Health Tech News Roundup | February 13-17
Cerner president Zane Burke writes that APIs are the future of interoperability and will put patients first. More
11 recommendations for startups developing wearable health trackers. More
Nearly 14k providers are billing for end of life planning. These end of life treatment sessions focus on medical directives and treatment preferences for patients, but they are considered "death panels" be Republicans in Congress. More
Marathon Pharma charges an astronomical $89,000 for its muscular dystrophy drug. Congress is now investigating. More
Amazon's Alexa makes its way into medicine as hospitals experiment with voice UI and AI Read More
This MedCity op-ed uses Dreamit startup BrainCheck as an example of a company raising awareness of health issues, instead of solely focusing on the product's technology. More
Telemedicine based patient education reduces readmissions for one health system in West Virginia Read More
Proposed bill would make healthcare providers criminally liable for not tracking opioid prescriptions Read More
Dreamit Health partner Penn Medicine is harnessing big data to lower ER visits for lung cancer patients Read More
Doctor rating startup secures $2 Million for expansion without taking venture capital Read More
Bill Gates states that Trump's new nationalism could put global health in danger. More
Hospitals are using IBM Watson for clinical trial matching. Watch How
Policy News:
GOP conservatives and moderates cannot agree on how to repeal and replace Obamacare. Senators are pushing for Tom Price to allow drugs to be imported from Canada to combat rising prices. National health expenditures are expected to grow 5.6% annually for the next ten years. Healthcare organizations have increased staffs to boost EHR adoption, but is this approach sustainable? Data shows that the ACA did not spur consolidation in the healthcare industry.
Funding News:
CareDash has raised $2M in financing without giving up any equity. The company operates a number of health consumer media sites, and offers reviews of over 30k physicians. More
SigTuple, an India based AI medical diagnosis company, raised a $5.8 million Series A round led by Accel Ventures More
WelbeHealth, a California based senior healthcare provider, raised a $15 million Series A round co-led by F-Prime Capital and .406 Ventures More
HealthReveal, a New York City predictive platform for chronic disease, raised a $10.8 million Series A round led by GE Ventures More