CHOC early last year integrated an app called GoCheck Kids as part of routine care in well-child visits for patients ages 1 to 3 who visit providers in its primary-care network. The app screens for vision disorders in young children, many of whom are too young to describe their own vision, to help the provider decide whether a referral to an eye specialist is needed.
Read MoreJust as Livongo uses phones and computers to help people manage their diabetes symptoms, Vivante wants to use our devices to help people handle a broader class of digestive illnesses. That includes helping to eliminate the symptoms of hard-to-treat conditions like Crohn's and ulcerative colitis.
Read MoreNashville startups dominated venture-capital investment statewide during the most lucrative period ever for technology ventures in Tennessee and in the nation.
The streak is driven by a handful of companies collecting hundreds of millions of dollars from investment firms, according to a "MoneyTree" report released this week from leading industry analysts PricewaterhouseCoopers and CB Insights
Read MoreThe nursing profession, along with the entire US healthcare system, is experiencing a period of dramatic change. New models of care are burgeoning, and new technologies are being developed and adopted to transform the way healthcare is measured and delivered. With nurses on the front lines handling the majority of hands-on patient care, innovative companies and entrepreneurs are increasingly recognizing the opportunity in supporting them with technology.
Read MoreDespite the rise in availability of healthcare data, challenges to effectively using it remain. The existence of data silos in healthcare in particular is an inhibitor. Companies specializing in the distribution and packaging of healthcare data stand to both provide an unprecedented level of specificity to providers while showing excellent returns for investors.
Read MoreGoCheckKids, the creators of an FDA-registered and CE certified iPhone app that screens for amblyopia in pre-verbal children used by over 4,500 pediatricians announced it has raised $6M in Series B funding led by FCA Venture Partners. The investment will be used to add artificial intelligence capabilities with Apple’s CoreML and ARKit and accelerate further electronic health record (EHR) integrations.
Read MoreWhitney officially joined the FCA team on April 15, 2019. In addition to taking over responsibility for legal affairs, she will join the investment team in deal sourcing and due diligence along with oversight responsibility for investor relations and compliance matters.
Read More“Every patient that walks into their [doctor’s office] wonders how it will impact what comes out of their pocket,” said Voddiraju, “Trust has been sorely missing in healthcare. We need to be getting more patients to believe in the billing process.”
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