Health | February 03, 2017 |
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Quote of the Week
"But what Public Health professionals have known for decades and what Healthcare is now catching onto, is that the real story behind who is healthy and who is not has little or nothing to do with the doctor's office at all—the real story starts in the place you lay your head (if you have a place to lay it at all). The bigger picture and, therefore, the truly transformative opportunity is in the social, physical, political, and economic situation of each person—the social determinants of health. Leveraging tech for this more comprehensive approach to health is what we are calling Public Health Tech."
- Marquesa Finch, MPH & Vanessa Mason, MPH
| Health Startup Digest is curated by: |  | R. Scott Munro - MBA Candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Contact R. Scott Munro at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com | Learn how to become a Diversity Leader and actions you can take to improve diversity and inclusion in your company!  We surveyed nearly 700 founders of tech startups from around the world to gain insight into the challenges they face when working to build a diverse and inclusive company. Diversity Leaders take key steps in specific areas to create an inclusive environment: Mentoring and advising, hiring practices, professional development, pay and performance, and flexible benefits. Learn how you can become a Diversity Leader. | | Marquesa Finch, MPH & Vanessa Mason, MPH - The Doctor Weighs In I could not love what Marquesa Finch and Vanessa Mason are doing with P2Health Ventures more if I tried. Their main thesis is that there is a missing emphasis on technologies that are fostering at risk communities and broader social determinants of health issues. They think (and I would generally agree) that this lack of focus merits starting a fund with a focus on this tech in particular. They talk about broader trends in this sub-sector in this piece. I highly recommend checking it out! | | Dan Gebremedhin MD, MBA - Mobihealth News I'm not always a fan of "prediction" posts, but this one from Dr. Gebremedhin is actually fairly interesting and informative. His background on the opportunity created by the 21st Century Cures Act for tools that enable post-launch research is particularly interesting to me. But honestly, all of his insights are pretty great, and the list of companies that play in his areas of interest is quite helpful. Check it out! | | Jeff Lyon - JAMA This is a great interview with Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD on her work in global health, and her focus on providing efficient, cost-effective solutions to the globes biggest health issues. While her focus is global health, with rising costs domestically, there is no reason this same mentality should not be used to improve outcomes efficiently in the US and other, more advanced nations. | | Matthew J. Press, M.D., Ryan Howe, Ph.D., Michael Schoenbaum, Ph.D., Sean Cavanaugh, M.P.H., Ann Marshall, M.S.P.H., Lindsey Baldwin, M.S., and Patrick H. Conway, M.D. - NEJM Before Jan 1, providing CMS did not reimburse for behavioral health services; however, under the new model, there will be some reimbursement for coordinating interventions around behavioral health. This piece from JAMA goes into detail on what those interventions might look like, and what different reimbursement schema will be in place moving forward. | | | You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. | |
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