Digital health startups: Don’t overlook the senior market
So many digital health entrepreneurs have zeroed in on chronic conditions and wellness, but they should be giving more thought to developing products with seniors in mind.
Connected health and safety business for seniors, GreatCall, finds exit door in private equity deal
GreatCall's personal emergency response services was one factor in GTCR's acquisition of the business.
Unlocking Transparency in PBM Pricing
The TSX Venture Exchange has a strong history of helping early-stage health and life sciences companies raise patient capital for research and development.
How music therapy and balance training entrepreneurs seek to help the aging population
Behavioral health startup SingFit and balance training business Nymbl Science are among the digital health companies included in the eBook 50+ Innovation Leaders, presented by AARP and selected by MedCity News readers.
Aging 2.0 Chief Elder Officer’s plea for designers and investors to consider seniors’ wants and needs
June Fisher of Aging 2.0 also said many investors don't seem to understand the needs of the aging market or they "lack imagination".
Hometeam raises $27.5M to expand professional caregiver matchmaking service
Lux Capital, IA Ventures, and Recruit Strategic Partners, which took part in a Series A round for the company last year, also participated.
Medicare Advantage members achieve 8.7 percent body weight loss in Omada Health-Humana trial
Omada Health CEO Sean Duffy views the results as further evidence that even technology challenged seniors can successfully use digital health tools to improve their health.
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.
White House aging conference: Don’t assume seniors are technophobic
IT developers, don't assume that seniors are anti-technology or even technophobic.
Innovation challenge for senior mobility hopes healthcare professionals tap their inner inventor
A North Carolina innovation forum has kicked off an eight-week campaign to find ideas to help seniors remain mobile and independent. Although the senior market represents a potentially large market opportunity, there’s been growing interest in sourcing workable ideas to help seniors age in place that go beyond remote monitoring devices. Edison Nation Medical is […]
Smartwatch CEO: They may not want a Fitbit, but seniors don’t want tech that screams ‘I’m old and out of control’
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 […]
States grapple with how to rein in healthcare costs for an aging population of prisoners
Providing health care to an aging prison population is a large and growing cost for states. Not only do inmates develop debilitating conditions at a younger age than people who are not incarcerated, but caring for them in the harsh environment of prisons is far more expensive than it is on the outside. Of the […]
When Investment Rhymes with Canada
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
In Medicare pilot project, some patients don’t have to choose between palliative care or treatment
Diane Meier is the director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a national organization that aims to increase the number of palliative care programs in hospitals and elsewhere for patients with serious illnesses. Meier is also a professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York […]
CMS experiment tests the impact of eliminating ‘observation care’ penalties
Medicare officials have allowed patients at dozens of hospitals participating in pilot projects across the country to be exempted from the controversial requirement that limits nursing home coverage to seniors admitted to a hospital for at least three days. The idea behind these experiments is to find out whether new payment arrangements with the hospitals […]
What do IHOP, Batman & Medicare data have in common? Just ask Code-a-Palooza champ karmadata
A computer programmer and a kid in a Batman suit walk into a pancake house…it sounds like a joke, but it really happened, and now the programmer, Dave Vockell, has a new product to bring to market. It’s an app to help seniors talk to their doctors about medical care. “Like all great health care […]
How to buy long term care insurance? Step one: Shop before you need it
One of the toughest money decisions Americans face as they age is whether to buy long-term care insurance. Many people don’t realize that Medicare usually doesn’t cover long-term care, yet lengthy assisted-living or nursing home stays can decimate even the best-laid retirement plan. Long-term care insurance is a complex product that requires a long-term commitment […]
4 smaller ACA provisions you might not know about but probably should
There’s a reason the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act is thousands of pages long. Much of it, of course, is because of the sweeping changes it makes to the already complex U.S. healthcare system. But tucked inside are dozens of other small, strange or surprising ACA provisions that got slipped in for any number […]