What can a new LEGO kit do for healthcare?
Who else went into last week fantasizing about the next cool digital health infrastructure play? At Rock Health, we are nerds through and through—so it was thrilling to announce our investment in Zus Health. Co-founder Jonathan Bush refers to the industry’s first development platform backed by shared data records as a “LEGO kit for healthcare.” We’re convinced it’s about to get a lot more interesting for builders and developers—making this an even more exciting moment to be a part of digital health.
Where better to start than in the home? Last week Humana put another marker down on the booming hospital-at-home market with its acquisition of Onehome. Coming on the heels of Humana’s April acquisition of Kindred at Home, as well as investments in and partnerships with Heal and DispatchHealth, this is another tactical move in a broader care setting realignment strategy. Health systems don’t want to get left behind either. Cleveland Clinic and Amwell’s new joint venture aims to bridge the gap between hospital-oriented and virtual-first care.
The race is on to own the digitally-connected health home of the future.
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