Cincinnati Children’s Hospital lands $12M for epilepsy research
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has been awarded an $11.7 million grant to compare the effectiveness of the three leading medications for childhood absence epilepsy.
GE Healthcare teams with Ohio institutions on pediatric MRI coils
An Aurora, Ohio subsidiary of GE Healthcare is teaming with clinicians and researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Ohio State University to find better ways to take magnetic resonance images of children. GEHC Coils Inc. in Aurora — the former USA Instruments Inc. — will use a $1 million Ohio Third Frontier grant […]
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
Morning Read: Is telehealth’s time finally here?
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Is telehealth’s time finally here? Like many emerging technologies, it seems like we’ve been hearing about the promise of telehealth (or if you prefer telemedicine) for years and haven’t seen much to justify the hype. But several factors appear to be coming together […]
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital gets $2.3M grant for cancer research
Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have received $2.3 million in federal grants to continue research into treatments for leukemia and bone marrow failure. The two grants come from the National Institutes of Health and are intended to help fund five years of research, according to a statement from Cincinnati Children’s. The first grant […]
Night Read (Ohio): Lowe's chooses Cleveland Clinic for heart care. Model?
Lowe's Companies Inc. looked at what it was paying for heart treatments across the country and didn't like what it saw, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. So the home-improvement retailer went shopping, choosing the Cleveland Clinic. Could this practice become a model for health care reform?
Pediatric medical device group launches in Cleveland to spur development of children’s products
Tim Moran still remembers hearing his prematurely born daughter scream when an adult-sized cannula was inserted in her mouth and taped to her face to deliver oxygen. Several years later, Moran has started PediaWorks, a not-for-profit organization that will work with medical professionals to develop pediatric medical devices, spinning off for-profit companies to commercialize those devices.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Night Read (Ohio): Cincinnati Children’s researchers help discover pathway to repair kidney damage
Researchers led by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Brigham & Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School have discovered a molecular pathway that works through the immune system to regenerate damaged kidney tissues.
Night Read (Ohio): Tennessee hospital looks to buy Forum Health?
A sale of Youngstown's Forum Health, which is reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, to Nashville, Tenn., hospital system Ardent Health Services hinges on successful negotiations with unions representing about 3,500 Forum workers, unnamed sources told the Tribune Chronicle.
Night Read (Ohio): Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron plans first grant awards
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron plans to award its first six research grants for $100,000 each by mid-February.
Cleveland Clinic to add cancer-fighting equipment at Strongsville center — MedCity Evening Read, Dec. 28, 2009
The Cleveland Clinic plans to expand its Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center to add high-tech cancer fighting equipment, according to the Sun Star-Courier.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry to compete for depressive disorders research support — MedCity Evening Read, Nov. 23, 2009
The University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry hopes to join a national network proposed by U.S. Senate legislation to improve research, diagnosis, treatment and care for those suffering from depressive disorders.
One in three health care executives say their organizations will hire within six months
About one in three financial executives of health care organizations surveyed by Grant Thornton LLP said they would hire more workers within six months. Three Ohio hospitals contacted about the Grant Thornton survey don't quite fit the hiring trend.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center selects local civic leader as its new CEO
Michael Fisher will take over for longtime leader Jim Anderson who is leaving at year's end. Fisher spent five years on the hospital board and also for a time lead the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce.
More than $1.2 million in NIH stimulus money coming to Ohio for medical research, education
The National Institutes of Health has released $1,156,739 of economic stimulus money for medical research and education to seven institutions and hospitals in Ohio.
Cincinnati Children’s among nation’s best children’s hospitals, according to U.S. News
Cincinnati Children's was one of two Midwest hospitals -- including St. Louis Children's Hospital -- ranked in all 10 categories of the 2009 America's Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll by U.S. News & World Report.