Cake: Making End of Life Planning a Piece of Cake
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Planning for the end of your life is probably not high on your list of things to do right now. In fact, you probably don’t want to think about it at all. The idea of death makes many of us squeamish and uncomfortable, so we put off even thinking about it. This is where Cake comes in. The Boston-based digital health startup aims to make planning for the end of your life as easy as, well, you know...Cake. Their application makes the uncomfortable comfortable by organizing everything from your finances to your funeral arrangements in an easy to manage online platform.
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VRHealth and Oculus announce partnership
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The collaboration, which was announced at Oculus' Connect 5 developer event, will see Massachusetts-based VRHealth using the Oculus Go and Oculus Rift to provide pain management for birthing mothers, for cancer patients during chemotherapy and for those suffering from anxiety before and after surgery. The idea is to use VR to transport people to more positive environments with "fun activities."
VRHealth isn't just planning to offer environments and experiences that are designed take the patients' minds off their current situation. It's also going to use artificial intelligence and cloud-powered algorithms to produce a whole host of insightful data that can be used by hospitals and doctors to adjust treatments. Naturally, providers and patients can also see this data. Read more about this new relationship
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3 Takeaways from Forbes 30Under30 Healthcare Summit
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On October 1, 2018, an audience gathered in downtown Boston to celebrate young leading entrepreneurs’ failures and successes on the Forbes Stage. Throughout the week, young aspiring leaders heard from entrepreneurs, actors, musicians, and politicians about their stories in various industries such as fintech, manufacturing and robots, healthcare, consumer tech, and more.
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Reading between the lines of the Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce healthcare interoperability pledge
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When Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce released a joint statement concerning healthcare interoperability it was a pledge to some generally broad agreeable principles. But what do they really mean? Nick Hatt at Redox takes a look at what this framework could mean for the future of digital health. Read more
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Humana to Launch Digital Health and Analytics Center in Boston
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Humana announced they will establish a center for digital health and analytics in Boston known as Humana Studio H in Boston’s Seaport. The new center will focus on pioneering new products and services that will be developed for use across the nation, according to the company. The company expects to employ as many as 250 individuals at this Boston location within the next five years. To help lead this effort, the company has named Heather Cox to the newly created position of Chief Cigital Health and Analytics Officer, reporting directly to Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard. Read more
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Mass Digital Health Updates
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PULSE@MassChallenge is now MassChallenge HealthTech
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In September, PULSE@MassChallenge formally rebranded as MassChallenge Health Tech. According to them the change more clearly represents their “dedication to bringing together a community of health tech startups, industry leading organizations, professionals, and innovators to solve the world’s most massive healthcare challenges.” While the name is changing, the programming and staff will remain the same. Read more about this change and what it means
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Time to apply for the third class at MassChallenge HealthTech is running out!
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Calling all healthtech startups! MassChallenge HealthTech is looking to transform healthcare by solving its greatest challenges. Join the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, City of Boston, Vertex, Massachusetts General Hospital and 20+ more industry partners when you apply to MassChallenge HealthTech.
Use our special discount code
MCHT19MeHi25
for a discount on your application. Don’t wait to apply, the deadline is October 12. Apply
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Mass Digital Health Events
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Pop Health Meetup Brown Bag Lunch
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Dates:
October 12, 2018 at 12pm - 1:30pm
Location:
TechSpring Office, Springfield, MA
This open door meetup is designed to increase visibility and communication around projects that bridge the clinical-community divide as we work together to define and implement "Population Health" in Western Mass. Anybody actively working on projects that benefit the health of the Western Mass population and involve some level of coordinator or collaboration with healthcare providers is welcome to attend. This meetup has been created in collaboration between BHN, Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (formerly known as Partners for Healthier Communities), Baystate, and TechSpring.
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Connected Health Conference (CHC18)
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Dates:
October 17-19, 2018
Location:
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
CHC18 brings together the industry's two leading events -- the PCHAlliance Connected Health Conference and the Partners Connected Health Symposium -- to create an unmatched thought leadership experience. This is
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global platform for provocative and forward-thinking discussion, deal-making opportunities and real-world perspectives. Join over 2,000 front-line healthcare providers, tech innovators, decision makers, life sciences companies, investors and forward-thinking companies in the hub of healthcare and innovation.
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Guide to Raising an Angel Seed Round: Due Diligence Documents & Contracts
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Dates:
October 24 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location:
Suffolk University, Boston, MA
In this workshop we will focus on the due diligence round and how to best prepare for it. From high level overviews, to in-depth analyses of every number, customer and flaw, our Angel and Legal experts will run the process through which investors evaluate early-stage companies for investment. In this in-depth interactive workshop you will walk away with a clear understanding and a checklist of what business documents and legal contracts investors need to see from you to make the process of investing as smooth as it can be.
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Passionate Problem Solving Workshop
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Dates:
October 27, 2018 at 10am - 2pm
Location:
TechSpring Office Springfield, MA
Baystate Health, TechSpring and the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elms College have joined forces to present this hands-on workshop. We understand there are challenges when working to solve problems, improve systems, and innovate technologies within the complex world of healthcare. This workshop will empower you to make meaningful changes within your environment by identifying key stakeholders, communicating effectively, and implementing processes that will move your ideas from concept to reality.
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Mass Digital Health, is a public-private partnership building a stronger and more competitive digital health ecosystem across the Commonwealth. This newsletter is curated by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative as a coordinating entity for Mass Digital Health.
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