In the past few weeks of attending digital health conferences, I’ve picked up on a few themes based on investment priorities identified by some venture capitalists and others offering startups advice. But even when investors are bullish, questions linger on the strength of their bets. I’ve outlined a few here but feel free to share your own observations in the comments section.
The Rock Health Summit, Stanford Medicine X and Health 2.0 each had strong representation by behavioral health technology companies and a steady stream are making funding announcements. As entrepreneurs like David Cohn noted earlier this month, mental health has always been separate from the rest of healthcare, making access more difficult, reimbursement limited and reigning in chronic conditions more challenging.
But with depression as a potential cause of some chronic conditions and barrier to managing them, some see technology from supplementing underserved areas through telemedicine to improving care coordination, and providing peer support as a way to begin to bridge that gap. Companies such as SilverCloud, Prevail Health, Lyra Health, and Big White Wall, represent a handful of them. For the full article click here
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