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view Pipeline HealthCare
Investment $790,000 2012

Pipeline HealthCare

CHCF's Health Innovation Fund invests in Pipeline Healthcare, a telepharmacy company that offers safety-net and rural hospitals access to remote pharmacy consultations.

view Direct Dermatology
Investment $240,000 2011

Direct Dermatology

CHCF invests in Direct Dermatology, a telemedicine group that provides remote dermatology consultations, expanding access to convenient and affordable specialty care.

view Asthmapolis
Investment $249,500 2011

Asthmapolis

GPS sensors and mobile app helps patients map and track asthma symptoms, triggers and inhaler use.

view <span style='text-transform: lowercase; font-variant: small-caps; '>von</span> Liebig Entrepreneurism Center
Grant $550,000 2011

von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center

Funding and business mentoring for selected researchers developing technologies to reduce health care costs.

view Sirum
Hybrid $149,500 2011

Sirum

This technology-based social venture redirects usable surplus drugs to provide medicine for those in need.

view UCSF Practice Innovation Network
Grant $485,000 2009

UCSF Practice Innovation Network

A kiosk-based application for UTIs has morphed into interactive diagnostics for multiple conditions.

view Center for Connected Health Policy
Grant $3.05M 2009

Center for Connected Health Policy

CCHP works to enable expansion of telehealth services to improve access, quality, and efficiency.

view Stanford University Biodesign Program
Grant $760,000 2009

Stanford University Biodesign Program

A CHCFBiodesign partnership focuses on developing new biomedical technologies for safety net populations.

view UCB Retinopathy Screening
Grant $2.6M 2007

UCB Retinopathy Screening

This program improves access to diabetic eye screening and reduces vision loss in safety net populations and diabetic patients.

view Health Care Interpreter Network
Grant $3.67M 2005

Health Care Interpreter Network

Using telehealth technology, public hospitals collaborate to provide lower-cost interpreter services.