Rock Weekly: Apple makes its next big move in health

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July 21, 2014

The tech giants know they can’t do it alone. Last week we learned Google is joining forces with Novartis for a glucose sensing contact lens, and that Apple will pair up with IBM on “a radical step for enterprise”. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced they will be laying off 18,000 people.

Speaking of tech workers, our portfolio company Studio Dental—the first dental office on wheels that visits you at work—is now live in San Francisco. Have you made your appointment yet?

Headlines

Google Ups Its Med Cred With Novartis For Glucose-Sensing Contact
USA Today

What Does The IBM/Apple Partnership Mean For Healthcare?
MobiHealthNews

The FDA Is Using Big Data To Analyze Your Medical Records
NPR

Improving Access To Healthcare Does Not Save Money
The New York Times

Do Telemedicine Visits Have A Higher Risk For Misdiagnoses?
Bloomberg

Medical Hazards Tied To The Rush For EHRs
The Boston Globe

Fighting A One Of A Kind Disease
The New Yorker

Three In Four Patients Want Digital Health
MobiHealthNews

Seventy Percent Of Docs Now Send Prescriptions Electronically
VentureBeat

What If Healthcare Spending Doesn’t Destroy America?
The Atlantic

Rock Health In The News

Workout App Skimble Hits 14M Downloads And Partners With Samsung
MobiHealthNews

Healthcare IT Investment Boom: Who’s The Next Winner?
CNBC

Mobile Dentist’s Office Keeps Bay Area Worker’s Teeth Clean
CBS

Funding

 

Company Amt Investors Source
Remedy Partners $35.9M Undisclosed SEC
Prodigo Solutions $12.5M Alliance Healthcare Ventures Pittsburgh Business Times
Valant Medical Solutions $11M Keiretsu Forum Northwest, Lighter Capital Xconomy
Edico Genome $10M Qualcomm Ventures, Axon Ventures, Greg Lucier Xconomy
DICOM Grid $6M Mayo Clinic, Canaan Partners VentureBeat
Sensoria $5M Reply SpA VentureBeat
HelpAround $550K Windham Venture Partners, Walter Winshall, Robert Oringer, Michael Dornbrook MobiHealthNews

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