The digital health and health tech sectors had a tough year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating through a turbulent hype cycle. Startups witnessed a significant slump in funding, and public markets didn't quite live up to expectations. However, amid these market trials, 2023 revealed some silver linings for the sector. 

This week on "Podnosis," Sofia Guerra and Steve Kraus from Bessemer Venture Partners sit down with Fierce Healthcare's Heather Landi to discuss the health tech sector's performance, unraveling the factors that contributed to its current state. They share what it will take to get health tech out of its current market lull and explore whether we’ll see a rebound in IPOs this year.

They also share their big predictions for health tech in 2024, like who is making it to the other side and who will be left in the digital health graveyard. 

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
JPM24: Digital health funding hit $10.7B in 2023, the lowest in four years. How will the market shake out?
Digital health investments shift to disease treatment, workflow solutions and VBC in Q3: Rock Health
Digital health funding settles down in 2023 with fewer deals, lower check sizes

The digital health and health tech sectors had a tough year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating through a turbulent hype cycle. Startups witnessed a significant slump in funding, and public markets didn't quite live up to expectations. However, amid these market trials, 2023 revealed some silver linings for the sector. 
This week on "Podnosis," Sofia Guerra and Steve Kraus from Bessemer Venture Partners sit down with Fierce Healthcare's Heather Landi to discuss the health tech sector's performance, unraveling the factors that contributed to its current state. They share what it will take to get health tech out of its current market lull and explore whether we’ll see a rebound in IPOs this year.
They also share their big predictions for health tech in 2024, like who is making it to the other side and who will be left in the digital health graveyard. 
To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/jpm24-digital-health-raised-107b-2023-lowest-four-years-heres-why-startups-will-now" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/jpm24-digital-health-raised-107b-2023-lowest-four-years-heres-why-startups-will-now">JPM24: Digital health funding hit $10.7B in 2023, the lowest in four years. How will the market shake out?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/digital-health-investments-shift-disease-treatment-workflow-solutions-and-vbc-q3" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/digital-health-investments-shift-disease-treatment-workflow-solutions-and-vbc-q3">Digital health investments shift to disease treatment, workflow solutions and VBC in Q3: Rock Health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/digital-health-funding-settles-down-2023-fewer-deals-smaller-check-sizes" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/digital-health-funding-settles-down-2023-fewer-deals-smaller-check-sizes">Digital health funding settles down in 2023 with fewer deals, lower check sizes</a></li>
</ul>

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

What’s next for health tech investing in 2024?

Twenty years ago, the healthcare industry was still largely paper-based. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT was created back in April 2004 through an executive order from President George W. Bush. In the past two decades, major health IT policies pushed through by ONC and HHS have helped to move providers to a digital healthcare system that enables more effective data-sharing.    

Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., has spent most of his career in the health IT world and took the helm at ONC in January 2021. In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” he chats with Executive Editor Heather Landi about ONC’s achievements over the past 20 years, the agency’s current top priorities, the rapid adoption of AI in healthcare and more.   

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines
HHS releases HTI-2 proposed rule to bolster public health, payer data sharing
HHS pushes forward with new requirements for AI transparency, interoperability
Hospitals, medical groups push back on ONC's 'excessive' and 'overly punitive' data blocking penalties

Twenty years ago, the healthcare industry was still largely paper-based. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT was created back in April 2004 through an executive order from President George W. Bush. In the past two decades, major health IT policies pushed through by ONC and HHS have helped to move providers to a digital healthcare system that enables more effective data-sharing.    
Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., has spent most of his career in the health IT world and took the helm at ONC in January 2021. In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” he chats with Executive Editor Heather Landi about ONC’s achievements over the past 20 years, the agency’s current top priorities, the rapid adoption of AI in healthcare and more.   
To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/oncs-hti-2-proposed-rule-big-step-forward-interoperability-health-it-experts-say-ehr" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/oncs-hti-2-proposed-rule-big-step-forward-interoperability-health-it-experts-say-ehr">ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/hhs-releases-hti-2-proposed-rule-push-forward-public-health-it-certification-electronic" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/hhs-releases-hti-2-proposed-rule-push-forward-public-health-it-certification-electronic">HHS releases HTI-2 proposed rule to bolster public health, payer data sharing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/hhs-finalizes-rule-move-needle-interoperability-algorithm-transparency" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/hhs-finalizes-rule-move-needle-interoperability-algorithm-transparency">HHS pushes forward with new requirements for AI transparency, interoperability</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/hospitals-doctors-push-back-oncs-excessive-and-overly-punitive-info-blocking-penalties" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/hospitals-doctors-push-back-oncs-excessive-and-overly-punitive-info-blocking-penalties">Hospitals, medical groups push back on ONC's 'excessive' and 'overly punitive' data blocking penalties</a></li>
</ul>

ONC’s Micky Tripathi on creating a connected healthcare system

In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” Fierce Healthcare’s Anastassia Gliadkovskaya explores the topic of inequities in maternal and infant health and what one nonprofit is doing to increase transparency and accountability.

She chats with Kimberly Seals Allers, a journalist by background who is passionate about narrative storytelling. Seals Allers runs Birthright, a podcast highlighting positive Black birthing experiences, and is the founder of Irth, an app that collects and shares reviews of hospitals and doctors by Black and brown birthing people. Armed with those insights, Irth works with providers to identify areas for improvement and to close gaps in health equity. Today, the nonprofit collaborates with health departments, hospitals, and other organizations in nearly a dozen states.

To learn more about the topics in this episode:
Providers rarely screen for maternal mental health. Are new guidelines enough to move the needle?
Sweeping new study analyzes maternal health outcomes with SDOH, finds Black mothers at much higher risk
BCBSA takes on racial, ethnic disparities in maternal care

In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” Fierce Healthcare’s Anastassia Gliadkovskaya explores the topic of inequities in maternal and infant health and what one nonprofit is doing to increase transparency and accountability.
She chats with Kimberly Seals Allers, a journalist by background who is passionate about narrative storytelling. Seals Allers runs Birthright, a podcast highlighting positive Black birthing experiences, and is the founder of Irth, an app that collects and shares reviews of hospitals and doctors by Black and brown birthing people. Armed with those insights, Irth works with providers to identify areas for improvement and to close gaps in health equity. Today, the nonprofit collaborates with health departments, hospitals, and other organizations in nearly a dozen states.
To learn more about the topics in this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/maternal-mental-health-screening-critical-rare-guidance-not-enough" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/maternal-mental-health-screening-critical-rare-guidance-not-enough">Providers rarely screen for maternal mental health. Are new guidelines enough to move the needle?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/sweeping-new-study-tracks-maternal-health-outcomes-alongside-sdoh" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/sweeping-new-study-tracks-maternal-health-outcomes-alongside-sdoh">Sweeping new study analyzes maternal health outcomes with SDOH, finds Black mothers at much higher risk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/blues-program-takes-racial-ethnic-disparities-maternal-care" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/blues-program-takes-racial-ethnic-disparities-maternal-care">BCBSA takes on racial, ethnic disparities in maternal care</a></li>
</ul>

Fighting maternal and infant health inequities

From 2020 to 2022, it was a wild ride for digital health with record-high deals and soaring valuations. But, the sector is maturing, and digital health players now have to change their game plan.  

In its first quarter funding report, Rock Health noted that it’s a new chapter for digital health funding. U.S. digital health funding closed with $2.7 billion across 133 deals in the first quarter, the lowest first quarter by sector funding since 2019.  

In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” Executive Editor Heather Landi chats with Rock Health’s Megan Zweig to talk about the state of the market, how startups and investors are taking a different approach to dealmaking and what to expect for the rest of the year. 

To learn more about the topics in this episode:  
More deal volume, lower check sizes for digital health in Q1, with AI investment leading the pack: Rock Health
Digital health funding hit $10.7B in 2023, the lowest in four years. How will the market shake out?
Digital health funding hit $5.7B through June, on track to surpass 2019 and 2023, Rock Health reports

From 2020 to 2022, it was a wild ride for digital health with record-high deals and soaring valuations. But, the sector is maturing, and digital health players now have to change their game plan.  
In its first quarter funding report, Rock Health noted that it’s a new chapter for digital health funding. U.S. digital health funding closed with $2.7 billion across 133 deals in the first quarter, the lowest first quarter by sector funding since 2019.  
In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” Executive Editor Heather Landi chats with Rock Health’s Megan Zweig to talk about the state of the market, how startups and investors are taking a different approach to dealmaking and what to expect for the rest of the year. 
To learn more about the topics in this episode:  
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/more-deal-volume-lower-check-sizes-digital-health-q1-ai-investment-leading-pack-rock" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/more-deal-volume-lower-check-sizes-digital-health-q1-ai-investment-leading-pack-rock">More deal volume, lower check sizes for digital health in Q1, with AI investment leading the pack: Rock Health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/jpm24-digital-health-raised-107b-2023-lowest-four-years-heres-why-startups-will-now" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/jpm24-digital-health-raised-107b-2023-lowest-four-years-heres-why-startups-will-now">Digital health funding hit $10.7B in 2023, the lowest in four years. How will the market shake out?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/digital-health-funding-hit-57b-through-june-track-surpass-2019-and-2023-rock-health" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/digital-health-funding-hit-57b-through-june-track-surpass-2019-and-2023-rock-health">Digital health funding hit $5.7B through June, on track to surpass 2019 and 2023, Rock Health reports</a></li>
</ul>

What’s next for health tech investing in 2024?

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