by McKesson Ventures | Jul 22, 2020 | Portfolio News
Rock Health and Dr. Ivor Horn, former Chief Medical Officer at Accolade, have partnered on a new research initiative on diversity in digital health. Dr. Horn is working on an ongoing basis as an academic and pediatrician to address inequities in healthcare. “Right...
by McKesson Ventures | Jul 7, 2020 | Portfolio News
The COVID-19 pandemic may have roiled the U.S. economy and caused unemployment rates unseen since the Great Depression, but that hasn’t stopped the flow of money into digital health, according to a recent Rock Health report. Rock Health’s 2020 Midyear Digital Health...
by McKesson Ventures | Jun 16, 2020 | Portfolio News
Proteus Digital Health, the maker of an ingestible sensor for tracking medication adherence, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 15, 2020. In addition, Andrew Thompson stepped down as the company’s CEO, replaced by Lawrence Perkins of...
by McKesson Ventures | Jun 15, 2020 | Portfolio News
Coronavirus has caused hospitals to cancel all but the most urgent appointments, and doctors are turning to telemedicine to take care of their patients from a distance. But behind the scenes, the pandemic is also accelerating a fundamental shift in the typical...
by McKesson Ventures | May 20, 2020 | Portfolio News
COVID-19 has brought changes and uncertainty to the entire venture-backed ecosystem. Nonetheless, the digital health sector saw its best first quarter since analysts started tracking its performance more than 10 years ago: according to Rock Health data, the sector...
