Aditi Pai
A new survey of 1,500 consumers from Apple Watch research service Wristly has found that 83 percent of the Apple Watch owners surveyed said the device at least somewhat contributes to their overall health and fitness.
San Carlos-based ShopWell, which offers a nutrition app, raised $3.
Intermountain Healthcare, a not-for-profit health system based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has partnered with American Well to launch a video visits app for patients.
Germany-based Clue, which has developed a women's health app, raised $7 million from Union Square Ventures and Mosaic Ventures.
About a year into offering remote doctor visit services to employees, one of the most surprising findings that Jon Kipp, executive director of strategic health initiatives and services at Comcast NBCUniversal, pulled out of his data was that employees were using the service during business hours, when a doctor's office is open.
Chesterfield, Missouri-based Datu Health, which offers a health monitoring platform that allows providers to keep track of patients, has raised $10 million from integrated healthcare delivery system St.
Some 8 percent of employees used a telemedicine offering in their employee wellness program, according to a survey of 5,000 people employed by nongovernment organizations with 1,000 or more employees.
Wesley Chapel, Florida-based care coordination platform CareSync raised $18 million in a round from the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI), Greycroft Partners, and Harbert Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Tullis Health Investors, Clearwell Group, CDH Solutions, and CareSync CEO Travis Bond.
New York City-based wellness app maker Noom and CityMD, a network of urgent care medical centers in and around New York City, are launching a pilot for people who are at risk for Type 2 diabetes using Samsung's S Health app, integrated with Noom's health program.
Kembre Roberts, Manager-People, Southwest Airlines
Employers should be less concerned about their return on investment when they consider launching an employee wellness program, according to Bank of America Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits Jim Huffman, who spoke at an event in Boston this week.