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WebMD Acquires Avado For $20-$30M To Help Drive Its Evolution From Media Company To Patient Engagement Platform
Seventeen years after its inception, WebMD remains one of the go-to resources for basic health and diagnostic information (and hypochondria enablement) on the Web. Born at the height of the Dot-com Bo
Dumb Employers, Lucky Startups And An Untapped Reservoir
A group of women is re-entering the workforce today and reshaping how products are made across key tech sectors like health & wellness, commerce and social products. Not only do they have the expe
DIY Health Reform: Employers Solving Healthcare Crisis One Onsite Clinic At A Time
In several of my <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/dave-chase/posts" target="_blank">past pieces</a>, I have written about the importance of a disruptive model of care and payment called Dire
Avado Launches ‘Patient Relationship Management’ Platform To Help Healthcare Providers Go Digital
Back in May, <a href="http://www.avado.com/">Avado</a> was chosen as a finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt in NYC. The startup's ambition was, said in reductive terms, to become the Salesforce.com of perso
The Declaration of Insurance Independence
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The scale of the Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Health Reform movement is dramatically bigger than I real
Why Google Health Really Failed—It's About The Money
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As reported on TechCrunch, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/24/google-shuts-down-medical-records-and-hea
The Most Important Organization In Silicon Valley That No One Has Heard About
<img class="shot2" src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/access-primary-care-is-now-medlion.png" alt="" />Imagine something so insidious that it leads to the following: over 750,000 p
What It Was Like To Launch At Disrupt NYC
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There are many local, regional and global startup competitions that startups can compete in. I’m a big believe
Avado Aims To Be The Salesforce.com Of Personal Health Records
<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/132048v2-max-250x250.png" />Healthcare is expensive, and it's increasingly suffering from overinflation. It seems that, while what we pay for
The List Of Startups Launching At TechCrunch Disrupt New York
<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/techcrunch-disrupt.jpg" class="shot2"/>We are only a few hours away from kicking off the third <a href="http://disrupt.beta.techcrunch.com/">T