IKONA Mission Log: January, 2023
Celebrating our partnership with Fresenius & being named to the Top 200 EdTech list
Welcome back to the Mission Log, our monthly update that brings together the trends, voices, and signals shaping the future of learning in healthcare. Enjoy your monthly roundup from the IKONAverse.
It’s only January and we’re already off to the races with our Fresenius partnership announcement1 and being named to the Elite 200 in the 2023 GSV Cup2. We’re on cloud nine over here, thanks to our partners, our community, and after hearing from many of you following these wins. Our team is more fired up than ever to tackle some of the toughest learning challenges in healthcare, and we’re excited to do it with your support every step of the way.
We are incredibly lucky to have great partners who are eager to bring novel learning tools like virtual reality (VR) into their clinical settings to support patients and frontline teams. These early adopters are making true innovation possible, and at a time of unprecedented momentum when it comes to addressing barriers to access and equity across the United States. We cannot overcome these barriers alone. Whether you're a customer, partner, or investor, you've been instrumental in getting us to where we are today. And I can promise you, the future of learning in healthcare is ours to build, together.
Stay tuned and keep exploring,
— Tim Fitzpatrick, CEO at IKONA
But first, what is IKONA? IKONA is a learning platform trusted by over 250 clinics to improve ESKD outcomes with virtual reality and analytics. We are on a mission to make health literacy accessible for tens of millions of people by leveraging neurobiology, storytelling and immersive technology. This monthly Mission Log is just one way we keep our partners and community at the forefront of learning innovation in healthcare.
Choose Your Adventure 🧭
Here’s what you can expect in this Mission Log.
T-Minus 10: Recent Voyages: Themes, Voices & What’s Ahead
T-Minus 10: Guest Log: In the News, Quotes & Updates
ICYMI: Our Top Resources, News and Launches this month
Reader Poll:
Most of our first time users have never used VR before — how about you?
T-Minus 10: Recent Voyages 🚀
T-Minus 10 is the show with 10-minute takes on the future of learning in healthcare, hosted by IKONA’s CEO, Tim Fitzpatrick.
Voices From T-Minus 10
We are already 7 voyages into our latest season and have heard from leaders across all four of our core themes above. Here’s who we heard from this month:
Linta Mustafa joins us on Voyage 27 (airs tomorrow!) to help us understand the connection between gut and chronic health, including mental health and how she and her team at Vitract are bringing personalized nutrition to patients and providers across the country in 2023. ➡️Subscribe here 🚀
Paul Julius on tying things together in adolescent health care during the first healthcare decisions of our lives, and how Thread Health makes this possible for teens, guardians and care providers. | ➡️Voyage 26 🚀
Owen Willis on building and scaling partnerships in early stage healthcare technology companies. | ➡️Voyage 25 🚀
R.J. Briscione on social determinants of health (SDoH) and how startups and health plans are working together to expand access to food, housing, transportation and other fundamental pillars of health. | ➡️Voyage 24 🚀
Dr. Shaminder Gupta on the future of kidney care and what it means to personalize care, expand access to home dialysis, and increase support for patients using AI and multidisciplinary care. | ➡️Voyage 23 🚀
T-Minus 10: Guest Log 👥
Our Guest Log is a place to share and celebrate news from our community of past T10 guests.
Monogram Health closed $375 million in growth capital to support continued expansion
Monogram will use the funding proceeds to continue to support the rapid and widespread deployment of the company's innovative in-home kidney and polychronic care delivery model as well as its technology- driven array of evidence-based clinical services, which include complex case and disease management, utilization management, and medication therapy management.3
🎙️ Listen to EP23 with Dr. Shammi Gupta, Chief Medical Officer at Monogram
Evergreen Nephrology and Innovaccer partner to empower nephrologists and patients
"People living with kidney disease mostly interact with their nephrologist or a large dialysis company," said Gene Sawyer, CIO at Evergreen Nephrology. "Now, with Evergreen, they can benefit from value-based arrangements and the additional wrap-around services that come with them.4
🎙️ Listen to EP02 with Dr. Mufaddal Kheda, Chief Clinical Officer at Evergreen
CVS Health invests $100 million in Carbon Health, will pilot primary care in retail stores
CVS, which operates 9,900 locations across the country, has been laser-focused on expanding its footprint in primary care. The company wants to enhance its health services in primary care, provider enablement and home health, according to CVS CEO Karen Lynch.5
🎙️ Listen to EP13 with Dr. Rich Wood, Exec from Clinical Product Dev at CVS Health
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It 💡
A place to share our top resources, posts, news and product updates from the past month.
We announced our partnership with Fresenius Kidney Care, the global kidney care leader, and our big win bringing virtual reality education to patients in rural communities across Mississippi. ➡️ Press release
Our CEO, Tim Fitzpatrick, shared his perspective on the importance of the latest Fresenius announcement, and what it means for the future of IKONA and kidney care. ➡️ Read Tim’s article
Signals From [Space] takes you deeper into the themes discussed on T-Minus 10. Join over 2.8k subscribers who have already signed up for Signals in the past month! ➡️Explore the latest Signals below, let me know what you think and subscribe here:
Mapping Our Journey: Where should our journey take us next?
Feeling adventurous? What do you want to learn from these Mission Logs? What can we do better? Leave a comment below to let us know how we’re doing and where to explore next.
Fresenius Medical Care North America, IKONA Health Receive Major Grant to Expand Virtual Reality Healthcare Education, Improve Access in Rural Mississippi | PRNewswire
The GSV Cup Elite 200 - The 2023 Semifinalists Competing for $1 Million at the ASU+GSV Summit | asugsvsummit.com
Monogram Health Closes $375M Growth Capital Raise to Support Continued Expansion of Innovative In-Home Kidney and Polychronic Care Model | PRNewswire
Innovaccer and Evergreen Nephrology partner to Empower Nephrologists to Transform Kidney Care | PRNewswire
JPM23: Carbon Health nabs $100M, CVS Health partnership to pilot primary care in retail stores | Fierce Healthcare