The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finally is offering Meaningful Use-type incentives to long-term care, behavioral health and substance abuse care providers. It’s part of a wider effort to morph the electronic health records program into what acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt has said would be “something better” than Meaningful Use.
Coming soon to a hospital or clinic near you: dynamic healthcare pricing.
It’s not here yet, but Jay Deady, CEO of Recondo Technology, believes it’s on the way. He expects his revenue-cycle management company to enable the service. Healthcare providers will soon be able to offer different out-of-pocket prices depending on when and where each patient goes for a given service, he said.
Johns Hopkins University and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, today announced a first-of-its-kind PhD training program between a major university and a biopharmaceutical company in the United States.
The Johns Hopkins-MedImmune Scholars Program, part of an ongoing collaboration between the university and biopharmaceutical company, will prepare JHU graduate students for careers in the biomedical workforce. Program participants will gain research experience in an industry environment, be introduced to the drug discovery and development process, and complete a yearlong internship at MedImmune.
The very reason United Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: UTHR) exists is because there wasn’t an effective treatment for Martine Rothblatt’s daughter when she was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension more than 20 years ago.
Rothblatt recently told investors the Silver Spring-based pharmaceutical has found the market a bit more crowded these days. In December, the Food and Drug Administration approved Actelion Pharmaceuticals LTD’s Uptravi to treat adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
March 29, 2016 2:30pm EST
Are you a small business, entrepreneur or scientist interested in technology-based agriculture innovations? Are you interested in collaborating with world class scientists? Then you should attend this webinar!
USDA ARS and the USDA SBIR program formed a partnership to encourage USDA SBIR applicants to develop research collaborations with ARS scientists and/or to license ARS technologies. The purpose is to increase the likelihood of success by providing both money and technologies to small U.S. businesses. The relevant language in the SBIR’s “Request for Application” states: “Additional factors that will be considered in the review process include whether an application involves a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with a USDA laboratory, or a license to a USDA technology, or is a resubmission.”
The Venture+ Forum at HIMSS offered some insights from investors and entrepreneurs ranging from the predictable — patient engagement is oversaturated — to some surprising political insights on the eve of Super Tuesday. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting observations from the investor panels with a couple of entrepreneur insights as well.
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Four Baltimore-area technology startups have received a total of $800,000 in loans from Anne Arundel County.
The county’s VOLT Fund, managed by the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp., supports entrepreneurs and pre-revenue startups to help them reach key milestones, attract additional funding and grow locally. The fund receives $1.8 million a year from the state’s Small, Minority and Women-Owned Business Investment Fund, which is funded through video lottery revenue from Maryland casinos.
When March 30th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Where: Relevant Health 155 Gibbs St. #529 Rockville, MD 20850
Join us for an evening of networking around innovation and commercialization at the BioBuzz @ Relevant Health. Meet with the organizations fueling commercialization in Maryland – BHI & TEDCO – and mingle with the first cohort of companies in the regions newest BioHealth accelerator – Relevant Health.
BHI, who operates the relevant health accelerator, is an innovation intermediary focused on commercializing market-relevant bio-health innovations and increasing access to early-stage funding. This is your chance to get to know some of their TEAM and Entrepreneur’s in Residence to help you bring your product to market.
This event will be TEDCO’s bi-monthly “meet the program managers” event. Take this opportunity mingle with the program managers and learn about how you can navigate through TEDCO’s funding programs. TEDCO is State’s go-to resource for funding start-ups that need guidance as they bring innovative concepts to market..
WellDoc, a digital health technology leader, today announced a collaboration with LifeScan, Inc., a business within the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies and a world leader in blood glucose monitoring, to deliver a best-in-class digital health solution for patients living with Type 2 diabetes. The agreement was facilitated with LifeScan affiliate Cilag GmbH International. In addition to the collaboration, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) participated in WellDoc’s $29.5 million Series B financing.
