Five years of digital health

September 8, 2015

Five years ago, two Harvard Business School students set out to build a community dedicated to changing healthcare—and Rock Health (never ‘Rock’) was born. From our first office behind a Chinatown scarf shop to the day we killed our accelerator, our commitment to that community has remained. Since then nearly every tech giant, the FDA, and your mom embraced the space too. Dive into digital health history.

Thank you for being a part of this epic journey (which has only just begun).

Headlines

Are Digital Health Technologies Really Good For Our Health?
Fortune

Why Google Is Going All In On Diabetes
NPR

What Are A Hospital’s Costs? Utah System Is Trying To Learn
The New York Times

CDC: Fewer People Neglecting Healthcare Over Cost
CNBC

At Least 81% Of Healthcare Companies Have Been Breached
Consumer Affairs

Apple Watch Global Shipments Hit 3.6M, Behind Fitbit’s 4.4M
MobiHealthNews

For Health Insurance Startup Oscar, Cute Ads Only Go So Far
Bloomberg

"Molecular Tweeting" Could Hold The Key To Busting Superbugs
Scientific American

54% Of Millennials Look Online Before Choosing A Doctor
MobiHealthNews

Google’s Latest Update Makes Life Easier For Hypochondriacs
Wired

Rock Health In The News

Virtual Video Visits Gain Coverage From BCBS (Doctor on Demand)
MobiHealthNews

Funding

 

Company	Amt	Investors	Source
DrFirst	$12M	SunTrust Bank	FinSMEs
Modernizing Medicine	$10M	Silicon Valley Bank	FinSMEs
Medfusion	$3M	Bull City Venture Partners, Hatteras Venture Partners	MobiHealthNews
8fit	$2.5M	Angel	Novobrief

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