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The are the newest power players in Greater Cincinnati health care
Besides Vivian Hutson at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, there are three new faces among top executives at hospitals on the List this year. Click on the images below to get to know the new leaders in...
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Anti-cancer vaccine? Just what the doctor ordered
Dr. Sergey Yurasov, who just joined Immune Design as the Seattle-based biotech company's chief medical officer and senior vice president of clinical development, said he has always been fascinated by...
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Tumor-destroying med-tech company Monteris lands $6.8M
Med-tech company Monteris Medical Inc., which makes a laser system for destroying tumors, has raised $6.83 million in financing, according to a regulatory filing. The Plymouth-based company didn't...
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Ten years in, KU program yields new insights on how to quit smoking
Ten years into the UKanQuit program, The University of Kansas Hospital and the University of Kansas Medical Center have jointly worked to help more than 12,000 patients quit smoking. "These clinical...
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Southern Research awarded medical device innovation grant
Just a few months after unveiling their unique force-induced treadmill, Southern Research's Alliance for Innovative Medical Technology has landed a $500,000 grant to help further their medical device...
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Moffitt 'bursting at the seams' says CEO, who details expansion plans
Moffitt Cancer Center is planning to fix its growing pains with an $800 million, 10-year expansion plan, including two new research buildings, a new clinical support building, a new hospital wing and...
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Exclusive: Blue Cross Blue Shield layoffs to affect Texas employees
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas employees will be affected by upcoming layoffs by the Richardson-based insurer’s parent company. A spokesman for Blue Cross Blue Shield declined to release the...
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No pain means gain for Portland device maker
After Angela McMaster’s six-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, she started waking him up twice during the night to check his blood sugar. That meant pricking his finger with a needle —...
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Austin maker of doctor-texting app has tens of millions in new funding
Medici, the maker of an app that sends secure text messages to your doctor, is raising some significant chunks of cash. It has raised at least $24.2 million from 10 investors, according to a Wednesday...
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Navidea, Cardinal boards OK $80M deal for Lymphoseek rights, accord could...
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. is much closer to catching a lifeline: The Dublin biotech company now has a definitive asset purchase agreement from Cardinal Health Inc. for rights to its only drug on...
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How an Intel exec plans to use music to fuel precision medicine
Precision medicine shut down Bryce Olson’s cancer. Now the Intel Corp. executive wants to help others with advanced cancer realize this same outcome. Olson is using crowdfunding to make it happen....
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Adaptive Biotechnologies – Seattle's stealthy biotech unicorn – expands in...
Adaptive Biotechnologies nearly tripled its office space to 57,000 square feet when it moved into its redesigned headquarters in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood in August. Adaptive shares the building...
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List analysis: Federal money pushes safety, fewer hospital readmissions
As acute care hospitals in Wichita and around the nation treat increasing numbers of patients, a new round of funding through a federal program aims to improve hospital safety and cut down on...
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On Health Care: Boehringer’s HQ staff will be gone, but KC area won’t be...
Despite plans to relocate its headquarters from St. Joseph to the Atlanta area, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. intends to play an active role in the region. As the area’s largest animal health...
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How to pump up participation in wellness programs
You've launched a wellness program for your employees. You’ve attracted a set of early adopters, but your overall participation rates have plateaued. Does this sound familiar? Fear not, you’re not...
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10 minutes with CDPHP's Brian Morrissey
Brian Morrissey has been promoted to president overseeing the newest business of one of the Albany region’s largest insurers. As the president of Practice Support Services, Morrissey manages a team at...
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ProHealth Care's annual income slips
Pewaukee-based ProHealth Care, which owns Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, reported a 19 percent decline in operating income for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Total...
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How Freedom and Optimum grew into Florida Medicare Advantage leaders
Dr. Kiran Patel cites the “4 Ps” in describing the growth of Freedom Health Inc. and Optimum HealthCare Inc. “Patient, provider, payer and plan,” said Patel, chairman of America’s 1st Choice Holdings...
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Health Gorilla offers a network for sharing patient data, securely and for...
Health Gorilla has developed a secure, government-certified clinical information platform that caregivers and patients can use to aggregate complete patient medical histories and exchange data. It...
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How the deal that united Baptist and Brookwood changed Birmingham’s medical...
A year ago, two of the largest players in Birmingham’s health care world joined forces. The joint venture between Baptist Health System and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) united Brookwood Medical...
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