Despite the unpredictability surrounding the Obamacare markets, two well-known organizations — Oscar Health and Cleveland Clinic — have joined forces to offer health insurance plans (available both on and off the exchanges) in Ohio.
The Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, the MetroHealth System and life sciences collaborative BioEnterprise will host the first-ever Cleveland Medical Hackathon in September.
When I see gamification news in my email or on Twitter, it tends to involve an insurance company or employer wellness plan that wants to motivate behavior change, encourage patient engagement or track ability. But pharmaceutical companies’ interest in the space is increasing, particularly because companies are in search of a way to change patient […]
If ZocDoc and eHarmony got together, they would make something like NaviGo Health. It’s a new digital health startup that’s based on the idea that choosing a doctor is an important and deeply personal decision, not one that should be dictated strictly by location, convenience, availability and what strangers say on the Internet. Cleveland-based NaviGo […]
If good health during childhood sets the stage for adulthood, the Cleveland Clinic has some ideas for getting children interested. CEO Toby Cosgrove is keen on wellness initiatives, as demonstrated by the Clinic’s wellness program for employees and non-smoking hiring policy. The health system also reaches its hands into the community with several educational programs […]
National hospital M&A trends have played out pointedly on the stage of greater Cleveland, which is home to two non-government hospital Goliaths, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals. That was reinforced today as Parma Community General Hospital – one of the few remaining independent hospitals which operates in the western suburbs of Cleveland – said it […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
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 Management Systems (COMS) Interactive secured the investment from growth equity firm Summit Partners. COMS Interactive markets a software-as-a-service product called Daylight IQ that’s designed […]
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 its dental implant system this summer. Founded in 2006 by a Cleveland-area dentist and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Chan Wang, the company makes a dental implant […]
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 spectrum of care. But Geoff Thrope, the founder and managing director of venture and commercialization firm NDI Medical LLC, said that technology hasn’t changed much […]
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 credits on Doximity’s social network. Doximity, which runs a HIPAA-compliant social platform and app where physicians can connect or collaborate on patient treatment, announced Monday […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
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 those drugs, designed to clear toxic beta amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain, isn’t discouraging to Cleveland startup ReXceptor Inc., which has just […]
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 surgery. Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common complications of coronary and valve surgeries. While there are a variety of drugs used to treat […]
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 Gary Fingerhut will head Cleveland Clinic Innovations as interim executive director when Coburn leaves at the end of May to begin a similar position […]
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 take a very close look. STERIS Corp. (NYSE:STE), for one, opened a Customer Solutions Center in July 2011 at its Mentor, Ohio, headquarters as a […]
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 a huge undertaking for whoever that might be. In the 13 years its been around, CCI claims to have spun out 50+ companies that have […]
