Health tech startups San Francisco

Health tech is a hot niche in the startup arena, and it shows no sign of cooling off. Considering many Americans eat poorly, exercise sporadically and continue to gain weight, leaders of the booming health tech industry have their work cut out for them. Thankfully, a handful are up to the challenge.

We’ve tracked down four health tech startups that are on a course to change healthcare as we know it.

Doximity is on a mission to transform the way doctors communicate, and it’s well on its way to achieving its goal.

Launched in 2011 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Doximity is the largest secure medical network on the Internet. Patients are demanding comprehensive assessments and greater efficiency from doctors. Doximity helps doctors communicate and collaborate quickly and confidentially, giving the patient the best care possible. In fact, Doximity is helping medical professionals exchange more than 10, 000 HIPAA-secure messages every day. As a result, Doximity is helping doctors save time and deliver better patient service.

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In response to America’s increased need for healthcare professionals, Doximity recently launched Talent Finder. The service helps connect doctors with new careers and consulting opportunities, provides updates on compensation trends in their specialty and more. In January 2014, Doximity announced its amazing growth numbers. From 2012 to 2013, the network grew by 100 percent to 250, 000 members, and in doing so now boasts more members than prestigious organizations such as the American Medical Association.

Omada Health is a Silicon Valley startup based in San Francisco, California focused on building evidence-based digital health products that improve lives.

Omada Health’s pioneering product is Prevent. Prevent is an engaging 16 week online diabetes prevention program that helps motivate people with pre-diabetes to make meaningful lifestyle changes. Based on the National Diabetes Prevention Program curriculum, Prevent offers clients a combination of coaching and social support. According to the Prevent website, one in three U.S. adults has pre-diabetes and 90 have no idea. The website offers a quick test to help you discover if you may be one of them.