WASHINGTON—The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced the winners of its fourth annual Telehealth Innovators Challenge, taking place at the association’s annual conference, Nexus 2025 in New Orleans. The ATA’s Innovators Challenge provides a platform for early-stage companies and innovators to showcase virtual care solutions in front of stakeholders, investors, decision-makers and the global health care industry.
Twelve finalists were selected from a field of nearly 50 companies and clinical teams that made it through two rounds of judging. During a live pitch competition, finalists showcased their solutions in front of a panel of judges, including leaders in health care, business, investment and technology. Winners in four digital and telehealth solution categories were selected:
Clinical Innovators Winner: Rocket Doctor
Rocket Doctor is a technology-driven digital health platform and marketplace that is breaking down obstacles that limit access to quality, comprehensive and cost-effective health care. Leveraging large language models, artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) and wireless medical devices, its software equips doctors with tools to run successful practices in virtual and hybridized in-person/virtual models of care for patients in remote communities, particularly those in rural and northern communities across Canada and on Medicaid in the United States.
Care at Home Delivery Solutions & Audience Choice Winner: Koda Health
Koda combines a digital platform with clinical support to help patients ensure their wants are understood. Koda turns complex health care discussions into clear, easy-to-follow plans, reducing strain for patients and providers alike. The company provides guidance, helping patients and providers navigate difficult conversations to make informed, critical health care decisions.
Femtech & Women’s Health Winner: Myri Health
Myri Health is making maternal care smarter, blending science and AI to keep every mom’s journey safe and supported. By spotting risks early and offering proactive health assessments, Myri helps prevent complications and ensure a healthier experience for patients. Using intelligent technology, Myri Health detects health risks and offers personalized, affordable care for every mother, including predictive care, personalized prevention and management, AI-powered assessments and predictive care and real-time health tracking.
Inside the Walls/In-Patient Care Solutions Winner: Pear Suite
Pear Suite aims to empower community health workers to address the social determinants of health (SDOH). Through Pear Suite’s AI-powered social care navigation platform, health plans, providers and community-based organizations can boost member engagement, improve health outcomes and reduce the cost of care. Pear Suite has supported hundreds of organizations and impacted more than 100,000 lives by driving improvements that are often overlooked in the health care landscape.
“Innovation, more than ever, is critical to helping advance telehealth and digital health solutions, to expand access to quality, convenient care to more patients and provide effective tools to support health care providers," said Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the ATA. "Our Innovators Challenge is breaking new ground this year, acknowledging that disruption is taking place in all corners of our industry, including innovation driven by clinical teams. At Nexus, we are bringing the community together, featuring health systems and solution providers creating the future of technology-enabled care. Our congratulations to this year’s impressive winners, and our thanks to the distinguished panel of judges who had the difficult job of selecting these top innovators from a very strong group of finalists.”
The panel of expert judges for the 2025Telehealth Innovators Challenge included:
- Samir Batra (Advisor & Innovators Challenge co-Emcee), BAHA Enterprises and HIP
- Christine (Fernandez) Brocato, CommonSpirit Health
- Kristina Emery BSN, RN, Corewell Health Ventures
- Sibo Gama-Morales, Orlando Health Ventures
- Jon Gabriel, JD, Foley & Lardner LLP
- Sarah Jones, b.well
- Aditi U. Joshi, MD, MSc, FACEP, TBHI Telehealth.org
- Suresh Alla Kumar, Procept BioRobotics
- Ayse McCracken, Ignite
- Matt Miller, PhD, Headwater Ventures
- Khurram Mir, UCI Health Ventures & Innovation
- Julia Monfrini Peev, PACE Healthcare Capital
- Maxim Owen, Wavemaker 360 Health
- Shravan S. Rai, Teladoc Health
- Lygeia Ricciardi, AdaRose
- William Sheahan, MedStar Health, MedStar Institute for Innovation
- Susan Solinsky (Innovators Challenge co-Emcee), Kayne Anderson & Composition Capital, TeleMed2U
- Dan Shpilsky, Morningside
- Bo Wilkes, Ballad Health
- Elliott Wilson, Flying Pig Consulting
- Keith Winter, MBA, MS, Teal Ventures
- Kate Wolin, ScD, Digital Health Investor
- Emily Zhen, Zeal Capital Partners
- Jeff Zucker, Digital Health-Healthcare entrepreneur/investor
"The Telehealth Innovators Challenge allows our industry to recognize technological advances that enhance health care quality, access and outcomes," said Samir Batra, CEO of Baha Enterprises. "The early-stage companies and clinical innovators participating in the challenge are developing digital solutions that are impacting care delivery and creating a modernized, omnichannel care delivery system."