Rock Weekly: The tipping point for digital health records

May 28, 2013
Genomics stepped clearly into the spotlight this week, with Angelina’s announcement rippling far beyond the world of health reportage.  From outrageous prices to our right not to know, this debate is finally catching momentum beyond just health wonks.

Headlines

Meet The Bow-Tie Bureaucrat Making Docs Go Digital
Washington Post

The Tipping Point For Digital Health Records Has Come
Washington Business Journal

Obamacare’s Other Surprise
New York Times

BodyMedia Acquisition Will Steer Jawbone Toward Health Plans, Self-insured Employers
MobiHealthNews

California Will Be Spared The Obamacare Apolocalypse
The New Republic

Busy Week For FDA And Mobile Health But No Final Guidelines Yet
MobiHealthNews

Bio-Hackers, Get Ready
TechCrunch

The Biggest Merger You Didn’t Hear About
CNN

UCLA Surgeons Using Vine, Instagram To Video Tweet Brain Surgery
LA Times

Rock Health in the News

FDA Clears Nephosity iPad App For Diagnostic Imaging
MobiHealthNews

Neurotrack Nabs $90K For Its Tech That Predicts The Onset Of Alzheimer’s
VentureBeat

Interview With Halle Tecco, Co-founder Of Rock Health
Health Datapalooza

Funding & Acquisitions

Name Amt Investors Source
ConsultingMD $10M Venrock TechCrunch 
Healthsense $4.3M Undisclosed Twin Cities Business Journal
WiserTogether $3.3M Undisclosed SEC filing
Gamgee $2M Khosla Ventures MobiHealthNews

 

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