Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has been selected as one of the finalists for the Hearst Health Prize, a competition that recognizes excellence in data science in healthcare.
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Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, Cleveland-based University Hospitals, and Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network are among the health systems participating in a precision oncology research platform created by tech company Tempus.
President Joe Biden has appointed Stephen Klasko, MD, an executive-in-residence with venture capital firm General Catalyst and a former health system CEO, to the National Board for Education Sciences, the White House said Oct. 27.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has invested $1 million in medical device company Lazzaro Medical, which offers a robotic surgery system for tracheal repair.
OSF Healthcare and Bradley University, both in Peoria, Ill., are forming the Innovation for Health partnership, which will commit $5 million to innovative healthcare projects.
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Midi Health, a virtual care company specializing in treating women experiencing midlife hormonal changes, raised $14 million in seed investment.
"Dataware" technology company Cinchy has raised $14.5 million in series B fundraising.
Cresilon, a biotechnology company specializing in the creation of hemostatic gel, raised $25 million in series A-4 financing.
The following hospitals and health systems have moved digital infrastructures to the cloud:
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic partnered with virtual care company Memora Health to launch a research program that allows providers to care for postpartum patients from their homes.