Market Acceptance: Key Challenges for Health Tech
In this second of a two-part article, we'll cover common obstacles and offer insights on how to overcome these barriers to achieve success in the healthcare market.
Market Acceptance: Key Considerations for Health Tech
This first of a two-part article examines key challenges healthcare technology companies must address to survive the “Death Valley” curve and increase their chances for success when moving from technology development to market acceptance.
Improving the Healthcare Financial Experience to Help Care Flow
Zelis CEO Amanda Eisel shares her perspective on how the company is solving the problems of a fragmented health financial system to benefit all.
The Long Road to Adoption: What Founders Need to Know Before Breaking into Health Tech
Many great ideas fail because of a fundamental misunderstanding or underestimation of the unique barriers entrenched within healthcare. Here are some key considerations that innovators from non-healthcare backgrounds need to be prepared for.
4 Lessons Health Tech Companies Should Know to Reach $100M ARR
A new study from Bessemer Venture Partners analyzed more than 100 venture-backed healthcare companies to determine the best strategies to scale to $100 million in annual recurring revenue. The report laid out a few main lessons health tech companies should know, such as the importance of nurturing relationships with early customers and making sure efficiency metrics are paid close attention.
INVEST Pitch Perfect winner: Vincere Health offers underserved patients a holistic solution to quit smoking
The Allston, Massachusetts-based health tech startup is looking to help people on Medicaid not only quit smoking but also make other behavioral changes that will improve their overall health. Its platform offers everything from financial incentives to personalized coaching.
Former OptumRx CEO launches startup Waltz Health with $35M, promising to lower drug costs
Pharmacy benefit managers have been widely criticized for opaque drug pricing practices. But Waltz Health, which was co-founded by former PBM executive Mark Thierer, aims to use insider knowledge and tech solutions to lower drug costs.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Chairman of new Northwell/Aegis accelerator: It will build AI companies much faster
Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York, and startup studio Aegis Ventures announced Tuesday that they had launched the AI company creation platform Ascertain. The partnership brings $100 million in seed-stage funding and permanent long-term growth capital to launch companies at scale.
Startup Yuvo Health raises $7.3M to advance primary care for communities in need
Yuvo Health announced Tuesday that it has raised $7.3 million to support the company's work with federally qualified health centers. The startup said the services it provides will help the centers unlock revenue streams via value-based care.
UPMC rolls out smart after-visit summaries for telehealth
UPMC rolled out a new telehealth tool that sends patients a smart after-visit summary. Called Abridge, the tool picks up on physicians’ instructions from their conversation with patients and sends information on medications and next steps.
Which startups were selected to be part of DreamIt’s fall cohort?
DreamIt Ventures has selected five startups to be part of its Fall 2019 health tech cohort group and they range from helping to monitor cardiac patients better to providing better survivorship care plans to cancer patients and integrating behavioral health to primary care.
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.