Payers can take it slow with payment reform and wellness programs, but hospitals need cost-saving changes now. Comments from Ken Paulus of Allina Health stood out in a crowd of ...
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What payer problem really needs fixing? The men representing UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota had quick answers to moderator Lisa Suennen‘s question. The group was discussing ...
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Health and wellness necessarily imply a proactive approach and not a reactive one.Eager to reflect that focus, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, one of Minnesota’s top health systems, is undergoing a ...
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August 24, 2011 12:11 pm by Brandon Glenn | 0 Comments
Cleveland Clinic is conducting a pilot study of a concussion-diagnosis application created by its researchers for Apple’s iPad 2.The new mobile medical app uses the iPad 2′s built-in accelerometer and ...
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January 6, 2011 3:05 pm by Thomas Lee | 0 Comments
Fund founder Jim O'Reilly says it was "fairly impossible" to raise money. For O'Reilly, explaining Upwind to potential investors proved to be a challenge in itself. For one thing, O'Reilly ...
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December 3, 2010 1:42 pm by Thomas Lee | 0 Comments
If Allina Hospitals & Clinics ever finds itself at the center of multiple state investigations or lawsuits, or in economic free-fall, the hospital chain now knows where to seek advice.Allina ...
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November 18, 2010 4:39 pm by Thomas Lee | 0 Comments
St. Paul Heart Clinic, the last large independent cardiologists' group in the Twin Cities, is figuratively closing its doors with its doctors joining either Allina Hospitals & Clinics or HealthEast ...
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Has Diabetes Sentry Products Inc.’s time finally come? Or has the start-up already missed the boat?The Orono-based company, a semi-finalist in this year’s Minnesota Cup, hopes to raise $1 million ...
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Minnesota nurses approved a new three year contract with Twin Cities hospitals, averting a costly strike that could have indefinitely forced thousands of patients to seek care elsewhere.The Minnesota Nurses ...
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Twin Cities hospitals late Tuesday offered a revised contract proposal to the nurses union, which promptly rejected it, setting the stage for a protracted strike set for next week.In an ...
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Second only to nurses claiming they will strike solely to save patients’ lives, the most repeated talking point in the Twin Cities these days is: Hospitals are besieged institutions that ...
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Donning bright red, union T-shirts and waving “We care for you” signs, 12,000 Minnesota nurses walked off the job Thursday.Unable to reach a contract with six metro hospital chains, the ...
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The picket signs are printed and neatly stacked. The replacement nurses have been hired.It’s on.Barring a last-minute miracle, 12,000 nurses throughout the Twin Cities will strike from 7 a.m. Thursday ...
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Excelen, a nonprofit orthopedic research and education foundation, will raise $12 million over three years to establish a downtown Minneapolis incubator and early-stage seed fund to back promising orthopedic start-ups.The ...
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Another day, another new local early stage fund.Upwind Medical Partners is launching a $6 million to $8 million early stage fund that will focus on commercializing intellectual property from health ...
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