Rock Weekly: Where’s the exit?
January 26, 2015
While digital health may be lagging on the public market, conversations about the industry dominated Inside the Beltway last week. POTUS kicked everything off by announcing the Precision Medicine Initiative (more on what it needs to actually work here), while the ONC declared it would better help entrepreneurs navigate HIPAA compliance. (FYI, these companies can too.)
Headlines
Why Andreessen Horowitz Is Bullish On Digital Health
a16z Blog
Docs To ONC: Ease Administrative Burden Of Health IT
FierceHealthIT
Obama Adminstration Reins In Personal Data Sharing On HealthCare.gov
CNN
Healthcare Tiptoes Into Net Neutrality Debate
Modern Healthcare
Surgery Costs Vary Wildly—Even In The Same Area
USA Today
The Apple Watch Battery Will Support Four Hours Of Fitness Activity
MobiHealthNews
How Do Digital Tools Influence Doctor Prescribing?
The Wall Street Journal
Accountable Care Organizations: Like HMOs, But Different
The New York Times
Brain-Training Game Maker Settles With FTC Over Unsupported Claims
Reuters
Rock Health In The News
Ask A VC: Rock Health’s Halle Tecco
TechCrunch
Eye-Tracking Test Enters Into The Running For An Alzheimer’s Screen
Scientific American
Omada Health Applauds New CDC Diabetes Prevention Guidelines
Politico
Glass In Healthcare Is Stronger Than Ever
MobiHealthNews
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Human API | $6.6M | Undisclosed | MobiHealthNews |
| Forward Health Group | $5.7M | BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, Wisconsin Investment Partners, TripleTree | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| TruMed Systems | $5.5M | Undisclosed | CNBC |
| Health Recovery Solutions | $1M | Undisclosed | MedCity News |
| LIFT Digital | $1M | Undisclosed | VentureBeat |
| Selvera | $1M | Undisclosed | Xconomy |
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