title: Starting up the upstarts.
abstract: Venture capitalists pour $1 billion a year into health care--and that investment may be the most overlooked indicator of new business opportunities. Signs show that companies focused on consolidation and cost-cutting are off the A list for risk capital. Instead, venture capitalists are targeting start-ups that save money on the front lines by truly managing care.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000639:trends*; D003625:Data Collection; D019468:Disease Management; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007256:Information Systems; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007449:Investments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States