Monthly Archives: July 2017

#142: Innovators Are Building the Health System of the Future: Todd Evenson, MGMA

July 27, 2017Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedUnity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Evenson details MGMA’s strategy for engaging with health innovators, touching on the association’s long-term plans, its current collaborations, and its decision to join Catalyst HTI.
Watch here: https://healthtransformer.co/innovators-are-building-the-health-system-of-the-future-c9884b5e7be5

Guest: Todd Evenson, MGMA
Host: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
Location: Prime Health Summit, Denver, Colorado

#141: The Emerging Power of Patients to Help Cure Rare Diseases: Manu Kodiyan Althea Health

July 27, 2017Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Cure Disease, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Kodiyan discusses how Altheahealth is leveraging technology and patient communities to find solutions for rare diseases.
Watch here: https://healthtransformer.co/the-emerging-power-of-patients-to-cure-rare-diseases-b85a35cb2edd

Guest: Manu Kodiyan, Althea Health
Host: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
Location: StartUp Health Village, New York, NY

#140: Innovating in Health: Turning Ideas into Solutions: Jill Dailey & Mark Prince, Accenture

July 24, 2017Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedUnity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Dailey and Prince share their hopes for this year’s HealthTech Innovation Challenge, and explain why it’s important in today’s health ecosystem to collaborate at the earliest stages of market development.

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Guest: Jill Dailey, Mark Prince, Accenture
Host: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
Location: StartUp Health Village, New York, NY

#138: Key takeaways from StartUp Health Insight’s Mid-Year Digital Health Report

July 13, 2017Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedStartUp Health Insights, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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Troy Bannister and Unity Stoakes discuss the highlights from StartUp Health’s mid-year insights report (Q2 2017).
Watch here: https://healthtransformer.co/digital-health-funding-snapshot-over-6-5m-invested-ytd-dfac50d373d9

#139: How mHealth Is Improving Access to Care Worldwide: Kaakpema Yelpaala, access.mobile

July 13, 2017Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Yelpaala discusses the role that mobile technology is playing in Africa’s economic growth, and how that technology is improving access to care for people in emerging markets throughout the world.
Watch here: https://healthtransformer.co/how-mhealth-is-improving-access-to-care-worldwide-9106dd0625f4
Guest: Kaakpema Yelpaala, access.mobile
Host: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
Location: Prime Health Summit, Denver, Colorado

#137: The Power of Collaboration: Jake Rishavy, Denver South Economic Partnership

July 6, 2017Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedUnity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Rishavy talks about Colorado’s culture of collaboration, and explains how engaging with an entrepreneurial ecosystem can help startups thrive.
Watch here: https://healthtransformer.co/the-power-of-collaboration-in-health-innovation-463ebdcecab2

Guest: Jake Rishavy, Denver South Economic Partnership
Host: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
Location: Prime Health Summit, Denver, Colorado

#136: Health Tech With a Human Touch: David Weingard, Fit4D

July 5, 2017Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Cure Disease, Unity StoakesStartUp Health NOW

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In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Weingard discusses the importance of a more personalized approach to diabetes management — what he refers to as “the human touch.”
“You can take care of yourself,” Weingard said. “You can live a rich life with diabetes. You just have to know how.”
Watch here: http://www.startuphealth.com/marketing/video/51759

Guest: David Weingard, Fit4D
Host: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
LOCATION: StartUp Health Village, New York, NY