Empowering the Quantified Self in a COVID World: A Health Transformer Showcase Recap
Hear how five Health Transformers from the StartUp Health portfolio are empowering individuals to be more involved in the management of their own health.
When COVID pushed patients from the doctor’s office to home, we saw the ‘quantified self’ movement shift from a fringe concept to a mainstream necessity. Tracking biomarkers and other health data at home doesn’t just keep patients safer during a pandemic. By giving researchers and clinicians a better view of consumer behavior, it also leads to an increase in diagnostic accuracy and improved overall outcomes.
On October 1, 2020, StartUp Health hosted its fourth virtual Health Transformer Showcase that featured five entrepreneurs who are empowering individuals to be more involved in the management of their own health, while generating data to benefit clinical decision making and research. Each Health Transformer had just five minutes to share their novel solutions and progress with an invite-only Zoom room of investors and partners. We’re proud to share their stories with you here and invite you to join them as they work towards their health moonshots.
AireHealth
Health Moonshot: improve early detection and tracking of respiratory diseases
AireHealth Is Upgrading Respiratory Care With Their At-Home Monitoring Device, VitalBreath
There have been numerous obstacles in respiratory care as a result of COVID-19. Lung disease is remarkably difficult to track and often goes undiagnosed and untreated until the mid-to late-stage of disease. At AireHealth, CEO & Founder Stacie Ruth and her team have built a portable nebulizer and companion app that features clinical-grade spirometry, plus detailed lung sound analysis, providing more precise detection and tracking of lung disease at home to enable proactive care before the condition becomes acute.
Virtuleap
Health Moonshot: Brain training with virtual reality
Virtuleap CEO and Co-founder Amir Bozorgzadeh shares how VR can be used to detect cognitive illness early and help improve outcomes.
Vheda Health
Health Moonshot: Humanize healthcare by providing under-resourced populations with access to life-saving services and technology that create lasting compliance
Shameet Luhar, CEO and Co-founder, and his team at Vheda Health are accelerating care plan compliance for high-risk populations with their digital member compliance platform. For Medicaid and Medicare health plans that need to decrease hospitalization and ER expense for non-compliant chronic members, Vheda Health has proven to save more than $17K per member per year by automating care plan compliance.
Lactation Lab
Health Moonshot: Optimize infant nutrition and maternal health
Accessibility and information in the realm of women’s health, particularly concerning breastfeeding and its health benefits, has remained a question for decades. Lactation Lab wants to remove the guesswork from that equation and help women make informed decisions about breastfeeding. In a recent StartUp Health ‘Health Transformer Showcase,’ CEO & founder Stephanie Canale, MD, shares how Lactation Lab is empowering mothers to raise healthy babies and analyze their own breast milk.
Quit Genius
Health Moonshot: Help 100 million people quit their substance addictions
After graduating from med school, three friends, Yusuf Sherwani, MD, Maroof Ahmed, MD, and Sarim Siddiqui, MD, launched a company to upgrade addiction treatment using evidence-based therapy and biometric feedback for accountability. In a recent ‘Health Transformer Showcase,’ Sherwani discusses Quit Genius’ mobile app that gives each participant access to a consistent Quit Coach and a personalized cognitive behavioral therapy program.
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