healthtech

Patients find doctors from ratings sites, ads, word of mouth, or even social media. But despite spending thousands of dollars in marketing, the doctors usually don’t know where exactly these…

In 2017, U.S. healthcare spending grew 3.9 percent, reaching $3.5 trillion. On average, that’s more than $10,000 per person. Smaller employers are having a hard time keeping up with rising…

As electronic medical records— the digital version of a doctor’s paper chart — become more commonplace, it’s important for the information they hold to be updated in real-time. Having one…

Atlanta-based QGenda, which provides healthcare scheduling software, has acquired fellow healthtech startup OpenTempo. The latter provides workflow tools for clinical management and efficiency. OpenTempo’s employees will remain with the combined company…

On average, it takes about eight years from the time a potential cancer drug enters clinical trials until it’s approved, according to the American Cancer Society. But not every drug…

The idea behind Medical Search Technologies was born in 2010 when Jan Sevcik, CEO and founder, found himself facing a rare medical condition. Sevcik became increasingly frustrated at the lack…

Healthcare benefits platform Medxoom has raised a $3.2 million financing round led by Las Olas VC and TTV Capital. The “late seed” also saw participation from Lattice.VC and several healthcare and…

When long-time healthcare executive Kathy Ford recently started experiencing flu symptoms, she knew she had only a 48-hour window to receive a prescription for prevention medication Tamiflu. She attempted to…