Innovation Disruptors
With ever-increasing frequency, academic and nonprofit health systems are opting to take part in externally run venture capital funds to test new technologies from outside startups over developing homegrown intellectual property.
Amazon Alexa is now HIPAA compliant. The company recently launched six Alexa voice health tools built by providers, payers, pharmacy benefit managers and digital health coaching companies that allow organizations to securely transmit private patient information. The Alexa Skills Kit enables select…
UPS has been focusing intently on building its logistics capabilities over the past decade. Now, the company is using what it has learned to expand its health care focus. A recent Reuters report says UPS is preparing to test a U.S. service that dispatches nurses to vaccinate adults in their homes,…
The news 15 months ago that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase were forming a joint venture to achieve better outcomes at a lower cost for the roughly $4 billion they spend collectively on health care for their 1.2 million workers was a bold move. But since anteing up to get in the game…
The health sector is in midst of historic change—and it’s being driven by new technology and patients’ increasing desire to play a larger role in directing their own care.
Don’t miss the AHA Leadership Summit July 25-27 in San Diego. On the first day of the conference, the AHA Center for Health Innovation will present six leading solutions in the inaugural Leadership Summit Startup Competition. The startups will be selected by their ability to quantify savings or…
As many first-generation unicorn startups have matured and prepare to go public, the second wave of innovators is largely concentrating on software and digital solutions for such industries as farming, banking and health care. Many second-generation startups are growing fast for several reasons.
In recent years, Airbnb, Uber and Netflix have changed the way we vacation, hail a ride and watch movies. These innovative companies are market disruptors – with business models grounded in experimentation to offer consumers a better experience.
As investors and health care organizations place their bets on companies that will have the greatest impact in disrupting health care, many in the financial community have made it clear who they think will win the battle. More than 600 respondents to a recent poll by CB Insights, a market data and…
The rapid transformation of health care has made innovation nothing short of imperative for hospitals and health systems. But innovation can be especially difficult when organizations cannot see through the chaos of a complex, uncertain and volatile environment.
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