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Rock Health incubator seeks applicants for its second class of mobile health startups

Oct 19, 2011 by
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Rock Health (@Rock_Health) has opened applications for a second class of companies to join its San Francisco-based incubator. The program begins in the middle of January and concludes with demo day in the middle of June. Selected applicants will each receive: $20K startup grant Expert medical support from Mayo Clinic, Harvard, UCSF and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Mentorship and weekly workshops from experts in design, health policy, lean startup methodology, financing, etc… Office space in San Francisco Office hours with startup [Read more]

Microsoft researching how Windows Phone 7 series and XBox 360 can be used in the hospital

Feb 17, 2010 by
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In a recent Microsoft forum on health care technology, researchers made clear the company is hoping to have a larger presence in the healthcare arena using the Windows Phone 7 series platform and the Xbox 360.  They are also experimenting with connecting these products to HealthVault, their personal health records platform. The “dream” is that a user could photograph each meal with their phone to have the application return data such as caloric content, food group and allergy information for [Read more]

Microsoft Potentially Moving to Major Healthcare Partnership Related to Electronic Medical Records – Apple and Google Beware!

Jan 23, 2010 by
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As healthcare systems and individual practices rush to adopt electronic medical records, health information technology companies have experienced unprecedented growth – Eclipsys’ net income grew by 140% to nearly $100 million in 2008. With billions of dollars allocated to electronic health records in the 2009 stimulus package, the health information technology sector is likely to experience even more growth as these funds are released and the economy turns around. But even though these electronic medical record systems proliferate, one key [Read more]