Digital health is still in many ways the new kid on the block within the healthcare industry. Within a short amount of time, the new field has turned the heads of investors and providers alike. But now the industry is beginning to grapple with questions around how to implement a sustainable economic business model.
“In the next five to six years or so the market is estimated to be $120 billion...
Although still in its earliest chapters, the story of digital therapeutics is beginning to pick up steam. Just six months ago, that the first software-only therapeutic cleared by the FDA, Pear Therapeutics’ reSET, kicked off a commercial launch driven by the sales channels expertise of an established pharmaceutical partner.
Proteus, meanwhile, recently expanded dealings with its long-time pharma...
The first quarter of 2019 is behind us and both Rock Health and Startup Health have released their funding report for the quarter.
Both agree that funding for Q1 2019 is down relative to other recent years. But both see other reasons to be optimistic about digital health investment.
Rock Health tracked $986 million of investment across 61 digital health deals in the US, which is lower than both...
When it comes to digital health, investors get a bird’s eye view and play a major role in steering the direction of the industry’s future. That is why many are stressing the importance of a diverse viewpoint for investors in an industry focused on bringing digital tools to the masses.
Traditionally this has been a challenge for the venture space, where women only account for 12.2 percent of...
As the adoption of digital health continues to climb among consumers, how customers are using that technology is evolving. Instead of a narrow focus on general health and fitness, users are starting to employ digital health to manage complex conditions, according to a recent Rock Health study.
“Consumers continue to go digital and are now doing so not just out of curiosity or for general fitness...
It’s no secret investors are actively pouring money into the digital health arena. This was particularly true in 2018, which saw a 42 percent increase from 2017’s digital health investments, with the industry raking in around $8.1 billion, according to a recently released Rock Health funding report.
Over all, digital health investments have been steadily on the rise since 2011 (expect for 2016...
When it comes to treating the opioid crisis, digital tools may be able to tackle some of the trickiest issues that the current care model cannot, according to a recently released Rock Health report. The report zeros in on some of the major road blocks in treating addiction and how digital could be the key to addressing these needs.
Those challenges include the variability between treatment...
Rock Health’s latest funding report reveals that the first three quarters of 2018 have already surpassed the total amount of funding that was spent on digital health startups in 2017. So far this year, digital health startups have raised $6.8 billion, with $3.3 billon of that coming from the third quarter alone, compared to a total of $5.7 billion in 2017.
The quarterly report suggests that...
Eighty-seven percent of Americans used at least one digital health tool in 2017, up from 80 percent in 2015, according to a new survey out from Rock Health. For the past three years, Rock Health has surveyed 4,000 U.S. adults about digital health use and perceptions.
“With data from 2015 to 2017, we see a clear upward trend of consumers taking control of their healthcare via the use of digital...
Things are tough for women working in healthcare, according to a new report by RockHealth. The report, which includes a mix of online sources and survey responses of hundreds of women in the industry, found the percentage of women represented in digital health leadership particularly lacking.
In fact, only 10.2 percent of CEOs at digital health startups are women, which is up from 8.8 percent in...
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