The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health

Vijay Patel, CVS Health Ventures, on the imperative to invest in digital health

Jul 27, 2021

40:06

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How Do You Measure the Time Line of Your Investments?

02:28

Sevias Health Ventures - Health and Equity

01:58

The Relationship Between Investors and Investors

02:22

Introduction

2min

C vs Health Ventures

2min

Sevia's Health Ventures - Part 2

3min

Civia's Health Ventures - What's the Motivation?

3min

Etna Anglih - How Does It Play Into the Overall Strategy?

3min

C v S Health - What's the Journey of Digital Health?

2min

What Do You Take From Your Career as an Investor?

2min

How Do You Measure the Time Line of Your Investments?

2min

Having a Separate Entity Does Give Business Leaders the Chance to Take Risks

2min

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Building a Partnership Model in Health Care

2min

11.

The Relationship Between Investors and Investors

2min

12.

Dosn't Still Be Things Were Really Interested In?

2min

13.

Are There Any Broader Trends in the Industry, Even Coveit Aside?

3min

14.

The Role of C v S in the Health Care Community

3min

15.

Sevias Health Ventures - Health and Equity

2min

16.

Are You Taking Opportunity of Learning?

3min

In this episode, we chatted with Vijay Patel, Co-Founder and Partner at CVS Health Ventures, a $100M fund dedicated to investing and partnering with high-potential health technology startups aimed at building towards CVS’ vision of creating more consumer-centric care.

We discussed:

The establishment of CVS Health Ventures as a fund dedicated to digital health opportunities, creating the potential for longer-term strategic actions and extended time horizons for realizing investment payoff
The mandate of CVS Health Ventures to not only invest in but also partner with high-potential, early-stage digital health companies to forward CVS Health’s strategic goals of making health care more affordable and accessible for consumers
Leaning into CVS Health’s role as a trusted health care provider in communities by continuing to partner with local and national organizations to expand health care access
Investing in behavioral health, diagnostics, and virtual care delivery assets and capabilities - trends accelerated by COVID-19 and likely to persist