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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Kaiser Permanente to launch its own medical school

Managed-care behemoth Kaiser Permanente, the $56 billion nonprofit that integrates healthcare plans with provider entities in eight states plus the District of Columbia, has announced that it is getting into the business of medical education.

Frist forms healthcare venture capital firm

Bill Frist, MD, former U.S. Senator, is in the process of forming a new venture capital group to handle his and his partner's personal investments healthcare technology, according to Fortune.

Ohio provider first double winner of HIMSS Davies Award

The Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) is the first two-time winner of the HIMSS Davies Award.

Digital health funding indicates steady market

Digital health funding hit $4.3 billion in 2015--on pace with 2014's digital health funding, according to Rock Health. 

Foundations offer $10M in funding to expand OpenNotes

Four foundations have come together to provide OpenNotes with $10 million in new funding to spread access to clinical notes to 50 million patients. 

20 startups join MATTER

Twenty new healthcare startups have joined MATTER, the Chicago-based innovation center that launched in February. 

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FDA launches beta version of precisionFDA, next generation gene sequencing platform

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched the beta version of precisionFDA, the collaborative platform for the exploration of next-generation gene sequencing announced in August.

KP Ventures invests $10M in telemedicine technology provider

Kaiser Permanente Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Kaiser Permanente, has made a $10 million strategic investment in Vidyo, a leader in high quality visual communications. 

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.