May is Mental Health Month! As part of this national conversation, we’re spending the month highlighting MATTER startups who are closing care gaps, fighting stigma and empowering patients to take an active role in their mental health.
Keith Wakeman, CEO of SuperBetter
What is the problem you’re trying to solve? Digital health tools hold incredible promise to improve mental health outcomes by…
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community
ClostraBio is harnessing the protective ability of the microbiome to advance care and improve lives for people with food allergies.
The team has developed a first-of-its kind treatment that utilizes a common class of gut bacteria to act as a barrier, preventing trigger foods from entering the bloodstream and sparking an allergic reaction.
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matter news
On May 3, MATTER, the University of Illinois at Chicago, SAP and Advanced Clinical hosted Chicago’s first Blockchain in Healthcare Summit. This sold-out event brought together experts from industry and academia to discuss the potential of blockchain technology to improve clinical outcomes, map the patient journey, advance public health goals and more.
During the summit, we caught up with sever…
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community
Our newest MATTER members are tackling problems ranging from infection rates at medical facilities to the challenges of managing care and making healthy choices. Take a minute to meet them!
Eamonn Costello CEO, patientMpower
What is patientMpower’s mission? patientMpower is empowering better outcomes by enabling patients to better manage their care & providing unique data insights for hea…
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insights
The business of healthcare is changing.
As the economic and payment models that defined the industry in the 20th century become increasingly unsustainable, new models focused on delivering value to patients — rather than billing for procedures — are taking root. This fundamental shift in the way healthcare companies are expected to do business, along with extraordinary advances in technology, …
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