INVEST Digital Health preview: Big Tech Unplugged


INVEST Digital Health, a conference that brings together innovative investors across the healthcare spectrum, prominent industry players and the most promising digital health startups, is scheduled for September 20-23, and held in collaboration with Medical Alley. It will be virtual this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The conference will highlight aspects of digital health from the role of digital twins in life science, remote patient monitoring reimbursement, the ethical considerations of AI in healthcare, and more.

Click here to check out the full agenda.

Big Tech Unplugged

In the past 12 months, technology has been stress tested like never before in managing a public health crisis. One year later, what have we learned about technology’s strengths and weaknesses? Hear from leaders at Microsoft and Google Cloud on everything about AI, virtual care, interoperability and where we go from here.

Moderator: Arundhati Parmar, MedCity News Editor in Chief

Speakers: Aashima Gupta, Global Director, Healthcare Solutions, Google Cloud
Greg Moore, MD, PhD, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Health

When: 1:00-2:00 PM Central Time

Additionally, there will be the Pitch Perfect contest in which digital health startups present their products and services to teams of investor judges. Tracks for the digital health startup pitch contest include:

Home Health  –  Startups in this category are those that are accelerating the move away from the hospital or clinic to the home through digital diagnostics, app-based care management or in-person care delivery in the home.

Chronic Disease Management and Value-based Care – Startups in this category are trying to reduce costs and improve outcomes of patients with chronic diseases including behavioral health.

Tech to Boost Payer/Provider Efficiency  –  Startups in this category help to reduce both administrative and operational burden for payers and providers.

The deadline for applicants is August 20. To apply, click here.

Among the sponsors for INVEST Digital Health are: Komodo Health, Ford Hutman Media, Fredrikson & Byron, and Workpath. To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact advertising@medcitynews.com.

If you have any questions about INVEST Digital Health, contact Events Director Laura Kittredge at lkittredge@breakingmedia.com.

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