Startupbootcamp Digital Health Miami, the U.S. digital health program that’s part of an international accelerator program, has rolled out a second, larger cohort of companies spanning cognitive assessment to coordinating housecalls. The news comes at a time when health systems and healthcare organizations are increasingly developing investment vehicles to foster healthcare startups within their own networks and communities.
The U.S. program is backed by a $2 million grant from the Knight Foundation. Last year, the 10 digital health startups accepted into the three-month program received $20,000 and a convertible note of up to $100,000 in exchange for a 6 percent equity stake. Partners include healthcare organizations such as s University of Miami Health System, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Ascension and Duke Health System. Technology companies also play a role, most recently Accenture.
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Here are the 13 companies selected for the latest Miami cohort:
B.well is a health management platform providing a way to help consumers manage personal health information and securely store electronic health records. The business is also taking part in Johns Hopkins’ connected health accelerator M-1 Ventures.
BrainFX developed a web and tablet-based assessment of neurofunction that measures complex cognitive skills. The company was cofounded by occupational therapists Tracy Milner and Heather Condello.
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Cybexys produced a platform called CARAT which uses natural language processing to detect details of unstructured data from a clinician’s narrative to properly code the severity level of each patient disease state.
emPower Capital is a financial engineered health savings account plus program that lends money to employees with high deductible plans so they can cover unexpected high out of pocket costs for hospital visits. It was founded by Ronald Weidner, a former Global Chief Investment Officer at Allianz.
Epharmix creates and validates disease-specific “digital interventions” for conditions, such as diabetes, to help care teams manage and support for high-risk patient populations across 20 medical indications.
FRND is a remote monitoring telehealth platform that uses nurses and nurse practitioners to make house calls as an extension of patients’ doctors, payers, and providers. Its clients include hospitals, accountable care organizations, senior housing, and primary care physicians
HealthTensor wants to automate physician documentation and diagnosis using artificial intelligence algorithms that tap patient data. The company is also taking part in the Cedars Sinai accelerator run by Techstars.
NarrativeDx collects patient feedback and satisfaction data from internal sources, discharge surveys, HCAHPS surveys, social media channels, and physician review websites. Earlier this year the Austin-based business closed a Series A round to grow its client base, partly through strategic partnerships. It also is taking part in the Cedars Sinai accelerator. and graduated from the Dreamit Health program
NeuraMetrix developed a way to detect and assess neurodegenerative disorders and brain injuries earlier through an assessment of typing cadence.
Quick’rCare seeks to help patients find the shortest wait time at an ER or urgent care facility, and hold their place in line.
SaveMyScope has created a mobile phone adapter and a companion app for endoscopes. It allows users a way to save their exams on a HIPAA-compliant server.
Twiage helps emergency medical technicians and paramedics to collect and send data to hospitals through smartphones before they arrive. The company previously took part in PULSE@MassChallenge, a digital health program from the Mass Challenge accelerator.
Wellth wants to help people with chronic conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, and congestive heart failure stick to their care plans. The company is a veteran of accelerators such as Dreamit Ventures, Healthbox and New York Digital Health Accelerator. In an interview last year, Cofounder and CEO Matt Loper said the company would use a $2 million fundraise to roll out its technology with healthcare partners. It was also planning to publish data demonstrating its impact to improve adherence, health outcomes, and healthcare costs. The company recently partnered with population health tech business VirtualHealth for It is also embarking on a study with the National Institutes of Health to better understand how to incentivize patients with hypertension to follow their care plan.
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