3 things you should know about digital health
October 12, 2015
A few thoughts came up last week and we’d love your reactions here.
- How do we make value-based care work? Food for thought—the GAO found that value-based incentive payments have not led to better care quality.
- Will Google win in healthcare? On one hand, Google Flu Trends failed. On the other, the NIH’s mental health chief just joined their ranks. He explains why.
- Telemedicine is vital to healthcare reform—so how do we utilize it appropriately?
If you missed our own Rock Health Summit—here's some just-released footage.
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Headlines
Teladoc Loses $1.5M Contract, Sparks Debate On Telemedicine Pricing, Utilization
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
Senators Set Sights On Revamping Federal EMR Rules
Tweet | National Journal
Getting The Diagnosis Wrong
Tweet | The New York Times
Share Your Doctor
Tweet | The Atlantic
FDA Opens Door For 23andMe To Market More Direct-To-Consumer Genome Tests
Tweet | Fast Company
Closing A Hospital, And Fearing For The Future
Tweet | The New York Times
Estonia Wants To Collect The DNA Of All Its Citizens Too
Tweet | The Atlantic
The Social Cost Of FDA’s Bias Against New Technology
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
New Portable Device Detects Food Allergens Within Two Minutes
Tweet | Entrepreneur
HealthCare.gov Getting Upgrades
Tweet | Chicago Business Times
Rock Health In The News
Who’s Responsible For Your Uber Driver’s Health Coverage? Stride Health
Tweet | KQED
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| CareSync | $18M | Clearwell Group, Travis Bond, Tullis Health Investors, Harbert Venture Partners, Greycroft Partners, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund | MobiHealthNews |
| Binary Fountain | $16M | HLM Venture Partners, Providence Ventures, Pioneer Venture Partners | VC News Daily |
| Hixme | $10.1M | KPCB | The Wall Street Journal |
| Datu Health | $10M | St. Joseph Health | HIT Consultant |
| Clue | $7M | Mosaic Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures | Bloomberg |
| Par8o | $3M | United Healthcare | VentureWire |
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