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FINANCE STRATEGY AND INNOVATION 41 10. LifeDojo. San Francisco-based LifeDojo works to reduces chronic dis- ease through online behavioral change interventions. e company's corporate wellness platform offers both physical and mental health programs, including those about exercise, nutrition, stress manage- ment and happiness. Every program in- cludes live coaching, action steps to im- prove specific health habits and support tools. Employers use LifeDojo to com- pliment or serve as the backbone of their wellness programs. 11. Medicast. Launched in June 2013, Mountain View, Calif.-based Medicast touts itself as the world's only mobile-first logistics and management platform for on-demand care delivery. e platform caters to hospitals and health systems that want to effectively deliver home health ser- vices. Medicast includes custom branded mobile apps for patients and providers as well as care coordinator and administrator dashboards. Medicast is modular, so it can be deployed throughout an organization based on specific needs. 12. MediSafe. MediSafe, an Israeli medical soware startup that relocated its headquarters to Boston, is a cloud-synced medication management platform. In- spired by the accidental insulin overdose of its co-founders' diabetic father, MediS- afe's intuitive, singularly designed mobile app was first to sync medication remind- ers between devices of families and care- givers. e platform alerts users when it's time to take a medication, and tracks progress related to measurements such as blood pressure and glucose levels to show the direct health benefit of taking medi- cations as prescribed. Your Med-Friend (family member or caretaker) is notified if you don't check in that you took your medication, so they can remind you to take your drugs if needed. 13. MedWand. MedWand, a hand- held telemedicine physical examination device created by Las Vegas-based Med- Wand Solutions, allows physicians to examine patients and remotely gather important medical vitals via secure In- ternet channels on tablets and personal computers. A set of fundamental vital sign measurement and examination de- vices are integrated into the single wand, which is about the size of a large electric toothbrush. It includes a pulse oximeter, cameras for ear, eye, throat and nose ex- aminations, an in-ear thermometer, a dig- ital stethoscope, and provision to support optional third-party devices such as glu- cose meters or blood pressure monitors. MedWand also can assemble all measure- ments and required information into a se- cure electronic patient record. 14. MedZed. MedZed, an Atlan- ta-based at-home pediatric care service, serves children ages 2 to 17 with common symptoms such as rashes, cold and flu, sore throat and eye or ear pain through a house-call service. rough secure live-streaming video and advanced med- ical technology, pediatricians can evalu- ate, diagnose and treat symptoms with the assistance of an on-site pediatric nurse in the patient's home. A confidential, pro- tected patient portal also allows pediatri- cians to easily access patient records and send prescriptions straight to the custom- er's preferred pharmacy. MedZed's pedi- atric nurses and pediatricians operate af- ter normal office hours, seven days a week. 15. Oscar Health. New York City- based Oscar compares its service to Spo- tify, Airbnb and Uber — but for health insurance. e company uses technology to guide patients to better care and help them keep track of their health. Its app allows users to search for and virtually meet with physicians, who can check their symptoms. Oscar subscribers also receive a free wearable fitness tracker and earn $1 for each day they reach a targeted number of steps. e payouts are sent monthly via an Amazon gi card and users can earn up to $240 per year. 16. Pager. An experienced group of serial entrepreneurs from successful start- ups such as Uber, Teladoc, Gilt and Buzz- feed launched this New York City-based startup in 2014. While other startups make it possible for customers to find and book physician appointments more easily by computer or phone, Pager tries to take the process further by sending physicians to your home, office or hotel within two hours to treat your urgent care needs, and all for a flat fee. A first-time urgent care visit is $50, a physical is $100 and a phone consultation $25. e service finds and verifies physicians for its network and bills the user automatically over a linked credit card. 17. PillPack. PillPack is a full service pharmacy, with its distribution center in Manchester, N.H., and engineering and marketing teams in Somerville, Mass. e startup focuses on medication compliance by sending patient's prescriptions already organized in individual dose packs rather than individual pill bottles. PillPack's ser- vices are currently available in 47 states. 18. Project io. is image processing company based in Sunnyvale, Calif., gives smartphone holders the ability to scan and size objects in real time on a mass scale. e company's app, called Anaken, allows users to scan the patient's residual limb and complementary limb, so ampu- tees can ensure a better fitting prosthetic. Part of Project io's goal is to help trauma victims have easy and affordable access to well-fitting prosthetics with equipment they most likely already own, such as a smartphone or tablet. 19. RetraceHealth. Minneapo- lis-based RetraceHealth was founded by ompson Aderinkomi aer his wife's 1-year-old went to the physician four times over the course of one month. e series of visits cost Mr. Aderinkomi's fam- ily more than $600. Frustrated by this, Mr. Aderinkomi founded RetraceHealth on the premise that no one should have to endure the mental anguish of not tak- ing their child to the physician or have to wait an hour just to be sent home to wait it out. A RetraceHealth nurse practitioner consults with patients via video for $50, and only visits the home if hands-on care — like a throat swab or blood draw — is necessary, for $150. 20. Sherpaa. Co-founded by Jay Par- kinson, MD, and experienced human re- sources worker Cheryl Swirnow, Soho,