Breaking Health

Knowledge may be power, but incorrect medical information can be dangerous. Andrew Le, MD, founded Buoy Health to use artificial intelligence to help patients pull useful and accurate information from the Internet.

Sathya Elumalai spent more than 10 years in the healthcare field, working in everything from data analytics to research. But when he learned about the MouthLab device, he was drawn to the opportunity to directly affect patient care.

CEO and co-founder of Omada Health, Sean Duffy, shares his journey of leaving medical school to start a digitalRx diabetes start-up. They discuss the impact of software on medical care, the challenges of achieving weight loss, the benefits of losing 5-10% of body weight, the challenges of weight loss programs in the corporate environment, and the importance of competition and personal growth. They also highlight the company's vision to solve preventable chronic diseases.

Aledade Co-Founder and CEO Farzad Mostashari, MD, the former national coordinator for health IT at the Department of Health and Human Services, is leading a start-up to help restore power to primary care physicians.

An avid triathlete, David G. Weingard sat on the top of his physical game when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The disease slowed, but didn’t stop Weingard, who learned to train and race while managing the disorder. He then decided to help others with diabetes by founding Fit4D to create a platform to provide customized coaching.

Akili Interactive – a start-up growing out of the PureTech Health group – may pick up where pharmaceuticals have left off in developing new treatments for behavioral health disorders.

Sally Poblete, founder and CEO, spent her career at large insurance companies before starting Wellthie, a start-up dedicated to changing the way individuals and small businesses find the right insurance policy.

Todd Butka, the CEO and founder of Murj, personifies the much ballyhooed crossover between Medtech and Tech. The start-up is developing a software application that enables providers to efficiently manage data from implantable cardiac devices.

Eric Langshur, co-founder and CEO, explains how AVIA leads a network for health systems seeking to innovate and transform through digital strategy. He’s also the author of a best-selling book, Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing.

In this interview, co-founder, president, and chief scientific officer Jeremy A. Rassen discusses the company’s origins, technology, and impact on developing the data necessary to deliver value-based healthcare.