Healthcare IT companies experienced a bounceback in venture capital deal activity during Q1 of 2023. Rebecca Springer, PitchBook ’s lead healthcare analyst, said she is optimistic that healthcare IT startups will be able to keep this momentum going, especially those focused on staffing and value-based care enablement.
A survey found that 43 percent of consultants working in the health IT realm were “very satisfied” with their jobs, while a meager 19 percent of full-time health IT workers felt the same way. The survey, conducted by Healthcare IT Leaders and called HIT Workforce Engagement Trends, also found that on the reverse end of that […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
For all the love they get from venture investors, how many health IT companies will still be around a few years from now? After the ONC, what’s Farzad Mostashari’s next career move? How are mobile health companies using their technologies to provide healthcare access to underserved communities? If you want to stay on top of […]