As HealthBeat drew to a close, ten digital health startups took to the stage in an attempt to convince healthcare techies (healthies? hechies?) that they were all the next big thing disrupting the toughest problems with in an industry fraught technological hurdles. All have great ideas and intentions, undoubtedly, but a few stood out, in […]
San Francisco-based startup Enlitic, which is seeking to process the vast amount of health data contained within CT scans, x-rays and other imaging technology, announced that is raised $2 million in seed funding. VentureBeat broke the news this morning at its HealthBeat conference in San Francisco. From reporter Jordan Novet: “It will do that using a […]
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
While there may be an explosion of wearable health devices for consumers that bring them a multitude of new data streams, incorporating those devices and that data into a major health system’s EHR remains a daunting, slow-moving task. That’s according to Martin Entwistle, director of Sutter Health‘s Innovation Center at the Palo Alto Medical Center, […]
This being San Francisco, it’s no surprise that the Twitterati were out in full force at Venture Beat’s HealthBeat Conference. Here’s a look at some of the best discussions. MT @daniel_kraft Health innovation is abt culture + aligning incentives, not just the technology. @DrLauraEsserman speaking at #HealthBeat — Healthy Startups (@healthystartups) October 27, 2014 #HealthBeat-Future […]
#healthbeat Aaron Levie CEO Box Aneesh Chopra and Bib Kocher on stage at Healthbeat SF. pic.twitter.com/wsiIZozRge — Missy Krasner (@missykras) October 27, 2014 There’s been lots of great commentary at Venture Beat’s HealthBeat conference here in San Francisco. Among the highlights was a thoroughly caffeinated panel discussion with Aneesh Chopra, the former chief technology officer […]