Eight new digital health companies were unveiled today during Health 2.0‘s annual Launch! session, and the Twitterverse didn’t go easy on them.
Watching the newly launching companies at #health2con. Some of these spaces are already very crowded with apps and partial solutions.
’ ushealthcrisis (@ushealthcrisis) October 9, 2012
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Best user of many Health 2.0 apps: young hipster who suddenly has to manage their own complex illness. #health2con
’ Danny Sands (@DrDannySands) October 9, 2012
In a series of quick, 3.5-minute demos, the companies presented their products to conference attendees, who then voted for their favorites. TicTrac, a dashboard that lets users aggregate and organize the data from many of the apps they already use, was the audience-selected winner and will get to demo on the main stage at next year’s conference.
MedCity News couldn’t be at Health 2.0 this year, so we followed all the startup action via social media. Check out some of the attendees’ reactions to the eight companies that now join Castlight Health and HealthPrize and more than 40 other startups as Launch! alumni.
First Stop Health – A tool to consult with physicians 24/7
First stop health is an onlinemedical concierge system with 500 doctors where you can chat to a doctor #health2con#hcsmanz
’ jenni beattie (@jennibeattie) October 9, 2012
First Stop Health service links the user up with e health records and doctors online #hcsmanz #health2con
’ jenni beattie (@jennibeattie) October 9, 2012
Share the Visit - Teleconferencing medical appointments for family and friends
Elise Singer, UCSF family dr., co-founder of Doximity & now co-founder of Share The Visit, demos family support pt platform. #health2con
’ Steven Chan (@StevenChanMD) October 9, 2012
#health2con shareavisit looks amazing such s cool idea!
’ Akhila Satish (@akhilasatish) October 9, 2012
@sharethevisit keeping the concerned caregiver in the visit virtually! Neat idea,#technology non-cooperation. May be with #4G #health2con
’ Nayan Kalnad (@nkalnad) October 9, 2012
Love @sharethevisit – so helpful to bring family & loved ones into the clinical encounter, something no one should go to alone! #health2con
’ Ellen Beckjord (@ebeckjord) October 9, 2012
MeQuilibrium – Online stress management
#health2con meQuillibrium on stage at LAUNCH. I took the stress test assessment. My stress score was low. What? I am not stressed. I luv it
’ Missy Krasner (@missykras) October 9, 2012
MeQuilibrium tool has a bootcamp element 30 day program with video Gamification elements are included #hcsmanz #health2con
’ jenni beattie (@jennibeattie) October 9, 2012
Fascinating. Will it work? Jan Bruce CEO Mequilibrium (!). Site/app “marries Cognit. Behavioral Therapy and the web” #health2con
’ Steven Dickman (@cbtadvisors) October 9, 2012
meQuilibrium’s Jan Bruce: stress is the new obesity; but app is so dense I’m getting stressed out looking at it #health2con
’ Ignatius Bau (@SFBau) October 9, 2012
MeQuilibrium @ #Health2Con: Another online health coaching program. Yawn.
’ Frank Antwerpes (@Frank_Antwerpes) October 9, 2012
TicTrac – Tracking tool for “life’s mini projects” that integrates with existing apps
TicTrac creates dashboard of a range of data points from apps such as RunKeeper etc a way to view all data at one time #hcsmanz #health2con
’ jenni beattie (@jennibeattie) October 9, 2012
@tictrac has incredible UI. #health2con
’ chris resch (@chrisresch) October 9, 2012
Why so many services and apps for the 1%? The users of so many of these products are not the same as real patients I care for. #health2con
’ Danny Sands (@DrDannySands) October 9, 2012
Tictrac.com wow! It’s like Mint.com for things that really matter. #greatUI #dashboard #health2con
’ Corey Meyer (@DJCoreyMeyer) October 9, 2012
@tictrac is really complex and well built, with beautiful graphics and drag and drop — congrats! can’t wait to use it’ #health2con
’ Anna Gyarmati (@anniegy) October 9, 2012
Unfrazzle – Care coordination app for a care team and a patient’s family members
Many more apps for caregivers at this year’s Health 2.0 #health2con
’ Ignatius Bau (@SFBau) October 9, 2012
#health2con Rajiv on stage launching Unfrazzle. Caregiver app at LAUNCH. Medications, journals, assigned tasks
’ Missy Krasner (@missykras) October 9, 2012
Great app launching! #health2con. My 11 yr old has been journaling her headaches throughout day to try to see trends/cause. @unfrazzle…
’ Christine Carrillo (@humanizehealth) October 9, 2012
Best user of many Health 2.0 apps: young hipster who suddenly has to manage their own complex illness. #health2con
’ Danny Sands (@DrDannySands) October 9, 2012
LifeVest Health – Investing in your health, and friends and family can invest in you too
LifeVest Health app is a financial instrument connected to controlled biometrics #health2conit’s like a stock but it’s tied to health
’ jenni beattie (@jennibeattie) October 9, 2012
#health2con Lifevest… our life being valued like a stock ..MadMax HealthCare might makes sense in a capitalist society :(
’ Alice Rathjen(@dnatimes) October 9, 2012
New idea,wonder if work? @lifevesthealth is financial tool for family&employers to invest in your healthy behaviors. @repoocnoj #Health2Con
’ Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) October 9, 2012
EveryMove – Wellness rewards from insurers, employers and brands (we wrote about them back in May)
EveryMove app is milage reward plan for the users health #health2con
’ jenni beattie (@jennibeattie) October 9, 2012
Now you’re talking. No #%)#$@ medals. @everymove is “building powerful rewards plan for health” #health2con
’ Steven Dickman (@cbtadvisors) October 9, 2012
EveryMove’s Russell Benaroya: points from your friends for healthy activities for customized rewards keeps you/friends engaged #health2con
’ Ignatius Bau (@SFBau) October 9, 2012
Gamification products are very derivative. Developers need to get more creative, maybe collaborate w/behavioral psychologists. #health2con
’ Toffleresque (@Toffleresque) October 9, 2012
Everymove. Members partner w health plans to improve (and reward) personal health activities. everymove.org #health2con
’ Mike Painter (@paintmd) October 9, 2012
It would be awesome if EveryMove points could win rewards towards #crossfit gyms and #yoga studios as well #Health2Con @everymove
’ Ritu Riyat (@RituRiyat) October 9, 2012
My Question @rbenaroya @bluetopaz how does @everymove differ from @sqord_inc that also tracks physical activity scores? #QS #health2con
’ Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) October 9, 2012
share.md – Doctors share thoughts, images, or questions
Share.MD…a Pinterest for docs? share.md #health2con
’ Mike Painter (@paintmd) October 9, 2012
ShareMD’s Travis Good: you can “information snack” – just get little bits of information… #health2con
’ Ignatius Bau (@SFBau) October 9, 2012
By Deanna Pogorelc MedCity News
Deanna Pogorelc is a Cleveland-based reporter who writes obsessively about life science startups across the country, looking to technology transfer offices, startup incubators and investment funds to see what’s next in healthcare. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ball State University and previously covered business and education for a northeast Indiana newspaper.More posts by Author
Hey! Who said Yawn? No one in this twitter feed. The only guy yawning was the moderator @boltyboy hitting the wall after no sleep for a week and mangling Everymove's Russ Benaroya's name! All the new companies were really exciting--although there's no guarantee they'll all be successful--realistically that can't happen--they're all pointing at really important problems.
@Toffleresque THX! @tedmedjon and @tedmedshirley are in the house meeting folks and exploring new ideas.