.
3

Kind to Animals

20

Semler Scientific, Inc. does not use animals for testing, as reported by Sustainalytics.

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This indicates a comprehensive no-testing policy, aligning with a score of 10 for animal_testing_policy. The company uses zero animals in testing, which maps to a score of 80 for animal_testing_volume.
2
As there are no in-house or contracted animal testing operations, the KPI for alt_testing_usage is scored as N/A (0).
3

No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence available to assess Semler Scientific, Inc. on No War, No Weapons.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No specific, quantitative data points related to planet-friendly business practices, such as carbon emissions, renewable energy use, water consumption, waste diversion, or environmental compliance, were found in the provided articles. The articles explicitly state a lack of information on relevant ESG metrics or focus solely on financial performance and general ESG risk ratings without detailing specific environmental performance.

1

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No specific, concrete data points were found across the provided articles to assess Semler Scientific, Inc. against any of the KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. The articles either focused on financial data, general ESG risk ratings without specific metrics, or discussions about broader industry trends and health disparities not directly related to the company's community engagement or cultural impact. explicitly noted "Limited information on community engagement, cultural impact assessments, and specific metrics related to respect for cultures and communities," and other articles similarly lacked relevant data.

1

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No evidence available to assess Semler Scientific, Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No evidence available to assess Semler Scientific, Inc. on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.

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