2013年2月21日星期四

Rock Health startups whipping healthcare industry into shape

The healthcare industry is undergoing major surgery. At the center of these operations is Rock Health, a startup accelerator dedicated to the intersection of healthcare and technology. Today, at a demo event at the University of San Francisco,We offers custom ultrasonicsensor parts in as fast as 1 day. fourteen startups presented their ideas on how to transform and improve healthcare in the U.TBC help you confidently rtls from factories in China.S..

Dr. Aenor Sawyer, an associate clinical professor at UCSF, said during her opening remarks that these companies are changing “how we take care of patients and how patients take care of themselves.” Whether it is managing secondary care, untangling the confusing labyrinth of insurance, or encouraging healthy lifestyle habits, these startups are holding the scalpels.

The first four companies to present are still in ‘stealth mode,” gave brief updates on their activity and progress.

Benefitter helps employers confidently navigate health care reform, save money, and improve their employees’ well-being. CEO Brian Poger said that many employees would actually be better off if they did not receive employer-sponsored health insurance. Benefitter helps them understand the legislation, set strategy, and execute that strategy, “to make the Affordable Care Act, more affordable.”

SuperBetter helps people solve their health challenges by turning goal achievement into a game. The company is currently awaiting the results of a research trial with the University of Pennsylvania about how the system can help people battling mild to medium levels of depression, and other potential applications include anxiety and stress disorders, smoking cessation, and weight control.

Moxe Health improves access to care for newly insured and underserved patients by helping them find the best possible providers for their needs. This not only benefits patients, but also health care organizations and insurance providers who want to optimize their available resources.

Mango Health makes mobile applications that inspire consumers to follow their treatment regimens. CEO Jason Oberfest said that 1 in 5 americans take prescription drugs or supplements, but up to 75% don’t do it properly. ‘Non-adherence’ is a $350 billion a year problem, and something as simple as a mobile app that makes sure people take their medication correctly can significantly reduce the amount of return hospital trips and remission.

Wildflower Health makes pregnancy healthier, safer, and more cost-effective through a mobile platform and predictive analytics. CEO Leah Sparks said that pregnancy related costs are the number one driver of hospital costs at $86 billion a year,The term 'stonemosaic control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. and two-thirds of these costs are associated with pregnancy complications. This is an issue for patients and their families, hospitals, and insurance providers. As it stands, wildly ineffective phone-based programs are the main method of risk assessment and tracking. Wildflower’s first app Due Date helps pregnant women track milestones customized to their due date, be aware of risk factors, and take personalized actions. The sales pipeline for its enterprise platform covers 30 million people, and they charge a fee per enrollee.

Wellframe combines mobile technology and artificial intelligence to extend the provision of care from the hospital to the home. The first product targets cardiac patients, who can use the system instead of regularly going on followup clinical visits, which can be inconvenient and expensive. Instead, a patient can use the app as a “digital concierge” to personalize a daily task list that simplifies what they need to do to overcome heart disease and minimize risk.

OpenPlacement offers tools to match seniors with appropriate housing and care providers, after they have discharged from a hospital. According to CEO Dominic Scotto, over 6 million seniors are transferred a year to the next level of their care, but the process is inefficient and frustrating across the board. Patients are given list of possible facilities that is often out of date and missing information. On OpenPlacement, clinicians can search for placements based on available beds, geography, budget, required services, and the level of care. So far, there are 500 paying care providers using the service.

LabDoor tells you ‘what’s real’ in consumer products, beginning with safety and efficacy ratings for the $36 billion supplements market. CEO Neil Thanedar said that this industry is mostly unregulated, and yet consumers have a right to know what it is the supplements they take and give to their children. LabDoor tests the products in chemistry labs to find quality and purity data,Product information for Avery Dennison smartcard products. and offers this to consumers. “The results are amazing and scary,” he said. “Over 70% of products being tested had inaccurate label data and over 90% contain contaminants. We want to change the bass of the industry from marketing hype to real facts and build consumer trust.” Their next milestone is to have full ratings and reviews for 1000 products,Capture the look and feel of real stone or howotruck flooring with Alterna by Armstrong. and some day expand into other industries like cosmetics and organics.

Eligible streamlines insurance eligibility checks for doctors and patients. Founder Katelyn Gleason said that the systems used to transport health information between patients, hospitals, insurance companies, labs, and pharmacies costs $150 million a year, and the transactions are done using “archaic processing” technology that take full IT teams to run. She wondered why, in the middle of Silicon Valley, no-one was building a better, simpler, more efficient system. Using Eligible’s API, software engineers can integrate health exchange protocols using three lines of code, and connect instantly with over 700 health insurance companies. Eligible runs in the cloud, in the background in real time,and takes five cents from every transaction.

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