Healthbox Announces New Class of Health Startups

Healthbox recently announced its latest class of healthcare startup companies. The three month program starts on January 9th provides $50,000 in seed capital a long with a shared workspace and access to mentors and other startup resources.

The most interesting thing I note in this list is that the companies come from all over the US and even one from Europe. I guess this makes sense since Chicago isn’t necessarily the healthcare capital of the world, but I think it’s great that companies across America are willing to move to Chicago for the 3 months. I’ll have to reach out to some of these companies (or I’d love to hear from them) about what motivated them to leave their home base for Chicago and whether they plan to stay in Chicago after the 3 months.

Without further ado, here’s the list of 10 healthcare startup companies in the latest Healthbox class:

PUSH Wellness (Chicago) is an outcomes-based wellness incentive provider that drives behavior change in health factors that are meaningful, measurable and modifiable, producing tangible benefits for participants and employers.

PaJR-Patient Journey Record (Dublin, Ireland) uses a cloud-based system with machine learning capabilities to identify patients at high risk of readmission using patient and caregiver self-reported health status.

SwipeSense (Evanston, Ill.) is hand-washing 2.0, arming healthcare providers with a portable hand-sanitation device in combination with real-time data analytics in order to increase compliance and reduce hospital-acquired infections.

CareWire (Minneapolis) is a patient engagement solution that utilizes automated patient text messaging to increase billable appointment yield, visualize patient satisfaction in near-real-time and improve provider performance.

The Coupon Doc (Atlanta) provides an easy-to-use, centralized platform that allows consumers to access manufacturer discounts on their prescription and OTC medications.

Corengi (Seattle) connects qualified patients with ongoing clinical research studies through a comprehensive online platform. Patients are able to quickly distill relevant studies, trial sponsors are able to reduce costly delays and medical innovation is accelerated.

Iconic Data (Norcross, Ga.) delivers a cloud-based patient list manager solution that provides physicians access to near-real-time snapshots of clinical care episodes across disparate, non-integrated facilities, resulting in increased charge capture and reduced inefficiencies.

UnitedPreference (Princeton, N.J.) offers employers a Tailored Spend™ payments network that allows health plans to improve participation in preventative health initiatives via branded prepaid cards that can be used to purchase items determined by the health plans.

DermLink (Atherton, Calif.) is a cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant application that enables remote diagnosis of dermatology cases, dramatically reducing wait times for patients while driving increased revenue and flexibility for providers.

CareHubs (Beaverton, Ore.) is a healthcare enterprise social platform that offers dynamic, innovative tools to help patients and healthcare providers better connect, coordinate and engage.

I’d love to hear from any of these Healthbox companies to hear more about what you’re doing. Just leave a comment on this post.

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