Ayogo’s latest project involves using body image to manage bariatric surgery expectations
"Our tools are designed to work alongside existing programs to make human interactions more productive," said Michael Fergusson, Ayogo's founder and CEO.
Ayogo raises $2.5M Series A to accelerate growth of gaming platform for chronic conditions
Ayogo, a Vancouver-based digital health company, has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round to boost sales and marketing for a gaming platform to encourage people with chronic conditions to stay on their care plans. The funding came from a syndicate of investors consisting of Merck Global Health Innovations along with Excel Venture Management and […]
What Are Healthcare Organizations Getting Wrong about Email Security?
A new report by Paubox calls for healthcare IT leaders to dispose of outdated assumptions about email security and address the challenges of evolving cybersecurity threats.
What do companies need in order to win at playful design for healthcare?
I would never have associated Samuel Clemens or his pen name with gamification, but a new white paper from Canadian health technology business Ayogo highlights the author’s insights on the subject in a look at the chemistry of gamification. More importantly, it underscores what’s needed to build the kind games that can improve patient engagement […]
Can gamification impact adherence for diabetics? Merck hopes so
When it comes to the 25.8 million people with Type 2 diabetes, nonadherence can get expensive. Complications that can be caused by not taking medication properly can produce serious consequences from blindness to amputation. Suffice to say the pressure is on companies to pursue a variety of solutions. Merck (NYSE: MRK) is turning to gamification […]
10 startups from mHealth 2011: Ayogo
Gaming is a big trend in health IT and mobile health in particular as a way to help patients follow a health regimen and make healthier choices. Ayogo's gaming software targets people with chronic diseases and encourages them to share their day-to-day progress with stories.