Sharecare plans to launch platform for emotional selfies in Q1 2016
Sharecare plans to launch its consumer facing health assessment platform in the first quarter of 2016.
Bright.MD CEO: Patients are being forced to choose between trust and convenience
BrightMD CEO Ray Constantini takes a dim view of companies that use pools of physicians to support online and retail businesses where patients get whoever happens ti be on duty when they need a physician.
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.
Opternative wants to expand its online eye exam beyond healthy 18-40 year olds
Opternative offers its online eye exam to "healthy" 18-40 year olds in 32 states so fat and is keen to ramp that up.
TytoCare sees opportunity to bust open pediatric telehealth market
Although Cutler said it will make the device available to the mass market, it will also work with pediatricians across clinical practices and hospitals —specifically in the acute care realm.
PokitDok scraps charges for essential transactions with insurers
PokitDok eliminates essential transaction fees in a challenge to information clearinghouses.
Outset Medical CEO: People on dialysis need access to meaningful data too
Outset Medical CEO sees giving patients access to their dialysis data as a way to help them track their health.
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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.
StartUp Health calls for virtual care, payment solution startups for latest academy class
StartUp Health is looking for more business to business models covering virtual care, payments in new Startup Health Academy class.
Health Catalyst CEO breaks silence on IPO, saying 2016 will be its last as a private company
Health Catalyst CEO Dan Burton broke his silence about the health IT company's IPO plans.
Digital health and medical device trends (your Health 2.0, AdvaMed previews) on MedHeads
Brace yourselves: Matt Holt joins the panel.
Health 2.0’s fight with CB Insights and what it reveals about digital health investment data
A CB Insights report analyzing five years of digital health investments set off a Twitter debate last week when Matthew Holt of Health 2.0 took issue with CB Insights' 2014 stats. It also raised the question of what the difference in investment amounts means.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Will wearables work? What about big data for clinical outcomes? And other questions from Health 2.0 WinterTech
Lots of great discussions at today’s Health 2.0 WinterTech conference on consumer technology in healthcare. Here’s a snapshot by way of Twitter. Doctor on Demand vs http://t.co/Ak6WTmMyv9 -do you need a doctor if you have an app extension of ur doctor? #wintertech #jmp15 #health2con… — Douglas Goldstein (@eFuturist) January 15, 2015 @health2con #wintertech @design_concepts wearables […]
MediSafe grabs top honors at Health 2.0 for mobile medication adherence tool
Israeli startup MediSafe took top honors at this year’s Health 2.0 Startup Champions, impressing Silicon Valley with its mobile-based platform and reminder system to address medication adherence, the $290 billion problem that is increasingly a top priority in healthcare. The award was part of Health 2.0’s Traction, which isn’t a pre-seed contest but instead a […]
Venture capital in healthcare is flowing, but how long will it last?
With so much venture capital being foisted onto the digital health space, it’s beginning to beg the question: How long will this last, can it sustain itself, and what’s an entrepreneur to do? And, what are the implications for emerging companies versus traditional healthcare companies and systems? Those were just a few of the burning questions discussed […]
The best lines from Jonathan Bush’s Health 2.0 appearance
Jonathan Bush, of Athenahealth, is known for making outlandish, yet humorous statements that often have a strong ring of truth at healthcare conferences. There’s often truth in the absurd. Today was no exception at Health 2.0 in Silicon Valley. Here’s a small collection of the most outrageous statements, captured via Twitter. “Beer pong could fuel the […]
Best ideas from this week’s Health 2.0 event via Twitter
There’s been lots of activity, both online and in person here in Silicon Valley, at Health 2.0. Here’s a small snapshot of what’s being discussed in digital health, via Twitter. RT @health2con: Adverse Child Experiences (ie, divorce) also lead to increased risk of health issues #Unmentionables #health2con — RWJF_Live (@RWJF_Live) September 23, 2014 @medpeer being […]