What you should know about healthcare’s new head honcho
August 17, 2015
We thought we’d scoop some noodles out of Alphabet’s soup and spell out what they mean for digital health. A is for, well, Alphabet (the new head honcho of the Googleverse)—the conglomerate wasted no time re-committing to revolutionize healthcare. B is for Benefitter, and C is for congrats, because this Rock Health portfolio company just got acquired!
E is for EHR, as meaningful use among providers fell 12% in 2014. K is for Kim Kardashian, whose social media promos got her in trouble with the FDA. Z is for zooming on over and giving these awesome SXSW digital health panels your vote!
Headlines
Google/Alphabet Already Consulted With Top Geneticist On Mosquito Project
Re/code
Startups Vie To Build An Uber For Healthcare
The Wall Street Journal
Digital Health Startups Soar In US, Are Crushed In UK By The NHS
Bloomberg
Don’t Trust Your Smartphone To Calculate Your Insulin
BuzzFeed
Is Google's Switch To Alphabet Good For Healthcare? Definitely Maybe
Forbes
Are Millennials Ready To Ditch Their Regular Doctor?
KQED
This Harvard Scientist Is Coding An Entire Movie Onto DNA
GlobalPost
Will Doctors Soon Be Prescribing Video Games For Mental Health?
NPR
FDA Approves Computer Diagnosis For Dementia In The Doctor’s Office
The Washington Post
Rock Health In The News
Stride Health Expands Nationwide, Freelancers Rejoice
TechCrunch
Online Doctor Visits Are Set To Surge
Time
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Maestro Healthcare Technology | $35M | Oak HC/FT, Oak Investment Partners | SEC |
| PokitDok | $34M | Undisclosed | The Wall Street Journal |
| Senseonics | $10M | Undisclosed | MobiHealthNews |
| RapidSOS | $5M | Highland Capital Partners | Beta Boston |
| Dispatch Health | $3.6M | EMP Holdings | MedCity News |
| drchrono | $2M | Runa Capital, Maxfield Capital | MobiHealthNews |
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