An in-depth look at sixteen of the most promising healthcare gamification startups to watch in 2014 and beyond.
Video games aren't just for kids anymore. The earliest gaming consoles kept players stationary and sedentary, and thus became an object of concern in a world of rising obesity rates, diabetes and other health scares. But then came games that required players to move -- to participate with their physical bodies. That opened up a whole new world of gaming that is quickly morphing
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Kareo’s CEO Dan Rodrigues Shares Tips on Selling to Doctors
In this video, Kareo CEO and Founder and seasoned healthcare entrepreneur Dan Rodrigues shares his tips on selling to doctors and bootstrapping a healthcare startup with Rock Health.
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BetterDoctor’s New Mobile Health App Integrates Medicare Provider & Payment Data
BetterDoctor, a company focusing on simplifying doctor discovery and booking has announced today that its mobile health app is the first to integrate Medicare's provider and payment data. The Medicare procedure and pricing data integration will help consumers make more informed decisions by providing a view to the most common procedures by over 800,000 providers that received payments in 2012 from Medicare Part B, which covers doctor visits, tests and other treatments. An example of what the
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Health Wildcatters First Class Raises $5M in Funding 6 Months After Pitch Day
Health Wildcatters’ (HW) alumni startups are celebrating the accomplishment of raising almost $5M in funding only six short months after pitch day. The first HW Class had twelve diverse companies that are changing the way healthcare is delivered and practiced. With more mature healthcare focused accelerators and incubators out there, this is a good sign the program is establishing itself as an established program for promising healthcare innovators.
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Telehealth Startup VoCare Announces Partnership with Motorola
VoCare, Inc.—Powered by Motorola offers a comprehensive telehealth product for the elderly and chronically ill that combines its MySimpleOne smart phone with unlimited voice, text, and data, along with a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) safety button, medical peripherals; charging base and speakerphone, to form a comprehensive FDA cleared remote patient monitoring solution. The VoCare solution is offered directly to consumers as a pre-packaged kit that includes a combination of
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Smart Health Hero by LyfeChannel Wins Code-a-Palooza Challenge
Smart Health Hero by LyfeChannel of San Carlos, California was announced the winner of the second annual Code-a-Palooza challenge during the 2014 Health Datapalooza. The team develped a new electronic tool designed to help patients and their families use Medicare claims data to make health care choices. Fifty-six developers submitted proposals to Code-a-Palooza for new visualization tools that help consumers use the 2012 Medicare Provider Payment data released by the Centers for Medicare &
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StartUp Health Adds 8 Digital Health Startups to its Portfolio
StartUp Health, a global startup platform accelerating innovation in health and wellness, today announced the addition of eight new companies to its portfolio, bringing the total to 71 companies. The announcement comes as StartUp Health is celebrating its third anniversary at Health Datapalooza in Washington, DC.
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Aver Informatics Raises $8.5 Million to Simplify the Healthcare Reimbursement Process
Aver Informatics – a data management platform that simplifies the healthcare reimbursement process – announced today that it has received $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Drive Capital and GE Ventures. Additionally, Aver has secured two additional customers: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Molina Healthcare.“For the last three-plus years, we’ve been working hard to create a sustainable change in healthcare. Today is a pivotal moment for us that will help transform the
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Filament Labs Raises $1M to Reshape Care Plan Delivery for Doctors
Filament Labs just raised a $1 million seed round led by Mercury Fund to support their flagship product, Patient IO, an interactive care plan delivery platform for healthcare professionals. Patient IO helps health professionals create fully-customizable care plans that can be seamlessly delivered to patients outside the clinic. Patients receive treatment-specific tasks, reminders and educational content directly on their smartphones, helping health professionals manage patient health
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Rock Health V6 Startups Focuses on the Consumerization of Healthcare
Rock Health, a San Francisco-based full service seed fund for digital health startups today announced its sixth cycle of companies known as "Rock Health V6". Five out of the seven startups selected for this class are focused on the consumerization of healthcare ranging from a health insurance recommendation engine to a national virtual practice allowing patients to have a video visit with a board certified doctor.
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