A New Lens for Advancing American Kidney Health
Chronic kidney disease is a silent killer that costs Medicare over $120 billion dollars annually. The 80 million Americans at risk of developing the disease are still mostly unaware of the threat—and are at a heightened risk from COVID-19 as well. Allowing them to test from the safety of home with their smartphone can help […]
From Treatment to Prevention: New Evaluation Demonstrates 3-Year Net Gain of $665 Per Member with Early CKD Detection
At $120 billion per year, chronic kidney disease is responsible for a quarter of Medicare spending—and untold suffering. Early detection with at-home urinalysis can catch the disease early, allow for more effective treatment, and dramatically cut costs for value-based health plans. Value-based healthcare aims to do small things early and regularly, rather than big things […]
The Future of Healthcare Beyond COVID-19: These Disruptors Are Paving the Way
Last month, CNBC selected Healthy.io and seven other healthcare companies for its annual Disruptor 50 list of “private companies whose breakthroughs are influencing business and market competition at an accelerated pace.” The non-healthcare companies on the list include such luminaries as Coursera, Airbnb and Lemonade. Disruption is what happens when a lean and nimble tech […]
Telehealth Beyond COVID-19: Transforming Best Practice in Wound Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a dramatic shift toward telehealth solutions for wound care, whether it be a remote consultation between a nurse and wound care specialist, or a televisit using a smartphone app. Understanding the transformation of wound care as a result of COVID-19 provides instructive lessons for the long-term integration of telehealth practices […]
Why We Acquired Silicon Valley’s inui Health
Establishing a digital health company in 2014 was hard. When Ron, Ido, the team and I worked to establish the foundations of our first FDA clinical trial, there were so many imagination gaps we had to close. The vision of the medical selfie seemed too far out—almost inconceivable. A lot of hard work made us […]
