March 6, 2013
StartUp Health
StartUp Health at SXSW: Bootcamps, Parties, and Healthcare Transformers

Headed to Austin this week for SXSW? Connect with health innovators at these events:

Social Health Startup Bootcamp
Friday, March 8, 2013, from 2:00-6:00 PM CST
Following on the success of the 2012 Bootcamp, join StartUp Health, Healthcare Transformers, and panelists from Aetna, GE, and California HealthCare Foundation for another year of education, inspiration, and funding advice for health tech startups. Learn more about the SXSH StartUp Bootcamp here!

StartUp Health "Design for All" Digital Health Party
Saturday, March 9, 2013, from 6:00-8:00 PM CST
Celebrate the innovators and entrepreneurs focused on digital health at SXSW, sponsored by AARP. Click here to RSVP. Register now, only 25 invites left!

StartUp Health & Thomas Goetz Present: Beg, Borrow, Steal
Tuesday, March 12, 2013, from 12:30-1:30 PM CST
Steven Krein, StartUp Health Co-Founder & CEO, and Thomas Goetz, former Executive Editor of Wired, examine how and why to apply current innovations to disrupt health. Be sure to add this to your SXSW schedule!

Learn more about these and other SXSW events for Healthcare Transformers!


Healthcare Transformer Maxwell Health Launches
Maxwell Health, a StartUp Health Healthcare Transformer, officially launched last week! Maxwell Health provides a simple and elegant experience to determine what health insurance is best for you and your families or employees. Learn more about Maxwell Health here.


Healthcare Transformers Unveil New Sites
       
StartUp Health Healthcare Transformers Greatist and CareLinx have both launched brand new websites! Be sure to check them out!


StartUp Health Fellow Spotlight

At StartUp Health, Ron Golan puts his passion for healthcare tech to work on the StartUp Health Network platform and supporting Healthcare Transformers enrolled in StartUp Health Academy. Get to know Ron in his StartUp Health Fellow Spotlight!


Healthcare Transformers, Greenhouse Effect, and Other Noteworthy News

CHCF Greenhouse Effect: How Accelerators Are Seeding Digital Health Innovation
MobiHealthNews Why it’s harder for health accelerators
Health 2.0 News PILOT Health Tech NYC Matches Startups with NYC Health Care Service Organizations
Entrepreneurship Medivo: Finding the Right Investors and Customers is Key to Business Success
TechCrunch Basis Lands $11.5M, Adds Esther Dyson & Deepak Chopra As Advisors As It Beefs Up Production Of Its Wearable Health Tracker
Forbes Basis Raises $11.5M For Holistic Health Monitoring
GeekWire Avado lands $1M to transform healthcare in the same way Mint upended personal finance
Forbes Greatist: Or How Social Networks Are The Answer To America's Obesity Epidemic
WEGO Health CarePlanners Founder Alan Blaustein a Finalist for a Trailblazer Award
Forbes Forbes Up And Comers: Josh Reed, Jo Webber and Derek Flanzraich
Nasdaq CollabRx(TM) and Projects In Knowledge(R) Partner to Provide Decision Support Tools to Oncologists
Wired UK Esther Dyson: 'They personalise my adverts -- why not my medicine?'
MedCity News Will mHealth certification process weed out the weak apps?
PLOS Medicine A Reality Checkpoint for Mobile Health: Three Challenges to Overcome
Healthcare IT News Try to see patient engagement from the patient's point of view


Health Tech Jobs! These Healthcare Transformers Are Hiring!

Want to help transform healthcare? Check out openings we know about to join one of these amazing teams…or pass along the opportunities to friends or colleagues!

Great careers at Greatist
Patient Relationship System Manager at Avado
Marketing & Designer careers at Physicians Interactive
Exciting openings at CareDox
Amazing opportunities at Medivo
VP of Engineering at CarePlanners
PHP Developers needed at Medikly
Sales & Marketing openings at Force Therapeutics

If your company is looking to hire the best and brightest, let us know and we will feature your career listing here with a link to the description in a future newsletter.
Upcoming Health Events & Challenges

Building a Healthier Future Summit
March 6-8, 2013 (Washington, DC)

The Future of Genomic Medicine VI
March 7-8, 2013 (La Jolla, CA)

SXSW Interactive
March 8-12, 2013 (Austin, TX)

What’s Next Boomer Business Summit
March 12, 2013 (Chicago, IL)

Heritage Open mHealth Challenge
Registration deadline: March 15, 2013

Shire ADHD Transitions Challenge
Deadline for submissions: March 17, 2013

Life Sciences & Healthcare Venture Summit
March 20, 2013 (New York, NY)

Saving Lives at Birth: Grand Challenge for Development
Application deadline: March 28, 2013

Healthcare Innovation World Cup
First Round Deadline: March 31, 2013

For even more, visit our listings of Events & Challenges.
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