Dr. Justin Graham, Chief Medical Officer, GYANT The rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine is a monumental achievement, but it does nothing to address our extremely fragmented healthcare system. In 2021, policymakers must create and extend incentives to providers to work together to keep patients healthy rather than maximize profit. The pandemic has devastated the traditional fee-for-service budgets of many healthcare systems, and it isn't clear they will ever be able to catch up without
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Hoarding Your DNA Data Could Stifle Extending Human Life
Google Ventures’s Bill Maris is determined to extend human life expectancy; however, public fears over privacy and the security of DNA data could be a major roadblock, Bloomberg reports. “If we each keep our genetic information secret, then we’re all going to die,” said Bill Maris, managing partner at Google Ventures. Starting this year, the firm has placed a greater focus on investing in life science companies focused on slow aging, reverse disease and extending life. A key portion of these
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ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte Collaborates with Moffitt Cancer Center/M2Gen to Transform Cancer Care
ConvergeHEALTH, M2Gen and Deloitte will offer personalized medicine studies and real-world analytics services to life sciences organizations, study sponsors and cancer centers.
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M*Modal Files for Voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
M*Modal, a leading provider of cloud-based clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced it has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code
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Validic Raises $1.25M to Improve Mobile Health Interoperability
Validic, the healthcare industry's premier technology platform for accessing data from mobile health devices, wearables and patient applications, announced today that it has secured additional investment funding
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Deloitte and NNEACC Collaborate to Offer Value-based Care Solution Called “Insight”
Deloitte and NNEACC collaborate to offer value-based care solution called "Insight" that will help lower costs and manage the risks
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BioMaryland Center Awards $1.5M to Johns Hopkins and 7 Biotech Companies
Governor Martin O’Malley announced today that the State, through the BioMaryland Center, has awarded nearly $1.5 million to seven innovative life sciences companies and one educational institution through its Biotechnology Development Awards program. The companies, which received up to $200,000 each, will use the funding to accelerate the commercialization of a wide range of treatments and technologies; including a device that detects concussions in youths engaged in sports; a tool that takes a
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InterSystems Brings Big Data Expertise to Global Alliance for Genomics and Health
InterSystems to support industry standards for sharing genome sequencing data, and contribute expertise in big data and health informatics InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care, has joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), an alliance of 148 of the world’s leading biomedical research institutions, healthcare providers, information technology and life science companies, funders of research, and disease and patient advocacy organizations. Meeting
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Care Continuum Alliance Changes Name to Population Health Alliance
Care Continuum Alliance will now be known as the Population Health Alliance (PHA). After representing population health, disease management, and wellness and prevention stakeholders
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Physician First ACO Selects eClinicalWorks for Population Health Management
eClinicalWorks, a leader in ambulatory healthcare IT solutions, announced that Central Florida's Physician First ACO has selected eClinicalWorks Care Coordination Medical Record® (CCMR) for advancing its physician-led Accountable Care Organization (ACO) objectives across 22 practices, including coordinating care across the continuum, evaluating population health and quality improvement activities. Physician First was named an ACO earlier this year by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
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