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Back Pain Treatment Under the Watchful Eye of Your SmartPhone Camera | Konstantine Mehl, Kaia Health

February 27, 2020 by bdigest1

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH With a holistic mind-body approach to treating chronic back pain and COPD, Kaia Health is a digital therapeutics startup gaining a lot of attention from some really big players, including Optum Ventures (the venture arm of U.S. health insurance giant United Healthcare) which recently made an $8M follow-on investment to … Continue reading Back Pain Treatment Under the Watchful Eye of Your SmartPhone Camera | Konstantine Mehl, Kaia Health

Advice for Health Tech: Focus on Results, Mission, & Critics | Molly Coye, AVIA

February 26, 2020 by bdigest1

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Molly Coye has spent more than two decades working to advance technology initiatives in healthcare, serving roles as diverse as the Commissioner of Health for the State of New Jersey, Chief Innovation Officer for UCLA Health, and now Executive in Residence for AVIA, which mentors more than 50 large health … Continue reading Advice for Health Tech: Focus on Results, Mission, & Critics | Molly Coye, AVIA

Understanding #Medicare4All & the Democratic Primaries

February 25, 2020 by bdigest1

By MATTHEW HOLT Since Saturday’s Nevada primaries, confusion seems to be reigning about how Bernie Sanders seems to be winning. Time (and not a lot more of it) will tell who actually ends up as the Democratic nominee. But the progressive side (Bernie + Warren) is doing much better than the moderate side (Biden/Butt-edge-edge/Klobuchar) expected, … Continue reading Understanding #Medicare4All & the Democratic Primaries

Behind the Big Deal: Teladoc Health’s Acquisition of InTouch Health | Joe DeVivo, InTouch Health

February 24, 2020 by bdigest1

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH It was a seminal moment in virtual care as Teladoc Health acquired Intouch Health for $600 million, effectively taking its mostly direct-to-consumer telehealth platform directly into more than 2,500 care providers — or, as they say, “from hospital to home.” We caught up with InTouch Health’s CEO, Joe DeVivo, to … Continue reading Behind the Big Deal: Teladoc Health’s Acquisition of InTouch Health | Joe DeVivo, InTouch Health

Consumer Health Tech Market Outlook for 2020 | Robert Garber, 7Wire Ventures

February 23, 2020 by bdigest1

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH 7Wire Ventures is a venture fund that invests in early-stage healthcare companies that are focused on connecting with the healthcare consumer — kind of like one of the most successful companies in its portfolio, Livongo, which went public in 2019. Robert Garber, a partner with the firm, stops by to … Continue reading Consumer Health Tech Market Outlook for 2020 | Robert Garber, 7Wire Ventures

Consulting for Health Tech Startup CEOs From the Guy Who Knows | Matthew Holt, SMACK Health

February 22, 2020 by bdigest1

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH To hear Matthew Holt tear apart a pitch deck—or worse, a demo—one thinks of another Brit with a penchant for criticism and tell-it-like-it-is tough love. Could Matthew Holt be the Simon Cowell of health tech? Or maybe he’s got a point underneath all that gruff? Having co-founded Health 2.0, Matthew … Continue reading Consulting for Health Tech Startup CEOs From the Guy Who Knows | Matthew Holt, SMACK Health

Who’s in Your Supply Chain?

February 21, 2020 by bdigest1

By KIM BELLARD Tesla is now, by market cap, the second largest auto manufacturer (after Toyota). Its market cap exceeds U.S. auto makers Ford, G.M., and Fiat/Chrysler — combined. This despite selling less than 400,000 vehicles in 2019, a figure that is more than the prior two years combined. Tesla has made its bet on the future of … Continue reading Who’s in Your Supply Chain?

Out of Network? Cigna, RICO and where’s the line?

February 20, 2020 by bdigest1

By MATTHEW HOLT Sometimes you wonder where the line is in health care. And perhaps more importantly, whether anyone in the system cares. The last few months have been dominated by the issue of costs in health care, particularly the costs paid by consumers who thought they had coverage. It turns out that “surprise billing” … Continue reading Out of Network? Cigna, RICO and where’s the line?

What’s Ahead for Livongo & the Health Tech Market in 2020? | Glen Tullman, Livongo

February 19, 2020 by bdigest1

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What does Glen Tullman, Chairman of Livongo, expect from the health tech market in 2020? Livongo may have started a “race for the exits” in digital health with its 2019 IPO, and Glen says he “wants a healthy, consumer-facing digital health market” to help his own business thrive. Does that … Continue reading What’s Ahead for Livongo & the Health Tech Market in 2020? | Glen Tullman, Livongo

Bloggers’ Digest August Edition: Reflections on the 2019 World Breastfeeding Week Theme.

November 24, 2019December 6, 2019 by bdigest1

Earn Latx for Simple Tasks FROM THE EDITOR The first week of August every year has been set aside for celebrating the World Breastfeeding Week. This year’s theme is : ‘Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding’. Bloggers’ Digest has prepared this August edition as a reflection on how parents could be supported to adopt exclusive breastfeeding practice.The … Continue reading Bloggers’ Digest August Edition: Reflections on the 2019 World Breastfeeding Week Theme.