Rock Weekly: Business Models in Digital Health (and much, much more)
June 4, 2012
Red Sox fans: you have a new team to root for because Rock Boston launches today! We are thrilled to welcome our six new teams to the family and watch them grow over the summer. And speaking of growth, Demo Day for our San Francisco class is in t-minus 10 days, on Wednesday, June 13th.
And there’s more! Check out our most recent Rock Report on business models in digital health.
Check out this week’s headlines and more below.
Headlines
Rock Health Reveals Six Startups for its Boston Class
MobiHealthNews
3 Rock Healthers Named as Leading Medtech innovators Under 40
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry News
A Game to Help Doctors Ask Tough Questions
New York Times
Authoritarian Doctors, Timid Patients, and a Health Care Gridlock
Forbes
Consumers Beware: Health Care Costs all Over the Map
CNN
Eat More Veggies? There’s an App for That
MedPage Today
Report Predicts Moderate Health Care Spending Rise
Bloomberg Businessweek
Squeezing out the Doctor
The Economist
How Smartphone Apps Are Reshaping Our Desires
The Atlantic
Funding & Acquisitions
PE Hub
Perks
Going to Digital Health Summit in San Diego? Email events@rockhealth.org with what you’re working on for deets and a pass to our VIP after party.
For those of you on the east coast, the 8th annual Games for Health Conference is in Boston June 12th-14th featuring keynotes by Bill Crounse, Jane McGonigal, and Jay Walker. Rock Weekly subscribers can use the discount code BOST11 and receive 10% of the current ticket price here.