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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

What the explosion in VC funding data doesn't tell us, however, is how all these heavily-funded startups are doing in the market. The startups are spending vast amounts of VC money on advertising, marketing, product development and client acquisition. Region Tag: Global Edition. He is the founder and CEO of Damo Consulting.

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Five notable technology offerings for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. Tembo.Health. " Tembo.Health, funded at least in part by Primetime Partners , a new aging-focused VC firm, is a p rovider of telemedicine services intended to connect patients with specialty services like psychiatry and cardiology, including those in nursing homes.

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The 'giant sucking sound' of digital health consolidation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Mergers & Acquisitions Telehealth The ongoing wave of mergers and acquisitions makes sense for startups and their VC backers. The ongoing consolidation makes sense for startups (and their VC backers). Region Tag: Global Edition. What does it mean for CIOs at their health system customers?

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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The continued flood of VC money and the rash of digital health IPOs this year only validates the traction that digital-first healthcare providers are steadily gaining in the marketplace. We have also seen the emergence of several digital-first healthcare providers targeting specific niches such as elder care and behavioral health.

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More than a decade ago -- a look at the Future of Home Care Technology

Aging in Place Technology Watch

An industry facing high turnover and instability may have served as a catalyst for $200 million of VC investment in 2016 alone. category tags: tech-enabled home care , Home Care , AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , AgeTech

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The technology category that cannot be spoken aloud – serving older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Meanwhile, startups focused on aging are shunned by the VC community. category tags: Aging technology , Aging , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. And sure enough, investment watchers expressed their ignorance about Best Buy’s history label the purchase as creating ‘ a niche in the health space ’ or expressing doubts about the acquisition.

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The Venn Diagram of Health, Aging, and Caregiving

Aging in Place Technology Watch

billion in 2018 , which amounted to 8.6 % of VC investments , despite limited exit strategies – but investors love it. Startups focused on the aging/technology space, however, receive only 0.7% category tags: Aging , Aging technology , home health care , Home Care , tech-enabled home care , Family caregivers.