Doctors and techies are clashing at digital health companies, and one start-up is seeking a fix.
strife and has lost talent in its health efforts as it attempts to move deeper into the $3.5 trillion medical industry.
CNBC spoke with more than a dozen current and former employees from companies, ranging from large tech firms to early-stage digital health start-ups, about the complications they've witnessed and experienced when techies and clinicians collide. Most of the interviewees asked for anonymity due to nondisclosure agreements or because they weren't authorized to speak on behalf of their companies.
But during his first month on the job, he saw behavior that would surely raise questions if regulators were aware of it. The company used doctors from a staffing agency to prescribe tests to patients. Those doctors appeared to be liberally issuing prescriptions, without doing thorough reviews, out of concern that the agency would lose its contract with the company if it was perceived to be limiting business.
"I stayed away from the regulatory issues after that," and then left the company a year later, the physician said.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Digital health start-up once worth $1.5 billion is racing to keep lights on as investors fleeProteus Digital Health has struggled to find a market for its digestable sensors and wearable patches, leaving the company desperate for cash.
Leer más »
Doctor's report says Elizabeth Warren 'in excellent health'Elizabeth Warren “is in excellent health,” according to a doctor's report released by the Massachusetts senator on Friday.
Leer más »
Elizabeth Warren's health records show she's in 'excellent health'Elizabeth Warren's health records show she's in 'excellent health.'
Leer más »
Nintendo Switch Is Finally Hitting Shelves in a Videogame MegamarketTencent will start selling Nintendo’s Switch console in China next week, the first time the Japanese company’s flagship product will be distributed officially in one of the world’s largest videogame markets.
Leer más »
Taraji P. Henson Takes on Mental Health, Menopause, and the Myth of the 'Strong Black Woman'“I hope that one day we can all be free to talk about mentalhealth and be okay with seeking help.”
Leer más »
CVS Health's chief digital officer on the company's tech strategy - Business InsiderFirdaus Bhathena, the chief digital officer at CVS Health, has to avoid being spread too thin across too many projects.
Leer más »