SwervePay gets $10M for its text-based payment service in healthcare
The company enables patients to pay their medical bills via text message, while helping healthcare facilities reduce outstanding patient balances.
D-Eye raises $1.6M for its smartphone-connected retinal imaging system
The company has developed a peripheral device that hooks onto iPhones or Samsung smartphones to allow providers to conduct eye screenings.
Mental health startup Lantern gets $17M to integrate with insurance plans
In addition, some of the funds will be allocated for research studies to show the economic proof that symptom reduction reduces employers' health costs.
New mobile service offers lowest prices on generic prescription drugs
Called Blink Health, it says that half of the drugs in its database are priced at $10 or less, creating savings of up to 99 percent on prescriptions.
First Stop Health gets $2.1M to expand its telemedicine platform
The company will use the funds to enhance its physician network, expand sales and marketing, as well as build technology enhancements around its platforms.
This could be the best activity tracker for swimmers, ever
Called Swimmerix, the package consists of a wrist-worn band and a stationary base unit which together offer accurate measurement and real-time guidance.
Zipnosis’ ZipTicket is touted as a “boarding pass” of healthcare
The service provides patients with front-of-the-line access to routine lab tests such as a rapid strep test.
HealthBeacon gets $1.1M for its medication adherence tech
The company has developed a mobile-connected sharps container that people who take injectable medications can use to discard their needles.
mscripts, McKesson to help patients save on and adhere to their medications
In March of this year, the two companies will launch a solution that connects mscripts' network of 6,000+ pharmacies with MPRS' savings and adherence programs.
UK’s NHS aims to have 10% of patients using apps by 2020
By that time, the National Health Service hopes to be able to offer remote patient monitoring services to 25% of people with long-term chronic conditions.








