Saturday, November 24, 2012

The companies in the first Healthbox Cambridge class


Bon'App: website and mobile app that allows users to learn about the nutritional value of the food they're eating "through simplistic language and graphical displays," according to the company, ideally leading to healthier choices.
GeckoCap: a cap that fits over existing asthma inhalers to monitor usage and send data to the web, helping parents and healthcare professionals better manage a child's asthma. GeckoCap took the top prize in an MIT Media Lab hackathon earlier this year that focused on healthcare.
- Uprise Medical: software that runs on a tablet computer and uses text, video, and animation to help physicians better explain a specific medical condition to patients. Information can also be e-mailed directly to patients for later reference.
Aavya Health: software that presents lab results to patients "in an intuitive and engaging format," according to the company. Patients can see how changes in their lifestyle and behaviors would alter their risk for future problems, like a heart attack. Aavya was a runner-up earlier this year in the Health 2.0 "Boston Big Data Code-A-Thon."
iQuartic: collects and organizes real-time data from medical records across different systems. Allows hospitals and health systems to better analyze doctor performance and patient trends.
Abiogenix: developing the uBox, a smart pill container that will prompt patients to take their meds. The box can alert pharmacies when the user needs a refill.
- Health Delivery: tackling unhealthy eating by delivering meal ingredients, recipes, and short instructional videos to consumers.
Yosko: developing an iPad app to give doctors on-the-go access to patient info.
- Smart Scheduling: creating software to predict whether a patient will show up for his next appointment, with a goal of reducing no-show rates for primary care physicians (and decreasing wait times for patients).
Gweepi Medical: a disposable patch that helps nursing homes monitor patients with incontinence problems.

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