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2016 #OWHIC Summit Preview: Accolade’s Tom Spann on the Magic Formula for Consumer Engagement

The fourth annual Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit will commence on September 21, 2016. The three-day summit, held in Chicago, is centered on “The Consumer Imperative: Transforming Healthcare From the Outside In.” This year’s summit will feature a carefully selected panel of industry leaders who will discuss how they’ve used consumer trends to their advantage. Healthcare concierge Accolade has had tremendous success with their consumer-centered approach (Accolade recently raised more than $70 million in Series E funding). As a sneak-peak of the what’s to come, Oliver...

McKesson Ventures Joins SHYFT Analytics Series B, Bets on Analytics for Pharma

McKesson Ventures is the latest company to invest in Series B financing for SHYFT Analytics Inc. McKesson Ventures joins Medidata Solutions Inc., Health Enterprise Partners, and Milestone Venture Partners in a funding campaign for SHYFT that has secured $12.5 million. SHYFT, a cloud-based analytics company that provides information for the life sciences industry, will use the funds to expand its data-driven technologies. McKesson Ventures Managing Director Dave Schulte is banking on outcome-based pharmaceuticals as being the way of the future. Indeed, healthcare industry trends show an increased focus...

8 blockchain healthcare startups to know

The blockchain framework first got its roots with Bitcoin, but is now being used for entirely different purposes. Many small healthcare startups around the globe are using this data structure framework to help maintain and preserve data integrity and security as information moves from one touchpoint to another. Startups currently utilizing the blockchain framework include McKesson Ventures portfolio company, PokitDok, which provides a cloud-based API to help streamline healthcare transactions and business. Other recent healthcare startups using blockchain include Guardtime, Gem, Brontech, MedRec, Blockchain Health Co., HealthCombix,...

GeekWire 200 August Update: Impinj Graduates With a Rare IPO — Who’s Next?

Geekwire recently published its list of the top 200 privately held technology companies in the Pacific Northwest. While acknowledging that IPOs are down in 2016 as compared to the past few years, Geekwire did point out some key movers, including RFID chip-based business solutions company Impinj, which was the second IPO for a Seattle-based company this year. Many of the companies in the GeekWire 200 have been mentioned as potential IPOs, but none of them have actually made that step, leaving little room for other companies...

Healthcare Company Accolade’s Next Czech-up: A New Engineering Office in Prague

After raising $70 million in Series E funding, rising healthcare firm Accolade announced the opening of its new office in Prague. After only nine years, the start-up company has already reached international heights. This will be Accolade’s fourth office, following its Philadelphia, Scottsdale, and Seattle locations. The recent expansion comes as a result of a rising demand for Accolade’s personalized healthcare services. After acquiring Comcast as its first customer in 2009, the company has since gone on to secure contracts with Lowe’s and Hewlett-Packard. With over...