Digital Health

Watch the Webinar: “PRIMA: Why Medical Product Development Starts at Commercialization”

April 2, 2020

Eric Sugalski, CEO of Archimedic, led an interactive, case study based workshop focused on: How to identify the most critical commercial risks facing your medtech business How to turn nascent medtech ideas into comprehensive business focused solutions How to build a product development and commercialization plan that secures the investment needed to advance your medtech […]

This Doctor is Giving Away her Startup’s Software to Help Health Providers Handle COVID-19 Chaos

April 2, 2020

As health care providers tackling the ongoing COVID-19 crisis face shortages of personal protective equipment and ventilators, they’re also dealing with the chaos created by an influx of critical patients and constantly changing policies and procedures. Dr. Subha Airan-Javia wants to help them cut through the confusion. Her startup TrekIT Health will be offering a […]

Leading VCs Discuss how COVID-19 Has Impacted the World of Digital Health

April 1, 2020

In December 2019, Extra Crunch spoke to a group of investors leading the charge in health tech to discuss where they saw the most opportunity in the space leading into 2020. At the time, respondents highlighted startups in digital therapeutics, telehealth and mental health that were improving medical practitioner efficiency or streamlining the distribution of […]

Patient Transportation Startup Roundtrip Gets a New Partnership Amid Year of Growth

January 23, 2020

Old City’s Roundtrip, makers of an on-demand transportation platform for the healthcare space, will partner with Madison, Wisconsin-based healthcare data platform Redox to improve the startup’s patient experience, the Philly company said Wednesday. Roundtrip was founded in 2016 with the mission of connecting patients, care managers and relatives or friends with a way to book […]

Philadelphia Health Tech Firm Raises $1.75M, Plans to Double Headcount

January 7, 2020

Repisodic, a Philadelphia health care technology company that has developed software to help patients who are being released from the hospital but still need care, has raised $1.75 million from a private stock sale. The seed round was led by American Enterprise Ventures, a venture capital company and division of American Enterprise Group Inc. Founded […]

Digital health Company Tridiuum’s CEO on its Pivot to Product and Reducing Suicide Rates

January 7, 2020

Center City-based behavioral health company Tridiuum kicked off 2020 by announcing Tuesday it has created a partnership with Washington-based LifeStance Health to improvements patient outcomes and further commit to making suicide “a never event.” The company is known for its Tridiuum ONE platform, a cloud-based SaaS platform that clinical facilities and patients can use to […]

Center City Behavioral Health Startup Lands $7.5M in Series A Round

December 16, 2019

Center City startup NeuroFlow raised a $7.5 million Series A round from a mix of local and West Coast, as the company aims to expand both its team and its behavioral health platform. The funding, led by San Francisco-based firm VC Builders, brings NeuroFlow’s total capital raised to date to $11 million. Also joining the […]

These $600 Smart Glasses for Helping People Focus Can Track Your Brain Waves and Will Darken the Lenses if They Sense You’re Not Concentrating

November 7, 2019

A Pennsylvania-based wellness technology company called Narbis announced a new pair of smart glasses this week that are meant to change the way kids focus. The glasses are designed to encourage the wearer to concentrate — Narbis envisions them being used in a situation like homework. According to the company, the glasses provide nuerofeedback, penalizing or rewarding […]

Medecision Acquires Health Delivery System Transformation Pioneer GSI Health

October 31, 2019

Medecision, an integrated health management solutions provider that supports the health and care of more than 50 million consumers nationwide, has acquired Philadelphia-based GSI Health, a SaaS provider of workflow, engagement and compliance solutions and related services. The GSI Health platform is used by some of the nation’s leading health systems to coordinate and optimize […]

Accolade Expands Partner Ecosystem with New Trusted Supplier Program, Integrating Best-in-class Benefit Solutions for Employers

October 30, 2019

Accolade, a personalized health and benefits solution for employers, health plans and their members, announced today its new Trusted Supplier Program (TSP). With the Accolade TSP, employers have an opportunity to achieve marked increases in employee benefit engagement, while HR teams can experience significant time saving around benefit selection and management. Accolade will demonstrate its […]