April 24, 2013 12:01 am by Kyle Samani | 1 Comments
There are plenty of theories about how we can go about cutting the healthcare cost curve. Most involve changing incentives, using more health IT for analytics, and using mid levels ...
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You may not remember that time you jokingly asked Siri how to bury a body, but Apple sure does. Apple holds on to Siri queries for up totwoyears after they’re ...
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Many healthcare entrepreneurs start companies for the most altruistic reasons: to help. A family member who had Alzheimer’s motivated Elli Kaplan to found Neurotrack. Jared Heyman built CrowdMed after watching ...
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As more companies incentivize employees to live healthier lifestyles, the corporate wellness market has become fertile ground for digital health startups.That means the more established players have to push themselves ...
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April 15, 2013 10:28 am by Lisa Suennen | 1 Comments
Shippo is a smartphone-based app plus body-worn sensors and a tail. Together the system reads brain waves and heart beats and then applies those inputs to improve one’s ability to ...
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Since debuting its telehealth kiosk at CES in January, three-year-old HealthSpot has raised at least $10.4 million in Series C funding and is working on building a national provider network ...
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A smart new component of TEDMED this year will put the multi-disciplinary attendees face-to face with the next wave of innovators. The Hive, hosted in conjunction with the StartUp Health ...
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April 5, 2013 11:09 am by Meghan Kelly, | 0 Comments
SavingStar, which collects your coupon savings across all your grocery stores and gives them to you as a lump sum, got a lump sum of its own today. A $9.1 ...
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Fresh out of Y Combinator’s most recent accelerator class comes a health technology company that wants to make finding and managing health plans less of a pain for small businesses.Zenefits, ...
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Healthbox Boston, which kicked off with its first class last fall, is back with a second set of digital health startups that it will usher through its 16-week accelerator program.Along ...
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In the first quarter of 2013, venture capital firms have put 35 percent more funding into digital health companies than they did in 2012. And with a few big exits ...
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Basis Science has a new infusion of cash to clear out the backorders of its Basis Band and work on version 2.0 of its tracker that includes five sensors.Founder Nadeem ...
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What can online dating web sites teach health care? Plenty if we’re serious about putting information about health care performance to work for patients. Imagine giving patients the ability to ...
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Diagnotes Inc. wants to make it easier for on-call doctors to get up to speed quickly with patients they may have never met.The Indianapolis startup is on the verge of ...
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Rite Aid is expanding a program that allows customers the chance to chat with doctors and nurses online as the company continues its turnaround efforts.Based in East Pennsboro Twp., the ...
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