This startup’s app lets patients get on-demand dental advice
Toothpic, which launched in the United States in late August, lets patients take photos of their mouth and send them to a dentist who can answer questions and recommend next steps.
Zipari, startup focused on payer customer experience, raises $7M Series A
Vertical Venture Partners, which put an undisclosed amount of seed funding into Zipari in September 2014, led the round.
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.
Entrepreneurs push for affordable devices supporting people with disabilities
"A lot of devices for people with disabilities are very expensive — needlessly so," according to Furenexo founder Brian Goral. "We want to keep our devices affordable."
Case’s Revolution Ventures backs insurance marketplace PolicyGenius
The PolicyGenius platform walks consumers through an interactive questionnaire to help determine their insurance needs, and provides quotes based on the results. It then offers side-by-side comparison shopping and online purchases.
Health IT startup provides CO-OPS, regional insurers customer experience insights
It sees a niche for its consumer services, with back office analysis, for the emerging group of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, CO-OPs. These new businesses on the health insurance scene are looking for ways to retain customers.
Wow of the week: Your DNA could be a 3-D work of art already, New Yorkers!
DNA PORTRAIT from TED Blog on Vimeo. Will you one day peer through a gallery window to see a face that resembles yours and realize your hair follicle was the model? Artist Heather Dewey-Haborg collects hair shed in public spaces–maybe from the bathroom sink in a restaurant, the subway, any number of chairs–and turns them […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.