Massachusetts: A Top Location for Digital Health Investment
July 23, 2019
Source: MassDigitalHealth.org editors
Several reports from national organizations look into the funding landscape to provide intel on how Massachusetts and Boston in particular, are doing as a digital health investment hub, and point to some potential headwinds nationally.
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Top Digital Health Industry Revolutionaries
July 8, 2019
Source: MassDigitalHealth.org editors
We salute five leaders in venture capitalism, academic medical centers, digital health startups, health policy, and health insurance leading healthcare innovation in the Commonwealth.
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MassChallenge HealthTech Finale Winners React To Win
July 3, 2019
Source: MassDigitalHealth editors
We caught up with the award winners at the 2019 MassChallenge HealthTech Finale to get their reaction to winning, their thoughts on the Massachusetts digital health ecosystem, and find out what their experiencing in the latest MCHT cohort was like.
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The Roles of Health Systems in Sparking Disruption in a Highly Complex Industry
June 6, 2019
Source: Inside Digital Health
By: Jared Kaltwasser
"If there’s one industry that’s ripe for disruption, it’s healthcare.
That’s what many technology and healthcare experts say. And yet there’s a problem. As Tulip Lim, a director for S&P Global Ratings, said in a brief last November, “the industry’s complexity will govern the rate of change.”
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Baker-Polito Administration Launches Digital Health 'Sandbox' Program for Innovative Startups
April 24, 2019
Source: Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito - Mass.gov
WORCESTER — Governor Baker today announced a new grant program as part of the Administration’s Digital Health Initiative that will provide $500,000 in funding to open doors for healthcare technology startups to access research and development “sandboxes.” Governor Baker made the announcement during a visit with Digital Health Council members at WPI’s PracticePoint, one of the facilities supported by the program, where healthcare startups will be able to test existing technologies and develop new products and services.
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Baker-Polito Administration Funds Aging Innovation Hub in Cambridge
November 1, 2018
Source: Massachusetts eHealth Institute
BOSTON – During an event today at the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) in Kendall Square, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded a $100,000 grant providing seed funding for AGENCY, a new coworking innovation hub for collective impact where entrepreneurs, enterprises, elders, and experts can work side-by-side to explore and apply ideas for aging populations around the globe.
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