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Qualcomm makes big splash into mobile health, remote monitoring
There has long been a gap in remote patient monitoring. The market is crammed with dozens of monitoring devices, apps, and systems that collect and transmit patient biometrics. But in most cases,
Venture capitalists see a potential bonanza in health IT
The markets apparently believe that the government's health IT blitz will bear fruit in the form of investor profits. The IPO of Epocrates (EPOC), a vendor of mobile information for physicians, looks
Hospitals invest in venture capital fund to spur R&D
Three leading hospital companies and two major hospital systems are investing in a new venture capital fund focused on research and development to improve healthcare delivery, Tennessee-based
Health IT remains attractive to private equity firms
Healthcare insiders know what the general public doesn't seem to grasp: There's more true reform in the $27 billion EMR subsidy program authorized by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Vendor viability should be a top concern in EHR selection
With the government now working on Stage 2 and Stage 3 requirements, EHR "meaningful use" and certification remain confusing but important issues when planning EHR deployments. But if an EHR is like
West Wireless hires former FCC health official
Score another one for the West Wireless Healthcare Institute. The La Jolla, Calif.-based organization on Monday announced that it has hired former Federal Communications Commission official Dr. Mohit
West Wireless CMO: 'We're not giving money away'
The $90 million investment by Gary and Mary West in the West Wireless Healthcare Institute may seem enticing to someone with a startup mobile or wireless healthcare company, but don't get the wrong
Sotera gets $11M investment, while AllOne Mobile may be gone
This week brings news of one m-health company on the rise and one apparently on the way out. Sotera Wireless, a San Diego-based maker of patient monitoring technology, has landed a third series of
Sermo partners with Bloomberg to connect physicians, investors
Professional investors will soon be able to talk (almost) directly to physicians thanks to a new partnership between Bloomberg, L.P. and Sermo. The new partnership is, as far as your editor knows, a
Solantic urgent care clinics snag $100M investment
Orlando, Fl.-based Solantic has received $100 million in venture capital from a private equity firm to expand its chain of urgent care clinics. The new investor is New York-based Welsh, Carson,
