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Ohio State University data analytics spinoff nabs $5M from health system investors

Ohio State University data analytics spinoff nabs $5M from health system investors

May 31, 2013 10:23 am by | 0 Comments

A business intelligence and healthcare analytics company spun out of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center by its former CIO has raised $5 million from health system investors.Health Care DataWorks ... Read more
Ohio leaders put Medicaid expansion in limbo for next two years

Ohio leaders put Medicaid expansion in limbo for next two years

April 28, 2013 7:21 am by | 0 Comments

The only certainty about Medicaid expansion in Ohio at this point is that it will not be in the two-year budget bill now under discussion. Keith Faber, the Senate president, ... Read more
Cardinal Health renews big contract

Cardinal Health renews big contract

April 25, 2013 1:42 pm by | 0 Comments

Cardinal Health announced the renewal of its contract with CVS Caremark Corp. this morning, a deal expected to be worth about $23 billion a year for the Dublin-based drug distributor ... Read more
Don’t trust your lawyer’s billing? Try Viewabill

Don’t trust your lawyer’s billing? Try Viewabill

April 13, 2013 2:12 pm by | 0 Comments

A new desktop and mobile app, Viewabill, has launched to help you keep your lawyer honest. It provides you with a real-time dashboard of everything your lawyer is billing you ... Read more
Telemedicine company HealthSpot rolls out kiosks in select health systems, raises Series C

Telemedicine company HealthSpot rolls out kiosks in select health systems, raises Series C

April 12, 2013 5:04 pm by | 5 Comments

Since debuting its telehealth kiosk at CES in January, three-year-old HealthSpot has raised at least $10.4 million in Series C funding and is working on building a national provider network ... Read more
Navidea cancer imaging agent may see wider use

Navidea cancer imaging agent may see wider use

April 4, 2013 8:02 am by | 0 Comments

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc said its cancer diagnostic agent was effective in identifying the first lymph node reached by the disease in patients with head and neck cancer, paving the way ... Read more
$9M Series B will help Minimally Invasive Devices expand, drive sales of lens-clearing tools for laparoscopes

$9M Series B will help Minimally Invasive Devices expand, drive sales of lens-clearing tools for laparoscopes

March 25, 2013 3:10 pm by | 0 Comments

As the number of laparoscopic procedures being performed at hospitals and surgery centers outgrows the number of open surgeries, facilities are investing millions of dollars into equipment to improve these ... Read more
This time, FDA says yes to Navidea Biopharmaceuticals’ Lymphoseek

This time, FDA says yes to Navidea Biopharmaceuticals’ Lymphoseek

March 13, 2013 5:41 pm by | 0 Comments

After more than a decade of development and a couple regulatory delays, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals (NYSE:NAVB) finally got the FDA approval it needs to begin marketing its radiopharmaceutical Lymphoseek.In a conference ... Read more
Hospital CEO starting planning for sequester cuts last year

Hospital CEO starting planning for sequester cuts last year

March 1, 2013 5:53 am by | 9 Comments

David P. Blom is one of thousands of hospital executives across the country who are bracing for a reduction in Medicare payments as part of a series of federal spending ... Read more
OSU testing ACO, pay for performance approach to employee health insurance

OSU testing ACO, pay for performance approach to employee health insurance

January 20, 2013 12:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Ohio State University soon will begin a fundamental change in how its health-insurance plan pays its employees' medical bills, in hopes of improving patient care and employee health while cutting ... Read more
As it awaits regulatory clearance, heart test firm CardiOx opens $4 million round for launch

As it awaits regulatory clearance, heart test firm CardiOx opens $4 million round for launch

January 3, 2013 9:33 am by | 0 Comments

As it awaits regulatory nods of approval for its heart defect test, Columbus, Ohio, medical device company CardiOx Corp. is ramping up for commercialization with a $4 million round of ... Read more
Defaulting on student loans bars dentists, doctors from federal reimbursements

Defaulting on student loans bars dentists, doctors from federal reimbursements

December 17, 2012 6:25 am by | 0 Comments

Lawyers and health-care professionals carry the largest student-debt loads in the country. But doctors, pharmacists, dentists and others working in medical fields face additional government sanctions if they default on ... Read more
Cardinal Health one of four anchor clients to bring IBM analytics center to Columbus

Cardinal Health one of four anchor clients to bring IBM analytics center to Columbus

December 2, 2012 11:55 am by | 0 Comments

IBM said late last week that it will locate its first Client Center for Advanced Analytics -- and 500 new jobs -- at its campus in Columbus. ... Read more
Molina Healthcare to participate in Ohio’s integrated care system for dual eligibles

Molina Healthcare to participate in Ohio’s integrated care system for dual eligibles

August 27, 2012 4:19 pm by | 0 Comments

Molina Healthcare (NYSE: MOH) today announced that its health plan subsidiary, Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Inc., has been chosen to participate in the Southwest (Cincinnati), West Central (Dayton), and Central ... Read more
Cardinal Health, Eli Lilly collaborate on Alzheimer’s imaging agent

Cardinal Health, Eli Lilly collaborate on Alzheimer’s imaging agent

June 1, 2012 10:07 am by | 0 Comments

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) will manufacture and distribute a radioactive imaging agent from Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) that could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.The imaging agent, called Amyvid, is scheduled for commercial ... Read more