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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.
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 …
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 …
How to bring the price of health care into the open
Yahoo! Finance | February 25, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific
There’s a big push to tell patients what they’ll pay … before they decide on treatment. It’s a simple idea, but a radical one. Let people know in advance how much health care will cost them … and whether they …
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.