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Articles from the Portfolio Companies Category
Innovative products help health care firm EmployerDirect grow quickly, hire more staff
Austin Business Journal | September 22, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
EmployerDirect, an Austin-based health care management company that serves employer-funded health plans, expects to grow its coverage base to more than 1.5 million people by 2015 with the introduction of products like its new SurgeryPlus benefit.
Ortho Kinematics Enters Agreement with Medtronic for Promotion of VMA
Press Release | September 16, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific, Venture Capital
Medtronic, Inc.’s Spinal and Biologics division will promote the VMA to spine surgeons, securing a leadership position in the growing area of spine diagnostics.
Televero Health Selected as 1 of 8 Healthcare Companies to Partner with Dell
Dell Press Release | September 16, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies
These high-growth startups have been identified by Dell as the companies to watch this fall and were chosen based on their record of disrupting their respective industries through innovative products and creative solutions. Dell for Entrepreneurs* will provide this global …
Telehealth could rake in $6B in savings!
Healthcare IT News | August 14, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
Looking to save a few bucks? Telehealth might just be the golden ticket to getting there, at least according to new analysis suggesting the remote care delivery model could potentially save U.S. companies a whopping $6 billion.
House bill seeks to phase in Medicare coverage of telemedicine, remote patient monitoring
MobiHealthNews | July 23, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Glenn Thompson (R-Penn.) are set to announce a new telehealth bill soon. Like some of Mike Thompson’s previous telehealth efforts, the bill seeks to amend the Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the law that …
Tapping into Controversial Back Surgeries
CBS News | April 24, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
Back pain is one of the most common reasons Americans go to the doctor, and one of the fastest growing treatments is spinal fusion surgery. From 2001 to 2011, the number of spinal fusions in U.S. hospitals increased 70 percent, …
Telehealth Gains Momentum in Obamacare Era
Information Week | April 17, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
The Affordable Care Act’s focus on population health and cost-cutting is encouraging providers and insurers to invest in remote healthcare technologies.
SwipeSense Names Point-of-Care Executive Jeff Baker as Chief Commercial Officer
PR Newswire | April 14, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies
SwipeSense, a privately-held health and safety technology company focused on reducing hospital-acquired infections, today announced the appointment of Jeff Baker to serve as Chief Commercial Officer.
Ortho Kinematics Announces Addition to SAB
Press Release | April 2, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies
Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostic company focused on spine imaging informatics, announced today the addition of Jason Dees, D.O., FAAFP President and CEO of Magnolia Health to OKI’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board.
And Now for the Real Health-Care Reform
Barron's Online | March 29, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
About half of all Americans, roughly 165 million people, receive health insurance sponsored by their employers. Shifting workers and their families to private exchanges amounts to the biggest change in the delivery and purchase of health benefits in the post-World …