As part of the “Advance: UHC Annual Conference 2015”, UHC and AVIA Health Innovation today announced five digital health care startup companies selected to compete in the annual “UHC Startup Challenge on Friday, October 2 in Orlando. The five finalists will pitch their ideas to an audience of about 2,000 healthcare professionals for an opportunity to win a monetary prize and receive the “Innovation Delivered Award”.
“The UHC Startup Challenge is an engaging and interactive way to highlight a few of the latest innovations in digital health care to our members,” said Barbara Anason, senior vice president, academic medical centers networks and strategy. “This is a novel way to learn about new ideas designed to help improve the quality and delivery of health care in our country.”
Recently, UHC merged with VHA to expand into “the largest member-owned health care company in the country”. UHC is taking additional steps toward growth through collaboration by partnering with AVIA Health Innovation, a provider-led accelerator, to select the following five contestants:
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Augmedix is the world’s first Google Glass startup enabling physicians to export medical information from audio and video data recorded during appointments.
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Binary Fountain uses campaigns and publishing features to increase patient engagement including a suite that monitors reviews, feedback, social media, Web commentary, and mentions from surveys to consolidate all components of patient experience into a single platform.
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Gauss Surgical, Inc. will present Triton, an FDA-approved, iPad-based platform for accurate, real-time monitoring of surgical blood loss.
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Vital Score, Inc. is a digital health platform that enables doctors to engage 70% of their patients in population health referrals and better self-care.
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Wellframe, Inc. will present their Intelligent Care Management Platform which delivers complex care plans to patients on their mobile phones in a simple, personalized “health checklist” that dynamically adjusts based on patient adherence.
To learn more about the UHC Startup Challenge or the UHC Annual Conference as a whole, visit https://www.uhc.edu/uhc2015.
