Know the Do’s and Don’ts of Pitch Preparation

Austin Business Journal  |  March 21, 2014

Category: Healthcare, TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital

No plan survives first contact. This cautionary advice, conceptualized by German Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder in the 19th Century, is passed down to just about everyone who serves in the military. Von Moltke thought it was paramount …

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 …