Rich investors have been pouring more money into private equity to avoid a potential stock market downturn, according to a new report. Read more here: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/12/wealthy-investors-are-putting-more-money-into-private-equity.html
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Mandates for the provision of telemedicine have driven insurance companies and employers to jump into arrangements with many telemedicine companies.The availability of low-risk arrangements for the payer make these deals attractive because they’re light on out-of-pocket expenses, often only charging when a visit occurs or requiring a co-pay to discourage use. But offering care in a lower-cost venue only saves money if people use it.
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We are pleased to present the report of the Cancer Moonshot’s Blue Ribbon Panel. The report describes a set of consequential recommendations for accelerating cancer research to achieve the ambitious goal of making a decade’s worth of cancer research progress in five years and to bring the most promising science and clinical developments to cancer patients in the near term. Read more here: http://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-cancer-initiative/blue-ribbon-panel/blue-ribbon-panel-report-2016.pdf
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Sy Pretorius of PAREXEL talks about key industry hot topics — adaptive study design personalized medicine patient recruitment, mHealth technology and data, and accelerated pathway approvals — and how PAREXEL is addressing these trends.
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BOSTON, Aug. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAptus® today announced that South Shore Hospital has implemented the company's Pro Charge Capture solution for simplified inpatient encounter documentation. More than 60 clinicians from the Hospital Medicine Team access the Pro solution from within the facility's MEDITECH EMR system. This unique capability from MedAptus enables efficient and accurate charge documentation as a provider simultaneously completes clinical documentation.
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The pace of change throughout the healthcare industry has never been greater, due in large part to a growing emphasis on improving patient satisfaction, managing costs, and improving quality of care. This is referred to as the “triple aim” of healthcare reform. In fact, healthcare reform has directly and indirectly driven the development of accountable care models and many other quality initiatives such as episode-based payment and shared risk programs.
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I saw an article today summarizing research that found that delayed physician rounding increases postpartum women’s satisfaction with their hospital experience and patient-physician communication. And I for one totally understand this having once been a postpartum woman (and not particularly a happy one when I was woken up early despite trying to cling to every last second of sleep I could find).
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Richi Social Entrepreneurs is a Richi Foundation initiative whose mission is to foster and catalyze the development of international Social Entrepreneurship ecosystems, taking Boston's unique case as our role model.
Richi Social Entrepreneurs Immersion Summer 2016 is a one-month eye-opening experience in Boston. Social Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to explore Boston's advanced Social Innovation ecosystems, while working on their social value proposition and problem-solution fit.
Social Entrepreneurs wear different hats, from startup founders in BioTech, HealthCare or Education, to professionals working in IT, CleanTech or Finance. It's not the industry that determines a project's potential social impact, it's the drive and motivation of the entrepreneur behind the idea.
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Boston Millennia Partners’ Dana Callow to Speak at Cancer Moonshot Summit. Simultaneous events will take place at the same time throughout the country to improve awareness of the program and gain support for funding research. Representatives from major pharmaceutical companies and service providers including Takeda, Syapse, and Foundation Medicine well as researchers from the area will speak about the Moonshot and their roles in finding a cure.
The White House is sponsoring The National Cancer Moonshot summit. Vice President Joe Biden will speak on behalf of the program and subsequently there will be panel discussions by leading cancer specialists and patient advocates. As a Board Member of the National Leukemia Society Dana will address how non-profit organizations can positively impact the effort to find cures and improve patient care.
Location: MGH Cancer Center, Lawrence House, 1st Floor Conference Room, 10 North Grove St., Boston MA
Please contact liz@bmpvc.com for the speaker guide
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