Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. A cynic might point out that the US health care system is one step beyond this in that often times physicians know neither the price nor value of the services we provide. Or at least that’s […]
The conversation at the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum earlier this week was all about change: the new business model of healthcare; new investment approaches from venture debt to venture philanthropy; new dynamics in the angel and venture relationship; new opportunities like big data and genomics; and much more. Like healthcare itself, the conference continues to […]
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.
As he climbed to the stage, Paul Keckley – who predicts a sort of “Occupy Healthcare” movement thanks to rising pharma and hospital costs – tested out his $77,000 knee. Keckley, a policy analyst and managing director of the Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis, spoke at this week’s Mid-America Healthcare Venture Forum in Chicago on some of […]
Healthcare insurers are seeing an unprecedented amount of change in their sector following the implementation of ACA. As payers are forced to balance a shift to a more consumer-focused business with adopting technologies that will help them deal with the added risk of members with pre-existing conditions, it’s prompting them to work with early stage […]
The executive director of the Health Data Consortium highlighted some of the companies he thinks are overcoming some of the barriers to making health data more widely available and useful for clinicians and patients. It was part of a keynote Chris Boone gave at the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum in Chicago this week. Open health […]
Best name badge at #MHVF – who can help? pic.twitter.com/dsw4n2OAza — coppedge (@coppedge) March 10, 2015 This isn’t the first time a startup’s broadcasted its funding needs at a conference – but a lack of originality doesn’t meant it won’t draw eyes. Wisconsin oncology startup Peptimed definitely got some attention at this week’s Mid-America Healthcare Venture Forum in […]
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
A security company wants to tackle the $55 billion cost of prescription drug abuse market using biometrics. Rx DrugSAFE is applying its technology to safely store prescription medications in lock boxes to prevent unintentional overdoses, particularly among teens. In an interview with Rx DrugSAFE principal Lorraine Yarde at the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum, she said […]
In this era of venture philanthropy, nonprofits like the American Heart Association have a reach that extends far past basic fundraising and grant-doling. AHA CEO Nancy Brown outlined the organization’s strategic expansion plans at MedCity’s Mid-America Healthcare Venture Forum this week in Chicago. The AHA’s new Science and Technology Accelerator, for instance, is one of the organization’s […]
Participate in the MedCity MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum conference by watching parts of the event live online. Day 2 of MidAmerica Live begins Wednesday. The schedule of the broadcasts is listed here and will be shown in this post as they happen. All times are central standard time. 9:55 AM – MIDAMERICA LIVE: How Funding […]
Venture capitalists and angel investors have been stepping on one another’s toes when it comes to life sciences funding. Angels are expanding beyond the seed round, participating in Series A’s, follow-ons and later deals. And venture capitalists are now more likely to invest where angels have seeded and thus derisked. “Risk is always smaller in hindsight,” said […]
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Is big pharma risk averse? Quintessence Biosciences President and COO Laura Strong argued that, particularly with all the layoffs happening in big pharma R&D, innovation comes from outside to mitigate much of the early risk. And that good science just doesn’t always equal a commercially viable product. “For potential dealmakers, you’re dealing with Wall Street’s perception of […]
As part of an effort by Biogen idec to explore ways to use wearables with MS patients to help physicians quantify patient activity, it recently completed a study of 250 patients in collaboration with PatientsLikeMe, Naomi Fried, vice president of medial information and innovation at Biogen, referenced the study as part of a keynote presentation […]
A digital health company has developed a hi-tech smartwatch for seniors that uses GPS and Bluetooth technology to make sure seniors get help when they’ve fallen or need medical attention. It also acts functions as a medication reminder and navigator if users lose their way. Serial entrepreneur Jean Anne Booth the co-founder and CEO of […]
Participate in the MedCity MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum conference by watching parts of the event live online. Day 1 of MidAmerica Live begins Tuesday. The schedule of the broadcasts is listed here and will be shown in this post as they happen. All times are central standard time. 1:55 pm Keynote: Fulfilling the Promise of Health […]