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StartUp Health Newsletter: Digital Health Funding Sees 47% YTD Growth

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Free July 2013 StartUp Health Insights Funding Report

The digital health industry has seen a 47% funding increase for 2013 year to date in comparison to the corresponding period for 2012. There were 51 deals totaling $259.5M in July 2013. Download the free July 2013 StartUp Health Digital Health Insights Funding Report or log in to StartUp Health Insights for daily updated stats and trends.

Featured Healthcare Transformer

Docphin

Docphin 

Streamlined access to evidence-based research for hospitals and providers

CUSTOMERS
Physicians & healthcare providers
Hospitals & medical centers
Pharma & biotech companies

VALUE
Enables health care providers to personalize, access, and connect through medical research
Enables hospitals to track and measure employee compliance

TRACTION
Used by providers at over 100 hospitals
10 premium customers including Columbia, Hopkins, & Penn

TEAM
Mitesh Patel, MD
Sachin Nanavati

Healthcare Transformers in the News

AdhereTech

AdhereTech makes smart pill bottle that notifies you to take your medications
News Medical

UAH professor invents 'smart' pill bottle that reminds you when to take medication
AL.com

Now, smart pill bottle to make sure you never miss your dose
AniNews

Smart Pill Bottles to Be Tested in Clinical Trials
Counsel & Heal

Smart way to keep track of your pills
Pune Mirror

Arpeggi

Gene by Gene takes aim at 23andme with Arpeggi acquisition
VentureBeat

Gene by Gene acquires software upstart Arpeggi
FierceBiotechIT

Gene by Gene's acquisition of Arpeggi will 'bring excitement' to Houston biotech scene
Houston Business Journal

Gene By Gene to Acquire Arpeggi
Bio-IT World

Gene by Gene Acquires Arpeggi, Inc. In Bid To Build World's Leading Genetic Diagnostic Company
BioNews Texas

Basis

Wearable computers resonate with niche group, but mainstream adoption will take time
MedCity News

Beyond Lucid Technologies

A health IT system for emergency service teams adds California EMS group
MedCity News

Beyond Lucid Technologies deploys MEDIVIEW™ in California's Central Valley
Sacramento Business Journal

Maxwell Health

Making Health Benefits Simple for Small Business with Maxwell Health
Fox Business Video

Maxwell Raises $2M, Rolls Out User-Friendly Health Insurance Service
Xconomy

Maxwell Health Raises Big Bucks to Help Incentivize Employee Health
mHealthWatch

Oxitone Medical

Israeli develops a 'watch' that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths
JUF News

TalkSession

Google Glass Required? Wearable Tech Hits the Office
Mashable

… and Other Noteworthy Industry Headlines

Digital communication improves care, but payment still elusive
MobiHealthNews

Could this study finally settle one mHealth, data-sharing debate?
MedCity News

'Tipping point' for mobile health apps
BBC News

“Digital omnivore” physicians embrace mHealth and tablets
EHRintelligence

5 public relations blunders that startups make
Upstart Business Journal

Healthcare Transformer Beyond Lucid Technologies Deploys MEDIVIEW™ in Largest EMS Agency in California

Congratulations to StartUp Health company Beyond Lucid Technologies on their new partnership with ProTransport-1, the largest EMS agency headquartered in California. The Modesto-area city of Hughson, California, last week became the latest community to benefit from MEDIVIEW™, a Fire/EMS patient care tool that shares data collected in the field seamlessly with hospitals and other healthcare facilities, reducing medical errors and improving quality. Read more about this life-saving partnership here.

Healthcare Transformer Oxitone Hosting a Free Webinar

Join us for a free digital health webinar on Friday, August 16, hosted by Oxitone Medical, a Healthcare Transformer enrolled in the StartUp Health & GE Entrepreneurship Program. Get details, sign up, and ask questions here.

StartUp Health Call for Applications: Next Deadline September 1, 2013

We are currently inviting another batch of amazing companies to join StartUp Health Academy in time for our next Healthcare Transformer Summit in October. To be considered for this round you must apply by September 1, so apply here today! If you are a builder, a disrupter, a transformer, an innovator, a passionate entrepreneur building something that will improve people’s health and wellness, we want to meet you. Learn more about the Academy in our FAQs.

Strata Rx Early Pricing Ends Tomorrow 

O’Reilly’s Strata Rx Conference, September 25-27 in Boston, brings you a rare opportunity to take a fresh and deep look at improving healthcare by acquiring, analyzing, and applying big data. Early pricing ends August 15. Learn more here and get an extra 20% discount from StartUp Health.

Save 10% on IMN Healthcare Provider Technology M&A Forum Registration

Information Management Network (IMN) is holding the inaugural Healthcare Provider Technology M&A Forum on October 22, in New York City. This event will bring together a large number of technology vendors with strategic & financial buyers and their financial intermediaries. Learn more here and save 10% on your registration from StartUp Health.

StartUp Health Insights

Top Digital Health Funding This Week

Startup Amount Investors
FitBit $43.0M Undisclosed
MyFitnessPal $18.0M Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB)Accel Partners
Change Healthcare $15.0M HLM Venture PartnersNoro-Moseley PartnersBlue Cross Blue Shield Venture PartnersSandbox IndustriesMitsui & Co. Global InvestmentWest Health Investment FundSolidus Fund
Kareo $6.5M Undisclosed
Glow $6.0M Founders FundAndreessen Horowitz
Carmenta Biosciences $2.0M Undisclosed
Kypha $1.5M St. Louis Arch AngelsShow-Me Venture FundHolton Capital GroupBilliken Angels Network
Proventix Systems $990K Undisclosed
See many more in StartUp Health Insights, the most comprehensive funding database tracking over $5.75 billion in digital health and health tech deals.

Upcoming Health Events & Challenges

Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two
Deadline for submissions:
August 15, 2013

How To Design Killer Apps for Healthy Living (KA4HL)
August 21, 2013
New York, NY

Digital Health Days
August 21-22, 2013
Stockholm, Sweden

Transform 2013
September 8-10, 2013
Rochester, MN

LSAN Health, Behavior and Economics Interactive Summit
September 12, 2013
New York, NY

National Healthcare Performance and Outcomes Analytics Summit
September 16-18, 2013
Washington, DC

GigaOM’s Structure:Europe
September 18-19, 2013
London, England

From Volume to Value: Are ACOs and Bundled Payment Programs The Answer?
September 19, 2013
New York, NY

Re.Work Technology
September 19, 2013
London, England

O’Reilly Strata Rx Conference
September 25-27, 2013
Boston, MA

DC to VC
September 30, 2013
Santa Clara, CA

Health 2.0 Fall Conference 2013
September 29-October 2, 2013
Santa Clara, CA

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

Health Tech Jobs! StartUp Health Is Hiring!

Be sure to check out the new positions at StartUp Health, including a PR, Marketing, & Communications Manager, an Events & Programming Coordinator, and StartUp Health Fellows. Healthcare Transformers, such as CareDox, Greatist, Doctor.com, TalkSession, Medivo, 1eq, and others, are also hiring! Find all these opportunities and more or post new openings for free on the StartUp Health Network Job Board.

Free Access to StartUp Health Insights

Visit StartUp Health Insights for the most comprehensive funding database tracking over $5.75 billion in digital health and health tech deals. Check out our July Funding Report here.

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