hero – Innovation Engines

THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IS IN THE MIDST OF A HISTORIC PERIOD OF CHANGE.

Intro

Innovation is hard everywhere.
It’s even harder in health.

By joining The Health Innovation Platform powered by Boomtown, corporate partners leverage the power of open innovation to solve complex business challenges, reduce the existential threat of disruption, increase cost effectiveness of health care, and advance healthier outcomes for everyone. The platform connects major industry partners with the best health startups and innovators worldwide, then facilitates structured and focused collaboration over time as all parties work together to overcome the validation obstacles blocking industry acceptance for new innovations.

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It’s about better health, which is only partially achievable through healthcare. It’s about economic sustainability and growth. And it’s about the core reason most healthcare leaders entered this field: to improve lives.

Joe Fifer, President and CEO
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

innovation focus areas

Innovation Focus Areas

Virtual Care

COVID-19 accelerated a significant trend towards remote care, where much of healthcare can be performed and monitored in the patient’s home.

Dual Focus on Chronic Care & Population Health

With 90% of healthcare spending going to treat patients with chronic conditions, providers and payers are looking for ways to improve care and reduce costs, and simultaneously investing much more in proactive solutions to keep people healthy.

Mental & Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health has become a top priority as the stigma associated with mental health care is lessening, and the demand for services is skyrocketing.

Consumers as Decision Makers

More of the decision-making and costs associated with healthcare are shifting to consumers, and they are demanding a better user experiences and more economical solutions.

Self-Insured Employers (SIEs)

Large employers are aggressively looking for creative and cost-effective ways to provide better and more economical care for their employees.

Health Equity

All businesses in the US need to be clear about how they are addressing Equity in general, and Health Equity specifically as it relates to their employees and customers.

Womens’ Health

Women’s health is a global health priority. The push is on to address sexual and reproductive health, as well as other health issues that occur throughout life.

Wellness & Lifestyle

This multi-trillion dollar market presents an incredible opportunity to leverage the combination of increased consumer interest and widely available enabling technologies.

Portfolio Carousel

Patientory is empowering people to take charge of their own health, revolutionizing the way doctors and patients interact and gain access to information, cutting out all layers and processes that currently are stumbling blocks in care coordination. Patientory empowers users with actionable insights from health data, incentivizing them to take control of their health outcomes. Learn more.

Nicolette builds empowerment applications for patients fighting acute health battles. Nicolette’s first product is NicoBoard, which gives parents the competence and confidence to participate in their baby’s healthcare decisions. Learn more.

Visible Network Labs’ network intervention platform, Aspen, equips the wellness and healthcare ecosystem to leverage the impact of social support networks, to influence behavior and systems change, reduce cost, and improve health outcomes. Learn more.

Cliexa™ connects patients, clinicians and insurers to better care for and manage chronic conditions which translates into significant cost savings, a better clinician and patient experiences and better outcomes yielding higher customer defined value. Learn more.

Agathos is a precision analytics and PI/QI platform for hospital physicians. Agathos detects practice pattern variation and generates personalized care insights for individual physicians. The result is a new source of truth for improving patient outcomes and managing utilization and length of stay. Learn more.

Nymbl Science combines validated medical research with mobile technology to help people measure and improve balance. Their mission is to prevent 1,000,000 falls. Learn more.

Hippo Health is a HIPAA compliant platform that enables a seamless virtual care experience on iOS, android and desktop. The current platform has easy secure messaging, real time video, automated prompts and automated care team connectivity. Learn more.