Health investor and entrepreneur Dave Chase says 98 percent of health tech startups are zombies right now—but the Quadruple aim could help some rise from the ashes to begin anew.Billions in venture capital (VC) funding may have poured into digital health over the last few years (more than $4.5 billion in 2015 alone), but it looks like many startups may have bitten off more than they can chew, and as a result, imminently face biting the dust before reaching profitability. At least, that’s the
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Healthcare is Riddled With Throwing Tech on Top of Broken Processes
Co-founder of Healthfundr’s Quad Aim Fund Dave Chase talks about healthcare moving beyond the Triple Aim, and why it’s imperative health-tech developers and investors follow suit.It’s time to let go of the status-quo. That may sound like a great slogan for a t-shirt, but it’s more like a resounding battle cry for U.S. healthcare at large. Patients, providers, health-tech developers and investors need to recognize the failings of today’s system to prompt and promote real change—and it’s going to
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On Demand Webinar: Decoding the DNA of Health Innovation — in Digital and Beyond
About the WebinarThe global health landscape is undergoing tremendous and rapid change catalyzed by a range of forces in the areas of economics, policy and, most famously, technology. In the midst of these changes, executives, medical professionals, innovators, entrepreneurs and others are seeking guidance about how best to navigate, succeed and innovate in the fast-paced health marketplace. This complimentary on-demand webinar, “Decoding the DNA of Health Innovation — in Digital and Beyond”
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Healthcare: Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object
Healthcare has been the embodiment of the irresistible force paradox, a classic paradox formulated as "What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" We know that technology and empowerment of the individual have been the drivers of immense change in virtually every corner of our lives...except healthcare.
There are many efforts ranging from startups to convening thought leaders at events to public and private sector initiatives meant to change this dynamic. It’s clear it
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