Michael Batista

Michael Batista is a Baltimore-based editor motivated by disruptive innovation at the intersection of technology and healthcare. He holds a dual B.S. in materials and bioengineering from MIT and an M.S. in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins. Michael is currently Director of Healthworx, CareFirst BCBS' corporate development, and commercialization team. Michael is the former CEO of digital health startup Quantified Care through its exit to CollabCare and runs a board game publishing company.

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Public Health

November 20th, 2018 As of last week, all three parts of this year's Future Health Index (FHI) by Philips are now available. Started two years ago, the FHI has previously measured perceptions of how healthcare is experienced from the points of view of both patients and providers in different countries (2016) and compared these perceptions to the reality of...
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October 30th, 2018 A recent study by OnePoll, conducted on behalf of CooperVision, manufacturer of soft contact lenses, found that 49 percent of Americans "feel society has become more digital and screen-oriented in the past five years." The trend is not unexpected with 74 percent of employed Americans using a computer at their job and 7 in 10 Americans...
Neurology

October 10th, 2018 A couple months ago, Medgadget reviewed RightEye's EyeQ vision tests and training tools in addition to speaking with Co-Founder and CSO Dr. Melissa Hunfalvay. As a platform to help providers assess eyesight, brain and reading disorders, and performance issues, RightEye captures much of its data using state-of-the-art eye tracking...
Pathology

October 1st, 2018 This week, Proscia, a Philadelphia-based digital pathology company started by entrepreneurs from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pittsburgh, announced the completion of an $8.3 million Series A financing led by Flybridge Capital Partners. Other participants in the round included Emerald Development Managers, Fusion Fund,...
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September 21st, 2018 Readers might recall the 2017 Indiegogo campaign by SomnoHealth to create EverSleep, a wearable sleep tracker with built-in oxygenation monitoring. The campaign reached 224% of its original goal in addition to receiving a $50k Arrow Electronics Flash Funding Grant and recognition as a 2017 National Sleep Foundation SleepTech 2017...
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