CB Insights released its inaugural list of the 150 most innovative startups in digital health, spanning consumer health and wellness, genomics, drug discovery, digital therapeutics and more.
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Smartphones are becoming a crucial component for patient engagement, helping hospitals receive feedback from patients about their visits, satisfaction with care teams and more, according to a recent Reaction Data report.
Parker, Colo.-based Rocky Vista University will pilot a new digital health track to teach future physicians how to best treat patients using digital platforms, St. George News reports.
A new initiative will distribute Amazon Echo devices to seniors living in Baltimore's affordable housing communities to provide access to voice-assisted search for local free and reduced-cost social services.
Researchers at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas Austin are testing a patient engagement platform to make health information easily accessible and portable.
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The Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Accelerator supports early-stage companies that are developing healthcare solutions. Forty-seven companies from around the world have participated in the three-month program that offers mentorship and the ability to collaborate with clinicians, researchers and other Cedars-Sinai experts.…
Kent Lehr is the vice president of strategy and business development at UnityPoint Health, where he also heads up UnityPoint Ventures, the $100 million investment fund the Des Moines, Iowa-based health system launched in May.
Matter, a Chicago-based healthcare startup incubator, announced on Sept. 26 its plans to open a second innovation center, to be located in New York City.
MedTech Innovator, a Los Angeles-based startup accelerator, named Forest Devices, a Pittsburgh-based medical technology company, the winner of its 2019 Global Competition.
Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare partnered with Lumeris to develop and operate a new Medicare Advantage plan.