The use of teleconsultation has increased by a hundred time since the outbreak. With an exponential growth, and by supporting practitioners and hospitals, Doctolib is building an empire in digital health.
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SPOT- AI to Spot Sepsis at HCA Healthcare
Background Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare was founded in 1968 in Tennesse. As a for profit hospital group with over 38,000 physicians, 2000 healthcare sites around the US and even in the UK, and 31.2 million patient encounters every […]
Mirror: digital disrupter in fitness and beyond
Mirror looks like a winner. It is disrupting the home fitness landscape and is poised to impact the healthcare, education, and social media landscapes to name a few.
23andMe, who does it profit?
Combining data analytics and healthcare raises interesting questions of ethics. In a context where consumer data are an increasingly valuable currency globally and concerns for individual privacy becomes widespread, what is 23andMe’s situation?
Birth Control and Baby Planning – There’s an app for both
Natural Cycles is a natural fertility tracking app and the first and only digital contraception app to receive regulatory approval (certified in Europe and FDA-cleared in the US). It’s disrupting big pharma birth control by replacing “the pill” and has raised $38.5M in venture capital so far.
Tonal: Your Entire Gym On The Wall
Ditch the old dumbbells at gym and embrace intelligent workout system at home.
Health Catalyst: Solving Data in Healthcare
Health Catalyst is a rare story of success in the difficult area of cataloguing and translation of healthcare data into actionable insight.
Ovia Health – Using data and analytics for family planning
Data-analysis to reduce healthcare costs and improve employee retention
Under Armour’s Transition to a Data-Driven Fitness Lifestyle Company – Will it Pay Off?
In 2013, Under Armour took a big bet in the data technology space and acquired a suite of companies worth over $700m. Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Armour, aimed that data-driven technology would lead Under Armour to generate up to $7.5bn of revenue by fiscal year end 2018. Will his bet pay off?
Athenahealth Marketplace – crowdsourcing in health care
In 2013, Athenahealth launched the “More Disruption Please” (MDP) program, a platform that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, clinicians and industry experts to discover new ways to improve healthcare. The MDP Accelerator invests in startups through the MDP program and provides the resources and customer access to help these start-ups scale up and succeed. These start-ups partners with Athenahealth to provide solutions through the Athenahealth Marketplace. Currently the Athenahealth partners provide healthcare solutions in seven major areas, including acquisition and engagement, administrative, billing, care management, efficiency tools, medical records, and provider tools.