MinuteClinic, robotic clinical technologies, and others have been healthcare's major disruptors of the past, and today other new "rock star" companies are shaking up the foundation of healthcare, presenting the possibility of being major engines of change for the future.
View Innovation SummariesWith the continuum of care broadening beyond the four walls of the hospital and, further, to ever-more convenient and cost-efficient – while still safe – environments, new care models are offering more options – beyond the traditional – for people in their homes.
View Innovation SummariesFor dozens of years, employers - especially large employers - have been a major voice in the reform movement, increasingly taking matters into their own hands and providing medical clinics and healthcare services directly for their employees at the office.
View Innovation SummariesChronic conditions and illness have long been a bug-a-boo for improving population health and costs, but new online and other coaching and social programs are bringing new options for care coordinating, managing, and making a difference for special and high-risk groups.
View Innovation SummariesAmidst the vast discussions on price transparency, and “consumerism” in healthcare, new companies and services are being added that support healthcare consumers as they price-compare and pay more attention to “shopping” for healthcare.
View Innovation SummariesHundreds of digital, tech start-up companies are rushing into the market, offering lower-cost, consumer-oriented tele-care, virtual care, and text care for people directly in their homes, at work, on their smartphones, or via mobile device apps.
View Innovation SummariesThe "anywhere, anytime, when I need it" world of healthcare services and options is exploding, including thousands and thousands of urgent care, retail care, convenience care, express care, and on-demand, walk-in access centers.
View Innovation SummariesNew front doors for primary care are emerging in every market across America in response to the new, modern, and "retail" demands of the consumer, expanding the notion of the traditional primary care office.
View Innovation SummariesNew medical devices and care tools – with integrated data and communications platforms to connect providers, patients and caregivers – are being added to the doctors’ “modern black bag,” slowly changing the practice of medicine and embedding “smart” new-tech into care management.
View Innovation SummariesThe ZIGZAG Healthcare Up & Comers are the featured companies in each category that we see great promise in, but that aren't quite ready for a complete packet. They are on our radar. We are watching them closely ... and we want to pass that along to you. Each company has a potentially industry changing idea and has initiated operations, production, funding, and partnerships. Stay tuned, they very well could be the next big innovator on your list.
View Innovation SummariesThere is a new frontier out there … so much that is possible, and doable, in the world of transformative healthcare. For digital health, retail health, consumerism, creative collaborations, and everything virtual, ZIGZAG is focused on one thing … new ideas and disruptive innovations in healthcare.
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There are hundreds of companies with new technologies and new models of care. ZIGZAG is your ticket to staying on top of, and in front of, these trends. Don’t miss out.
Healthcare leaders are breaking out with “innovating ways” to grow, pivot and drive success. Discover what others are doing. Differentiate and stand out.
New times call for new solutions … and new partners. Explore how healthcare “outsiders” and “insiders” are joining forces. Use ZIGZAG as your first round of strategic options discovery.
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Innovators are organized into 10 categories that are connected to the largest pain points in the industry and the areas where leaders are desperately searching solutions nationwide
By selecting a category the full library is refined down to a more select list that helps you find the ideas you need and eliminates the ones you don’t have time to search through
Each disruptor idea featured has a corresponding Innovation Packet offering 6 pieces of on-demand, downloadable content. This content is available 24/7 to members and is updated every 90 days. The main pieces include:
Executive Summary: a 2-3 page look at the disruptor’s new care model, a step-by-step of the services and care process and the business model details including funding information, background on the founders and partnership movement as they grow.
Business Slide: an overview of the company and care model available immediately for an executive presentation or strategy session. Just drag it directly into your presentation deck.
Video Slide: another, but much more visual, pre-formatted option created by the companies for your presentations.
ZIGZAG Innovation Packets also provide additional content on each disruptor company.
Video Link: the source of our video content for you to incorporate in any other project you are creating.
List of Resources: the list of publicly available information and stories that gives the background for the Executive Summary. We know you could find this all yourself, but we just do all the dirty, time-consuming work for you. Plus, if you want to do a deep dive on the company, this is the perfect place to start.
Service Area Map: a quick picture of where the company is operating, where their services are available and where they are headquartered across the US.
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