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One in 25 patients has an infection acquired during hospital stay, CDC says
The Washington Post | March 26, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
One in 25 patients in U.S. hospitals has an infection acquired as part of his or her care despite modest progress in controlling those pathogens inside medical facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday in its most …
The Power and Opportunity that is Medical Tourism, International and Domestic
Corporate Wellness Magazine | March 24, 2014
Category: General, Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
The good news is that those who have made medical tourism more than an afterthought, but instead a reality are finding an innovative path to sound, inexpensive care that has left them healthy and happy.
Ortho Kinematics Reports Strong Surgeon Uptake of VMA Spine Diagnostic Services
Yahoo! Finance | March 4, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostic company focused on spine imaging informatics, announced achieving the milestone of having tested over 1,000 patients with the Vertebral Motion Analysis (VMA) system, which was commercially launched on a limited scale …
Reshaping Healthcare
Towers Watson Report | March 1, 2014
Category: General, Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
The 18th Annual Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care tracks employers’ strategies and practices to provide and manage health benefits — and the results of their efforts.
Precedent Spine Health Names Brian McCollum as President and Chief Executive Officer
Precedent Health Press Release | February 25, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
Precedent Spine Health, a Precedent Health company that is focused on delivering improved intraoperative monitoring services with a focus on safety and quality, announced the appointment of Brian McCollum as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. McCollum brings over 12 years of …
TEXO Ventures Plans $75M-$100M Expansion as Portfolio Progresses
VentureWire | February 3, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific, TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
TEXO Ventures, which has invested $16.5 million while building nine medical startups for the new era in U.S. health care, plans to expand by raising $75 million or more, VentureWire has learned.
Reliability of computer-assisted lumbar intervertebral measurements using a novel vertebral motion analysis system
The Spine Journal | February 1, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
The paper concluded that “The VMA system markedly reduced variability of lumbar intervertebral measurements compared with a digitized manual analysis. Further, computer-assisted fluoroscopic imaging techniques demonstrate precision within the range of computer-assisted X-ray analysis techniques.”
EmployerDirect Launches New Website
Bloomberg Businessweek | January 8, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies
EmployerDirect, a leader in value-based healthcare that helps large, self-insured employers provide transparency around the quality and cost of their employees’ planned medical procedures, is pleased to announce the launch of its new Web site at www.edhc.com.
Ortho Kinematics Launches New Physician Web Portal
Press Release | October 24, 2013
Category: Portfolio Companies
Ortho Kinematics‚ Inc. (OKI), a privately held healthcare diagnostic company focused on spine imaging informatics, announces the launch of an online portal that provides spine surgeons with a simple way to access the company’s flagship diagnostic product, the VMA (Vertebral …
Ortho Kinematics on the Today Show – “The Technology of the Future”
The Today Show | October 21, 2013
Category: General, Portfolio Companies
Dr. Nancy Synderman of the Today Show touts the Ortho Kinematics VMA as the “Technology of the Future” in the fight to better diagnose and treat back pain.