If your digital health tech works, I’ll show you the money
Give a consumer a choice between a supersized bag of Doritos and a digital health product and they are going to ask you for the guacamole, not a charger.
Acute care concierge service Dispatch Health wants to be ambulance service alternative
Denver-based digital health company Dispatch Health has raised $3.6 million in seed funding in a bid to expand its acute care service.
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Rock Health: Nearly one-third of H1 digital health investors were first timers
Of the 330 investors that allocated funding to digital health companies in the first quarter, just under one third or 108 were new to the sector.
Senior care startup HomeHero raises $20M Series A round
The Series A was preceded by a $3 million seed round last year led by Social+Capital Partnership and included Science Inc., and Jason Calacanis of The Launch Fund.
Clinical decision support startup collaborates with Epic, Allscripts to better connect clinical guidelines and EMRs
Investors in Avanha's seed round included GlaxoSmithKlein's venture arm SR One, Boston Millennia Partners Founders Fund, TEDCO, DreamIt Ventures, and angel investors.
Wildflower Health raises $5M to expand mobile maternity apps for health plans
Wildflower Health's app Due Date Plus, which functions as a patient navigation tool, can be customized by plan to help users understand what is covered, direct them to help lines and be aware of development milestones.
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Telemedicine provider MDLIVE will use $50M financing deal to shop for companies
In a statement, MDLIVE said the "funding will enable MDLIVE to continue its organic growth and expand its acquisition strategy and consumer reach..."
Aurora Health Care becomes a StartupHealth investor, agrees to work closely with its startups
As part of the deal Aurora has committed to working with digital health startups from its portfolio to change the way care is delivered and reduce the cost of care delivery.
Banking on b2b2c teledermatology model, 3Derm adds health system customers
3Derm Systems, a teledermatology startup that spun out of Yale University and graduated from Healthbox’s Boston class two years ago, is preparing to go live with three health systems by the end of the year. It will use primary physicians to take pictures of patients’ skin problems that are stored and forwarded to board-certified dermatologists […]
Angel investor group Keiretsu Forum launches accelerator
Keiretsu Forum, a global angel investment network, has added an accelerator that will work with digital health companies among other sectors. It is part of a wider trend of accelerator growth around the country as investors see the opportunity to shape companies’ development, specifically their investments. Accelerators are widely perceived as job growers for cities […]
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
InfoBionic attracts new investors for remote patient monitoring device for chronic conditions
InfoBionic, a company that helps doctors identify arrhythmias through its remote monitoring device, Mome Kardia, has raised the second tranche of a $17 million Series B round to commercialize the device following the initial fundraise in April. The device is designed to be part of a strategy of helping physicians reduce unnecessary readmissions and spot […]
500 Startups’ $10M fund will invest in mobile health in India, China, Africa
A $10 million micro fund that will make investments in early and growth stage mobile startups, including mobile health, got started this week. The founder of the 500 Mobile Collective fund, Edith Yeung, is a new investment partner with 500 Startups. She sees an opportunity to use mobile apps to supplement the healthcare infrastructure of […]
Nephrologists raising $1M to roll out secure text messaging service for patients with chronic conditions
A pair of kidney doctors who are also brothers have launched a mobile health app to make it easier for patients with chronic conditions to communicate with their doctors in a HIPAA-compliant format. The idea is to help physicians offer quick guidance to patients on whether or not they need to see a doctor or […]
New healthcare accelerator in the works for Philadelphia
MedCity News has learned that a new healthcare accelerator is taking shape Philadelphia. Three sources have confirmed former Walgreens executive Peter Hotz is developing the accelerator with Vynamic, a healthcare management consultancy. Although Jefferson Health System and the Center for Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania are among the institutions that could play a role, […]
To reduce false positives in remote patient monitoring, health IT company raises $12M
A health IT company that includes a former member of the IBM team that helped adapt the Watson supercomputer for healthcare has raised $12 million to bring to market a clinical decision support tool that uses customized remote patient monitoring to keep the 26 percent of Americans with multiple chronic conditions out of the hospital. […]