We believe the next chapter for health IT is likely to perpetuate initiatives around value-based care but using dramatically different forces: the Trump administration is forcefully advocating free-market levers in healthcare and across all sectors, with a focus on de-regulation, price transparency, and patient responsibility. While the catalysts may change, the simple objective remains the same…
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The common threads between the four key influencers in the Trump healthcare administration are de-regulation, price transparency, and patient responsibility. We are potentially entering a very different era from the Obama administration. Since enactment of the ACA, the health IT market has been undergoing more than five years of government mandates around technology adoption. HGP has described…
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The Trump Administration's emphasis on deregulation suggests there could be changes ahead in the relationship between health information technology vendors and current and prospective customers. Many IT purchasing decisions have been focused on complying with regulatory programs such as electronic health…
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Ever since the introduction of HITECH, the health IT market has evolved like a game of Whac-A-Mole. Vendors are constantly reacting to a steady mandate of feature requirements, alternative payment models, quality reporting, and compliance provisions. This reactive cycle perpetuates itself with each policy change. On the surface, one might get the impression that market forces are driving HIT innovation.…
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This spring, HGP surveyed approximately 400 private equity funds across all stages and received 94 responses. Responses concentrated toward Venture Capital and Growth Equity investors, who respectively invest in early and earlier stage companies. The distribution of responses across the stages of investing is consistent with the distribution of investment activity across the company lifecycle. While…
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The United States is the largest economy in the world and has been since 1872. With GDP of $16 trillion, the U.S. comprises over 19 percent of global GDP. Although the size of the economy rivals China, per capita GDP in the U.S. is nearly 5x that in China. The vibrant U.S. venture capital community is responsible for funding 68 percent of the world’s innovations. Nine of the world’s top 10 medical…
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Boutique Chicago investment firm relocates HQ to Houston
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For Salesforce, New Health Cloud System Faces HurdlesHealth IT IPOs Reach Record Levels
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HGP Partner Named to Houston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40HGP Presents at Platform HoustonHGP…
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HGP Presents at Health 2.0 HoustonVivify Health Secures Funding from Global Strategic Partners to Expand Use Cases for Remote Care
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