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Hi <<First Name>>,
In This Update:
Unplugging, Meaningful Use, Wearable Tech, and Other Noteworthy Headlines
Huffington Post: Steven Krein, CEO of StartUp Health & OrganizedWisdom, Dishes on Unplugging and Recharging at HuffPost's Oasis at DNC
mHIMSS: Stage 2 analysis: mHealth will play a role in meaningful use
InformationWeek: Wearable Medical Technology Set To Take Off
MedCity News: Topol says machines will be vital to healthcare transformation, new doc-patient partnership
Healthcare IT News: Former President Bill Clinton to headline HIMSS13
Fast Company: A Look Around the Bend on the Health Innovation Highway
Forbes: IBM Insights Could Solve Andrew Cuomo's Healthcare and Education Challenges
Healthcare IT News: 5 reasons solo doc loves going digital
iMedicalApps: Examining the Evolving Use of Apps and Mobile Health Devices in a Real-Time Clinical Setting
MobiHealthNews: National anti-suicide plan emphasizes mobile technology
Join StartUp Health at Health 2.0 Local Chicago
The very first Health 2.0 Local Chicago conference, held September 28-29, is focused on fostering the growth of the health tech ecosystem in Chicago region and the greater Midwest through the exchange of ideas and collaboration. Don’t miss the joint keynote featuring StartUp Health’s Unity Stoakes and Blueprint Health’s Brad Weinberg. Get StartUp Health’s special discount code here!
Check Out StartUp Health at Digital Health Conference in NYC
The NYeC Digital Health Conference has just added a new panel on Health Tech Funding and Innovation. StartUp Health’s Steven Krein will moderate the panel, which will include Maria Gotsch, Brad Weinberg, JL Neptune, and Anuj Desai. This dynamic panel will discuss recent trends that are quickly transforming NYC into a thriving health tech hub. More details on this October 15-16 event coming soon! For a chance to demo your startup to over 400 providers, hospitals, and health officials, please apply here and drop us an email so we know you're interested.
StartUp Health Supports Strata Rx - Get Your Discount Registration
If you want to leverage the power of big data for your organization, you don’t want to miss the O’Reilly Strata Rx Conference. Strata Rx brings together experts and innovators in data science and healthcare, crossing traditional industry boundaries and uncovering insights on the emerging big data and analytic approaches that can help solve some of healthcare's biggest challenges. Strata Rx happens October 16-17 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Early registration ends September 20, so get your tickets now, and get an additional 25% off using the special StartUp Health code here!
Upcoming Health Events & Challenges
TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco
September 8-12, 2012 (San Francisco, CA)
Transform 2012
September 9-11, 2012 (Rochester, MN)
Cancer Tx 2.0 from The Clearity Foundation
September 12, 2012 (San Francisco, CA)
Military Mobile Health Summit
September 12-14, 2012 (Baltimore, MD)
Quantified Self
September 15-16, 2012 (Palo Alto, CA)
Pharma 2.0 Series Kick-off – Rx for the Future
September 19, 2012 (New York, NY)
Startup Weekend Hartford Health & Wellness
September 21-23, 2012 (Hartford, CT)
UC Berkeley’s Digital Health Hackathon
September 21-22, 2012 (Berkeley, CA)
Diabetes Innovation 2012
September 23-25, 2012 (Arlington, VA)
Health 2.0 Local Chicago
September 28-29, 2012 (Chicago, IL)
Stanford Medicine X
September 28-30, 2012 (Palo Alto, CA)
Living Well Through Data
October 2, 2012 (New York, NY)
Health Data Platform Simple Sign-On Challenge
Deadline for submissions: October 3, 2012
Health Data Platform Metadata Challenge
Deadline for submissions: October 3, 2012
Body Computing Conference
October 4-5, 2012 (Los Angeles, CA)
My Air, My Health Challenge
Deadline for submissions: October 6, 2012
Health 2.0 Fall Conference
October 7-10, 2012 (San Francisco, CA)
DC to VC: Health IT Startup Showcase
October 10, 2012 (San Francisco, CA)
NYeC Digital Health Conference
October 15-16, 2012 (New York, NY)
Wired Health Conference
October 15-16, 2012 (New York, NY)
O’Reilly Strata Rx Conference
October 16-17, 2012 (San Francisco, CA)
EU-US eHealth Business Marketplace
October 23-24, 2012 (Boston, MA)
The Million Hearts Risk Check Challenge
Deadline for submissions: October 31, 2012
For even more, visit our listings of Events & Challenges.
StartUp Health Fellow Spotlight: Brian T. Edwards, Chicago
Brian is a Fellow at StartUp Health, where he puts his passion for healthcare and health tech to work helping develop the StartUp Health Network and supporting the Healthcare Transformers in StartUp Health Academy. In addition to his work at StartUp Health, Brian is Senior mHealth Analyst for iMedicalApps.com, the leading online publication for medical professionals, patients, and analysts interested in mobile medical technology and health care apps. As project manager for the BR-Med Connect Prehospital Telemedicine Network in East Baton Rouge Parish, Brian oversaw the design, development, and deployment of a prehospital STEMI network, as well as coordinated the participation of several public agencies, regional health systems, and private vendors. Brian advises numerous startups, research institutions, investors, and providers on digital health strategy, business development, and best practices including Wave Technology Group, MedStartr, and Healthgrid.org. Brian has a BA from DePaul University where he studied Political Economy and Mandarin Chinese. .... Get to know Brian better by checking out our 5 questions with Brian T. Edwards!
The StartUp Health Fellows are an elite squad who work on the StartUp Health team and with the companies in our Academy by serving as analysts, researchers, community organizers, advocates, marketers, product developers, connectors, and talent scouts among many other roles. If you are interested in joining the StartUp Health Fellows Program in the future, please see more about it here.
Apply Today to be Considered for Future Class in StartUp Health Academy
StartUp Health has finalized the selection process for the next group of Healthcare Transformers and has already started working with this group of amazing entrepreneurs. We will be publicly announcing the full group this month along with some special surprises... We continue to review candidates for acceptance to StartUp Health Academy for the Fall and have a rolling admissions process. As always, feel free to reach out to us if you have any updates since you submitted your original application, but we will begin inviting additional Healthcare Transformers again in the coming weeks. If you have not yet applied, you can still apply today. We plan to add Healthcare Transformers ongoing throughout the year to help as many great innovators as possible. We want to hear all about you, your company, and how you plan to disrupt healthcare! Be sure to read our FAQs about the program.
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