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Articles from the Healthcare Category
Going to the doctor will be very different in the not-so-distant future
Business Insider | July 7, 2015
Category: Healthcare
Sometime in the not-so-distant future, getting a checkup will be very different.
SwipeSense uses connected devices to bring hand hygiene compliance to 100%
iMedicalApps | June 19, 2015
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies
According to groups like the CDC and World Health Organization, a little bit of hand sanitizer can go a long way in combatting hospital acquired infections and the development of drug resistant organisms.
SwipeSense gets $9.6M for hand hygiene tracking system
mobihealthnews | June 11, 2015
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific, Venture Capital
Smart hand hygiene sensor-maker SwipeSense, based in Evanston, Illinois, has raised $9.6 million according to a new SEC filing. This brings the company’s total funding to $12.1 million. The company raised $1.7 million last May. Previous investors in the company …
TEXO Ventures leads fundraising event for UT Dell Medical School in Austin, TX
Twitter | May 28, 2015
Category: General, Healthcare, TEXO GP Publications
TEXO Ventures continues to lead the charge in developing a robust healthcare eco-system in Austin, TX.
Ortho Kinematics Raises $9.6 Million Series C Equity Financing
OrthoSpineNews | April 14, 2015
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Venture Capital
Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostics company focused on spine imaging informatics, announced today the close of a $9.6 million Series C equity financing to expand commercialization of the VMA (Vertebral Motion Analysis), the company’s flagship product …
Employers seeing benefits of high-deductible plans
Modern Healthcare | March 23, 2015
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific
High-deductible health plans have aided employers in containing healthcare costs without immediately leading to more expensive healthcare needs for patients, new research suggests.
Ante Up! Where I’d Place Healthcare Bets
The Doctor Weighs In | November 22, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific, Venture Capital
Here are the five big trends that I believe offer the most opportunity for those smart enough (and lucky enough) to play them the right way.
Don’t Bother Complaining About High-Deductible Health Plans
Harvard Business Review | November 13, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific
High-deductible health plans are clearly setting big changes in motion. Here’s how various stakeholders can cope with new realities instead of turning a blind eye …
Most health startups likely to fail because they don’t understand health care payment models
VentureBeat | October 25, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific
60 to 70 percent of digital health startups are likely to fail because they are unclear about their go-to market strategy, and don’t have a good understanding of who’s ultimately going to pay for their product.
The Value of Telemedicine
GlobalMed | September 26, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific
Telemedicine improves healthcare … 30% decrease in hospital admissions, 60% decrease in doctor visits and 97% of patients are treated within 8 minutes.