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Why have billion dollar digital health companies struggled since the pandemic?

Lloyd Price

Digital health funding pre pandemic: 2018 Digital health companies raised a total of $8.1 There were 368 deals in the digital health space in 2018, with an average deal size of $22.2 Other areas that received significant investment included telemedicine, digital therapeutics, and health insurance technology.

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

Payers are consolidating as well because of pressures to scale for clients across large geographical regions and to support costs of technology. I would add that the enactment (and some would say the design) of the ACA itself spurred payer consolidation.

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Owlet Achieves De Novo FDA-Clearance For Dream Sock® – The First and Only Over-the-Counter, Medical Grade Pulse Oximeter Cleared for Infants

Digital Health Global

Owlet is spearheading new standards for consumer and medical solutions, allowing caregivers to provide better care at home for their babies through access to advanced digital health technologies. Owlet was founded by a team of parents in 2012. About Owlet, Inc.

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Digital MSK: poised for growth as one of HealthTech's evolving new stars

Lloyd Price

What is driving the Digital MSK market? The digital MSK market worldwide is growing rapidly, driven by factors such as the high prevalence of MSK conditions, the increasing adoption of digital health solutions, and the need for more accessible and cost-effective MSK care. How much investment has gone into digital MSK?

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DrKumo CEO Dr. Kelly Nguyen Selected as Judge in National Competition of Diverse Life Science Suppliers

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

leader in connected health technology innovator, today announced its CEO Dr. Kelly Nguyen was selected as one of the key judges in the 2022 “Top Eight That Innovate” Diversity Alliance for Science (DA4S) annual competition. BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, May 6, 2022— DrKumo Inc.,

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SleepTech is booming – but it's getting weirder and dodgier

Lloyd Price

It’s an incredibly exciting market that is currently booming,” says Lloyd Price, co-founder of digital health company Zesty. For many big technology players, sleep technology is the next battleground.” Sleep technology has been around since roughly 2012,” explains Price. But the market has moved on.

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The Gamification of Healthcare : Emergence of the Digital Practitioner?

Lloyd Price

billion times since their debut in 2012 and contribute to more than 70,000 miles being “swiped” on interactive screens daily. (3) Digital health innovation action plan. Popular culture, social media, and the ubiquity of smartphones have fed into the desire to play and win. FDA website. Published December 8, 2017. FDA website.