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Topic: Cleveland

Health IT firm providing disease-management software to long-term care facilities raises $21M

Health IT firm providing disease-management software to long-term care facilities raises $21M

June 18, 2013 4:54 pm by | 0 Comments

A health IT company that makes care management software for skilled nursing facilities will expand its sales and advance new projects thanks to a new $21 million investment.Cleveland-based Clinical Outcomes ... Read more
With new CEO, funding and FDA clearance, dental implant startup will soft launch in July

With new CEO, funding and FDA clearance, dental implant startup will soft launch in July

June 13, 2013 9:54 am by | 0 Comments

A new $250,000 investment from economic development group JumpStart is part of an ongoing Series A that dental device startup Zuga Medical is raising to support an initial roll out ... Read more
NDI Medical launches spinoff to optimize deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

NDI Medical launches spinoff to optimize deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

May 28, 2013 3:53 pm by | 0 Comments

In the decade since the FDA cleared the first deep brain stimulation device to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (Medtronic’s Activa), it’s become established a safe, effective option along the ... Read more
Cleveland Clinic and Doximity join up to make earning CME credits more social, flexible

Cleveland Clinic and Doximity join up to make earning CME credits more social, flexible

May 21, 2013 7:33 am by | 0 Comments

Digital health startup Doximity and the Cleveland Clinic are collaborating on a new digital platform that would give physicians a more flexible and social way to earn continuing medical education ... Read more
Repurposed cancer drug to enter Phase I trials for Alzheimer’s disease this year

Repurposed cancer drug to enter Phase I trials for Alzheimer’s disease this year

May 14, 2013 8:10 am by | 0 Comments

In the world of Alzheimer’s disease drugs, the past year has been marked by disappointing Phase 3 clinical trial results for a handful of much-anticipated antibody drugs.But the failure of ... Read more
Better stent surgery stats needed: heart doctors

Better stent surgery stats needed: heart doctors

May 10, 2013 4:15 pm by | 1 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Publicly reported statistics about how patients fare after a common heart procedure often are inaccurate, says a new study that suggests publishing the poor quality ... Read more
HealthSpot partnership adds behavioral health service to telemedicine kiosk

HealthSpot partnership adds behavioral health service to telemedicine kiosk

May 6, 2013 2:03 pm by | 0 Comments

Telemedicine company Health Spot, has partnered with Netsmart to add behavioral health support for its interactive kiosks to improve healthcare access for patients. It also added Nationwide Children’s Hospital as ... Read more
Cleveland Clinic research spurs a device that could predict arrhythmia after cardiac surgery

Cleveland Clinic research spurs a device that could predict arrhythmia after cardiac surgery

April 30, 2013 9:03 am by | 0 Comments

The latest startup commercializing intellectual property developed by heart doctors at the Cleveland Clinic is hoping to give doctors a way to tell which patients might develop arrhythmia after cardiac ... Read more
Cleveland Clinic Innovations: IT commercialization manager will be interim director after Coburn’s exit

Cleveland Clinic Innovations: IT commercialization manager will be interim director after Coburn’s exit

April 24, 2013 1:18 pm by | 0 Comments

Cleveland Clinic’s corporate venture arm is turning to its general manager of IT commercialization to fill the role of departing Executive Director Chris Coburn–at least temporarily.The Clinic said today that ... Read more
Medical device VP: What healthcare customers ask us for before buying a new technology

Medical device VP: What healthcare customers ask us for before buying a new technology

April 24, 2013 9:31 am by | 1 Comments

Healthcare craves innovation, but with innovation comes a certain amount risk. So when it comes to purchasing a new, innovative technology, healthcare providers, researchers and companies will naturally want to ... Read more
IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

April 22, 2013 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

IBM has acquired software delivery startup UrbanCode to better help businesses push out updates of mobile, cloud, social, and big data applications, the company announced today. Cleveland-based UrbanCode claims to ... Read more
Hospital tech transfer transformed: A quick history of Cleveland Clinic Innovations

Hospital tech transfer transformed: A quick history of Cleveland Clinic Innovations

April 12, 2013 5:12 pm by | 1 Comments

With the news that Chris Coburn is leaving Cleveland Clinic Innovations comes the question who’s going to take over? The Clinic isn’t giving any clues, but it’s going to be ... Read more
Updated: Coburn to exit Cleveland Clinic Innovations for Partners HealthCare in Boston

Updated: Coburn to exit Cleveland Clinic Innovations for Partners HealthCare in Boston

April 12, 2013 10:03 am by | 0 Comments

UPDATED 2:45 p.m. to add job title and comments from Partners HealthCare.Cleveland Clinic Innovations’ executive director, Chris Coburn, who has led the prolific technology commercialization arm of the Clinic since ... Read more
Cleveland Clinic history video illustrates the evolution of healthcare everywhere

Cleveland Clinic history video illustrates the evolution of healthcare everywhere

April 9, 2013 10:51 pm by | 0 Comments

Although the narrator is a little over the top (that deep voice is a better fit for announcing movie previews or an alien invasion), this new video from the Cleveland ... Read more
EMR data has big applications in public health, but a few legal & tech barriers stand in the way

EMR data has big applications in public health, but a few legal & tech barriers stand in the way

April 9, 2013 3:45 pm by | 0 Comments

The Google Flu Trends project is a great example of not only the potential use for big data at a public health level, but also some of the challenges that ... Read more