Optum Startup Studio, part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, aims to identify innovative ideas and startups that can help accelerate value delivery by seeking solutions to some of health care’s most pressing challenges
Optum Global Solutions (India) in partnership with International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) has announced its first Optum Startup Studio India cohort. The cohort consists of five health care startups.
- MedTel’s remote patient monitoring platform offers embedded real-time data analytics for providers and members, helping them improve disease and chronic condition management and overall population health management. Their health kit includes platform-integrated Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices.
- Grailmaker Innovations’ Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled Software-as-a-Service app allows pre-emptive interventions to lower the cost of care and improve health outcomes for children with cortical visual impairment (CVI).
- Daffodil Health’s pediatric behavioral health platform provides accessible and affordable services at home for children with developmental delays and conditions.
- Nemocare offers an IoT-enabled wearable device that enables innovative, affordable, accessible, and highly accurate medical-grade monitoring solutions for newborn babies, helping to avoid unnecessary hospitalisations.
- BWell Health has developed a contactless health monitoring/screening tool that uses smartphone camera and AI algorithms to track and monitor key vitals to help patients, providers, and payers avoid unnecessary health care utilisation and costs.
Optum Startup Studio, part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, aims to identify innovative ideas and startups that can help accelerate value delivery by seeking solutions to some of health care’s most pressing challenges. As part of the program, Optum provides selected startups with mentorship across their early-stage needs, including technology, business strategy, design, and product development, along with an equity-free grant of $25,000. Concurrently, IIITH leverages its deep tech research capabilities and experience in incubating startups to provide the cohort with research and business mentorship.
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