May 15, 2013
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Healthcare Transformers in the News

Following the money in health tech: accelerators galore nationwide
GigaOM

Digital Health Funding Tops $333M in April 2013
HIT Consultant

8 startup incubators to watch in the digital health space
One More Life Hack

Medikly, Pharma's Digital Game Changer, Named Top Cool Vendor in Gartner's Annual Report
Wall Street Journal

Reader’s Digest Trust Poll: The 100 Most Trusted People in America: #30 CarePlanners Co-Founder Dr. Nancy Snyderman
Reader's Digest

Tampa Stakes its Claim to Lead Healthcare into the Future
Forbes

How does provider-developer collaboration improve health IT?
EHRintelligence

How startups can get cheap office space
CNN Money

How consumers might find digital health tools
mobihealthnews

Medivo Launches Free Mobile App for Monitoring Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Wall Street Journal
 

... and Other Noteworthy Headlines

Brazil slum study says mobile health technology could provide savings, improved care for poor
The Washington Post

UCSF's Tips for Sustaining Your Startup
Health 2.0 News

Advice for mobile health app startups looking for early patient testers: Just think social
MedCity News

Bringing data to DC: Q&A with health data’s biggest evangelist HHS CTO Bryan Sivak
GigaOM

Father of telemedicine: Take the exam room to patients
mobihealthnews

A little help here! Ideas from payers about clinical areas ripe for innovation
MedCity News

When Computer Games May Keep the Brain Nimble
Wall Street Journal
 

HealthBeat Is Next Week, Get Your Discount Now

StartUp Health is excited to partner with VentureBeat — the leading publication for news and perspective on innovative technologies — as they gear up for HealthBeat 2013 on May 20-21 in San Francisco. The program is packed with over 60 industry leading speakers, high-level chats, breakout sessions, networking initiatives, and a brand new health tech startup competition. Get a 25% discount code from StartUp Health here.


Healthy Communities Data Summit

On Tuesday, May 21, the California HealthCare Foundation will sponsor a West Coast summit to improve health and health care in local communities through a new focus on health data. See more here.


Register Now to Attend AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch and Save 50%

The second annual AARP Health Innovation @50+ LivePitch, which will take place May 31 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will be the premier showcase featuring the most innovative startup companies in the “50 and over” health technology and innovation sector. As a special addition to his year’s Health Innovation@50+ there will be a Fireside Chat with Strategic Investors from United, Aetna, Humana, and Walgreens. Learn more about this must-attend insider’s session for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists alike and get your 50% registration discount here.


Register Now for Health Datapalooza IV

Health Datapalooza IV on June 3-4, in Washington, DC, is a national conference born from government efforts to liberate health data. The conference is a forum that features the newest and most innovative and effective uses of health data by companies, startups, academics, government agencies, and individuals. Get more details here.


Meet Healthcare Transformers on the Speaking Circuit

Connect with these Healthcare Transformers in person and watch them present at these upcoming events:


Healthcare Transformer → Medivo Launches CML Monitor

Healthcare Transformer Medivo today announced the launch of CML Monitor, a free mobile app for people living with chronic myelogenous (or myeloid) leukemia (CML). Get more info, watch a video, and download the app today.


Healthcare Transformer → Medikly Named Top Cool Vendor

Healthcare Transformer Medikly has been identified as a game-changing innovator and has been listed as a 2013 “Cool Vendor” in the Life Sciences by leading analyst firm, Gartner, Inc. Learn more about Medikly and the independent Gartner report here.

Upcoming Health Events & Challenges

Sierra Wireless/Medstartr mHealth Contest
Deadline for submissions:
May 15, 2013

Health Evolution Partners Summit
May 15-17, 2013
Dana Point, CA

GBCHealth Conference
May 15-17, 2013
New York, NY

Apps4TotsHealth Challenge
Deadline for submissions:
May 20, 2013

HealthBeat 2013
May 20-21, 2013
San Francisco, CA

Healthy Communities Data Summit
May 21, 2013
San Francisco, CA

PILOT Health Tech NYC
Deadline for Submissions:
May 27, 2013

AARP Health Innovation@50+ Startup Demo Day
May 31, 2013
Las Vegas, NV

Health Datapalooza IV
June 3-4, 2013
Washington, DC

Healthcare Transformer Summit
June 5, 2013
Washington, DC

Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum
June 4-5, 2013
Washington, DC

MedCity Engage
June 5-6, 2013
Washington, DC

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