Butler Health System and Excela Health, both based in Pennsylvania, have merged to form a five-hospital system that is now the third largest in western Pennsylvania. The new health system will generate more than $1 billion in revenue and serve a population of 750,000, the organizations said.
Eight Philadelphia-area organizations and companies are teaming up to promote the Southeast Pennsylvania region as a leader in healthcare innovation by launching the Health Care Innovation Collaborative.
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.
One of the biggest barriers to wide-spread adoption of telemedicine is whether it’s covered by insurance. This is particularly true for consumers who might embrace it more readily if it’s not cost prohibitive but also for employers looking to contain health plan costs. So it’s not without warrant that Iagnosis, the parent company of DermatologistOnCall, […]
A Pennsylvania dermatologist has rounded up some new capital to grow his mobile telehealth startup. Iagnosis, co-founded and led by Dr. Mark Seraly, has closed $2.85 million in angel funding. It’s part of a larger $7.25 million Series A round that included conversion of all existing convertible debt, Iagnosis said in a statement. The Pittsburgh-based […]
A health data informatics startup wants to make provider performance more transparent by using criteria like price and quality of outcomes to give payers a better way to evaluate them. It has received seed funding from Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, a division of the state’s economic development agency. A mobile cardiac biomarker […]