April - 2022

The HSB Blog

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Scouting Report-Evernow: Improving Symptom Management & Treatment for Perimenopause & Menopause

The Driver: Evernow recently raised $28.5 million in a Series A funding led by NEA, with participation from 8VC, Refactor Capital and Coelius Capital, plus angel investors, among them Color CEO Othman Laraki, and Carla Harris. The San Francisco based company built its platform focusing on women’s health and more specifically those who suffer from adverse symptoms of perimenopause. The company claims its using its clinically-validated health intakes to fill gaps in care for me

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Ageism in Healthcare is Hurting Patients-The HSB Blog 4/25/22

Our Take: As the adult population continues to increase in size, age-related discrimination, biases, beliefs, and stereotypes are becoming more prevalent. Ageism has been shown to have adverse effects on one’s health outcomes and influences the psychological, physiological, and behavioral health of the older population. Additionally, such ageist beliefs can promote negligent behavior by staff and lead to the further development of chronic diseases. However, the inclusion of g

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Scouting Report-VideaHealth: Applying AI to Improve (and Possibly Expand) Dental Care

The Driver: The AI-programed Dental care company VideaHealth recently raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Spark Capital with participation from Zetta Venture Partners and Pillar VC. This latest funding round brings the total funds raised by VideaHealth to $26.4 million. VideaHealth’s software helps detect dental pathologies that the dentist may miss. They hope to make this type of AI a standard part of dental care by assisting dentists in their clinical diagnosis an

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The Digital Divide Is a SDOH for the Underserved-The HSB Blog 4/19/22

Our Take: While digital health/telehealth platforms during COVID-19 have been a favorable mode of receiving care for many, it can be considered a social determinant of health for individuals that have limited internet access. During the initial wave of COVID-19, inadequate housing, financial insecurities, and employment status continued to negatively impact racial and ethnically diverse populations. However, our reliance on digital platforms in all aspects of our lives has ex

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Health App Regulation Needs A New Direction-The HSB Blog 4/12/22

Our Take: Digital health apps have been up and coming in recent years. As technology continues to advance, the apps are becoming more streamline and user friendly. The rise of new digital tools could potentially improve patient treatment and outcomes while easily connecting patients to their healthcare providers at their fingertips. However, major concerns circulating digital apps revolve around security, privacy, and usability. In particular, “Despite some recent initiative

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Scouting Report-Season Health:Food As Medicine

The Driver: Season Health recently raised $34 million in a series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and joined by LRV Health, Company Ventures, Toyin Ajayi, (CEO of Cityblock), along with the founders of Shef, Instacart and MasterClass executives. The company which emerged out of stealth mode earlier this year, developed a platform where it pitched itself as a “digital food pharmacy” where it offers personalized nutrition to patients based on their health needs and has it

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COVID Lessons Have Broadened Opportunity for Virtual Physical Therapy-The HSB Blog 4/4/22

Our Take: While the Pandemic forced the adoption of virtual physical therapy and the waiver of certain restrictions, the lessons learned from that experience have created an opportunity to broaden the use of these offerings to improve the quality and efficiency of care for patients. The management and availability of consultations for physical therapies as well as sports-related injuries through telehealth platforms during COVID-19 have aided in discovering quick, effective,

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Scouting Report-Avive:Smart AED to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates in Underserved Communities

The Driver: Avive Solutions recently raised $22 million in series A funding. The company develops next-gen automated defibrillators and a software system to increase the survival rate of patients who suffer from sudden cardiac arrest. Avive Solutions’ product features an alert system with a connected defibrillator device for any potential cardiac arrests in the area. The funding round was led by Questa Capital, Catalyst Health Ventures, Irish Angels, and returning investor La