Digitizing substance abuse treatment and recovery
Sparklite, founded by a recovering substance abuse addict, digitized post treatment follow-up in an effort to improve communication with participants and referrals.
Remote monitoring, addiction recovery part of Blueprint Health’s latest accelerator class
Blueprint Health said that 85 percent of its portfolio companies are generating revenue.
Genomic testing, preventing hospital readmissions part of Blueprint Health’s latest class
Blueprint Health's eighth accelerator class includes bill payment to nurse recruitment.
Canadian entrepreneurs use UV light technology to speed up portable device disinfection in hospitals
Studies have shown that zapping medical devices with ultraviolet light can kill bacteria. That’s of great interest to hospitals who are grappling with the challenge of how to eliminate or at least significantly reduce the number of patients contracting infections in their wards. The rise of the BYOD trend coupled with more portable medical devices […]
Blueprint Health’s 7th class of startups includes genetic risk tools, remote monitoring for diabetes
A way to help endocrinologists make the most of new reimbursement opportunities, remote monitoring and genetic risk assessment are some of the business ideas behind the latest crop of early stage health IT companies in the New York City-based Blueprint Health accelerator. The new class, which includes two women-led startups –TapGenes and Healthy Bytes — […]
RubiconMD raises $1.3M to make specialist consults more efficient
Health IT company RubiconMD thinks way too many people are seeing specialists needlessly. The early stage company takes the view that by providing a more efficient way for primary care physicians to do specialist consults, patients could benefit and fewer would need to see a specialist themselves. It sees it as a way to cut […]
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Mentor to digital health entrepreneurs will head up Blueprint Health accelerator
Jean-Luc Neptune, a physician who has worked as a serial entrepreneur and mentor in New York’s digital health scene, joined Blueprint Health this week as executive director heading up the accelerator program. The move follows a new initiative by Blueprint to set up an interdisciplinary group to explore and fix some of the niche challenges […]
Blueprint Health forms interdisciplinary group to help solve healthcare challenges
Blueprint Health has formed an interdisciplinary group inside and outside of healthcare to develop and assess new healthcare technologies earlier in an effort to reduce risk and to better predict the ROI of solutions earlier, according to a company statement. The Blueprint Health Collective will be totally separate from its New York City-based accelerator. Initial […]
New healthcare accelerator in the works for Philadelphia
MedCity News has learned that a new healthcare accelerator is taking shape Philadelphia. Three sources have confirmed former Walgreens executive Peter Hotz is developing the accelerator with Vynamic, a healthcare management consultancy. Although Jefferson Health System and the Center for Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania are among the institutions that could play a role, […]
Blueprint Health grad ProofPilot raises $1.85M to make clinical trials cheaper and easier to run
Health IT company ProofPilot, which graduated from Blueprint Health’s accelerator earlier this year, has raised $1.85 million to help make clinical trial design and management for biotech and medical device companies run smoother. The information comes from an amended Form D filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Earlier this year the company had […]
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Urgent Consult wants to overhaul physician referrals
The specialist referral process is inefficient and needs an overhaul. Blueprint Health accelerator grad Urgent Consult thinks it's developed a way to improve it.
Biotech companies feel the need for speed: Cue big data analytics startups
Biotech companies are looking for ways to speed up drug discovery and pharmaceutical companies need an easier way to find accurate drug pricing information to make their businesses more competitive.
How well is your wound healing? Healogram uses photos to track recovery
Teledermatology has been growing as companies venture into telemedicine specialties but now telewound is making inroads into mobile healthcare. The idea is to snap a few images at regular intervals so doctors and nurses can keep an eye on the healing process and be alert for any decline in the patients’ condition. Healogram presented its […]
5 Blueprint Health companies raised fresh capital since Q1
In the runup to Blueprint Health’s demo day this afternoon, released some fundraising news from some portfolio companies that graduated from earlier classes. The companies span big data, practice management and patient engagement — three of the top 10 most active healthcare subsectors for dealflow so far in 2014, according to a report by StartUp […]
NY hospital plugs innovation center into Blueprint Health accelerator
It’s not unusual for hospitals to have innovation centers these days, but the folks at New York Presbyterian Hospital have chosen an interesting satellite office for theirs: in the offices that house health IT accelerator Blueprint Health. It’s a remarkable development for an industry in which hospitals have tended to hold startups at arm’s length. […]