ORLANDO – During HIMSS24 Views from the Top session, "Digital health startups: Harnessing innovation to disrupt and improve care delivery," experts relayed that strength in an executive team (not necessarily a product) and solutions that solve providers' pain points are top of mind.
"There are a series of attributes we tend to weigh pretty heavily–the strength and relevance of the executive team...
One of the key tenets of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System's remote patient monitoring program is choosing easy-to-use devices that don't require extra technology on the patient's end, said Cathleen Mathew, director of condition management and population health.
The program, which went live in 2020, is largely focused on hypertension, but the health system also includes monitoring for...
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Hims & Hers announced a partnership with Delaware-based health system ChristianaCare.
San Francisco-based Hims & Hers offers treatment for hair loss, mental health, sexual health, dermatology and primary care. As part of the deal, Hims & Hers medical providers will be able to connect patients with ChristianaCare's Center for Virtual Health and...
MindMaze, which makes game-like rehabilitation tools for neurological conditions and injuries, announced a partnership with New York-based Mount Sinai Health System to offer a digital therapeutic program for stroke and concussion patients.
Under the partnership, Mount Sinai will use MindMaze's software and hardware to provide an outpatient rehab program followed by home-based digital care,...
Artificial intelligence-enabled in vitro diagnostics company Renalytix AI announced today a research partnership with AstraZeneca to develop and launch medical strategies for cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases.
The first stage of the collaboration will use KidneyIntelX, an AI-enabled in vitro diagnostic platform that gathers patient data from electronic medical records to generate a...
Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine has revealed plans for a new center for research, development and implementation of artificial intelligence for healthcare.
Called the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, the Manhattan site is scheduled to open its doors sometime in the later part of 2021. The school is looking to have roughly 40 principal...
Even as Amazon ramps up its marketing efforts for PillPack, potential competitor Blink Health is hoping to get ahead with the announcement of three new hires — from Amazon.
Bharath Chinamanthur, Blink’s new EVP of engineering and operations, spent 11 years in leadership roles at Amazon. Christopher Plambeck, who joins as SVP of data sciences and monetization, spent five years at Amazon and...
OOVA, a Mount Sinai Health System spinoff focused on fertility and women’s health, has raised $1 million in a seed round led by Special Situations Life Sciences Innovation Fund, with additional contributions from Company Ventures and angel investors. This is the first funding round for the company, not counting an initial friends and family investment.
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Rx.Health — a Mount Sinai Health System spinoff that has built an app prescription platform for enterprises — has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. According to a statement, the investment will help the company pursue new clients and support the launch of its digital therapeutics and patient engagement tool, Bulk Prescription.
"We've seen a tremendous increase in the demand for our services...
Fitbit’s latest board member is Matthew Bromberg, COO of mobile and social media videogame company Zynga and former executive at games publisher Electronic Arts. Fitbit will be leveraging Bromberg’s entertainment background as it looks to increase consumer engagement across its devices, according to the company.
“At Fitbit, we are focused on encouraging lasting behavior change that can lead to...
