Friday, October 7, 2016

Health - Startup Digest - October 7th - October 14th

Startup Digest

Health

October 07, 2016

As always, if you come across news, announcements, videos, or podcasts that you think everyone else would benefit from, e-mail me at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com or tweet @R_Scott_Munro.

"These shenanagins aren't just evidence of a failure in what drug companies are here to do, make medicines, they also reinforce all the bad things the public already thinks about the drug industry."

- Meg Tirrell and Luke Timmerman, Signal Podcast

Health Startup Digest is curated by:
R. Scott Munro

R. Scott Munro - MBA Candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Contact R. Scott Munro at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com

Remember operator billing?

Operator billing was once thought to be the perfect mobile commerce platform. But for various reasons, it failed to pick up traction. Learn why, and find out about the new future of m-commerce, here.

Applications are closing soon for Techstars Q1 2017 accelerator programs

Access mentorship, capital and a network working tirelessly to support you through your entrepreneurial journey. Choose a program to apply to: Austin, Boston, Boulder, Barclays London, Berlin, NYC, Seattle, Tel Aviv, and Techstars Healthcare with Cedars-Sinai. Applications close October 15th.

2016 YTD digital health funding: 10 things you should know

Halle Tecco // Mitchell Mom // Mollie McDowell - Rock Health

Don't want to read the entire 3 Quarters of digital health funding updates? Rock Health has you covered with their "Top 10" takeaways for funding in health tech through Q3. Check it out above!

To make big profits, drug companies turn to monopoly shenanigans

Luke Timmerman // Meg Tirrell - STAT

Any podcast that starts off with quotes from Super Troopers is bound to be a winner, especially when the podcast is about the various ways that life sciences companies mess with the market to help boost their profits, from the hard switch to pay-for-delay, Luke and Meg take you into the deep, dark world of life sciences market manipulation. 

StartUp Health Insights 2016 Q3 Report

Startup Health

Of course, now that we're in October, it means we have Startup Health's quarterly funding report. Stay up to date on the latest deals and trends by checking it out above. 

Tailoring Complex Care Management for High-Need, High-Cost Patients

The Commonwealth Fund

"High-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients account for a disproportionate share of health care spending, and the complex care they need can be fraught with quality and safety issues. Any effort to address quality and cost challenges must focus on improving care for this population. The Commonwealth Fund's David Blumenthal, M.D., and Melinda Abrams highlighted six key opportunities in this JAMA 'Viewpoint.'"

SVHealth October 2016 StartUp Demos & Keynote

Akhsar Kharebov - Health 2.0

The Silicon Valley Health (SVHealth.co) group invites you to come to their upcoming October 18th event in Sunnyvale. Silicon Valley Health is the largest health tech innovation meetup in the world. Their events offer a place for health innovators, professionals and stakeholders to network and share ideas. The monthly meetup is always FREE, supporter donation is optional.

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