Rock Weekly: Can we use data to personalize health care?
October 27, 2014
Let’s take stock of our progress toward futuristic healthcare. DIY cyborgs? Check. On-demand flu shots? Check. Personalized pills? Eh, not yet. So how can we use new and existing sources of data to deliver better, personalized care? Check out our just-released Rock Report on Predictive Analytics to get the scoop.
Then you should join us for the webinar on Thursday at 1pm PT.
Headlines
As Insurers Limit Costs, Providers Hit Patients With Separate Fees
The New York Times
There Is Lots Of Low-Hanging Fruit For Digital Health Startups
TechCrunch
Few Motives To Fix Busted Health Data
Politico
U.S. Government Investigates Medical Devices For Possible Cyber Flaws
Reuters
Can Video Games Fend Off Mental Decline?
The New York Times
Nine In Ten Uninsured Unaware Open Enrollment Starts In November
Kaiser Family Foundation
Why Social Media Does Not Reflect Ebola Spread
Vox
Sam’s Club Launches Its Own Insurance Exchange
The Washington Post
Meet The $12 A Year Wearable
GeekWire
Rock Health In The News
Lantern Launches To Provide Online Therapy For Anxiety And More
The New York Times
Castlight, Doctor on Demand Join Forces For Price Transparency, Telemedicine
MedCity News
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Telcare | $32.5M | Norwest Venture Partners, Mosaic Health Solutions, Qualcomm, Sequoia Capital | MedCity News |
| Phreesia | $30M | LLR Partners, HLM Venture Partners, Ascension Ventures | MobiHealthNews |
| Navera | $8M | Mohr Davidow Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners | peHUB |
| CareSync | $4.5M | Tullis Health Investors, Clearwell Group, CDH Solutions | MobiHealthNews |
| Moov | $3M | Banyan Capital | TechCrunch |
| VIDA Diagnostics | $2.5M | Next Level Ventures | The Des Moines Register |
| NextGxDx | $2.2M | Undisclosed | SEC |
| Ischemia Care | $1.9M | Undisclosed | MedCity News |
Interested in a full roundup of digital health funding deals since 2011? Get our funding database.
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