Announcing Top 50 in Digital Health winners | Do consumers really want their health records?
With all this talk about who should own patient data, we asked, "Do consumers even want their health records?" Turns out the answer is overwhelmingly, 'yes'. Read what we learned and our take on the topic in the latest post from our research desk.
Finally, we're honored to announce the winners of the Top 50 in Digital Health, selected from 3,600 nominations and votes for their exceptional progress toward a massively better healthcare system. Congratulations—and thank you!
Headlines
HHS Says Patient Safety Efforts Have Saved 87K Lives, $20B
Tweet | The Washington Post
Graying Japan Embraces Technology To Unleash Potential Of The Elderly
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal
Health Spending In US Topped $3 Trillion Last Year
Tweet | The New York Times
What Is Disruptive Innovation? Clayton Christensen Clarifies
Tweet | Harvard Business Review
Google Wants Your Blood
Tweet | The Verge
This App Promises To Provide The Care For Depression Patients That Doctors Don't
Tweet | Fast Company
Virtual Reality Could Be Big For Medicine
Tweet | KQED
Should Therapists Text With Their Patients?
Tweet | STAT News
Death By Flaming Water Ski, And Other Misfortunes
Tweet | The New Yorker
23andMe's CEO Says The Company Will Win FDA Approval For More Genetics Tests
Tweet | Fortune
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Peloton Interactive | $75M | Catterton | Crain's New York Business |
| Welltok | $45M | Georgian Partners, EDBI, Flare Capital | MobiHealthNews |
| GOQii | $13.4M | NEA, Great Wall Club, DSG Consumer Partners | MobiHealthNews |
| HBI Solutions | $12.6M | Wonders Information Co. Ltd | Market Wired |
| Contessa Health | $3.5M | BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Sandbox Industries, Martin Ventures | MedCity News |
| Seamless Medical Systems | $2.5M | Sun Mountain Capital, New England Development Investments | MobiHealthNews |
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