Investors once again lined up behind Thrive Earlier Detection and its potentially revolutionary cancer diagnostic The one-year-old start raised a $257 million Series B round from a syndicate of venture and crossover investors, including round leaders Casdin Capital and Section 32 and new investors Bain Capital Life Sciences, Brown Advisory, Driehaus Capital Management, Intermountain Ventures, […]
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Siemens, Geisinger ink 10-year deal
Siemens Healthineers (ETR: SHL) and Geisinger Health have signed a 10-year deal for Siemens to provide digital health innovations, diagnostic imaging equipment and on-site staff support. Siemens will also provide education and workflow resources to the staff of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health. The contract marks an expansion of a previous relationship between the health system and Siemens. Get the […]
Study finds delays in seeking stroke treatment amid COVID-19
Ischemic stroke patients are showing up to the hospital an average of 160 minutes later during the COVID-19 pandemic than during a similar timeframe in 2019, according to a new study. The delay is affecting both stroke survival and recovery, add stroke surgeons from the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS). The first study to confirm […]
Can a lifetime guarantee boost value-based care?
Swiss orthopedics company Medacta International and Geisinger Health System have said they will pilot a lifetime guarantee program for knee replacement surgeries. The program will cover full costs for screened Geisinger Health Plan members who receive knee replacement surgery while also ensuring reimbursement for any associated future care the patients may incur throughout their lifetimes. Medacta and Geisinger will […]
Google taps ex-Geisinger CEO Feinberg to lead consolidated Google Health biz | Personnel Moves – November 14, 2018
Google (NSDQ:GOOG) has picked up former Geisinger Health CEO David Feinberg to lead its fragmented health divisions under the Google Health moniker, according to a recent CNBC report. The tech giant had been searching for a head for several months, with artificial intelligence head Jeff Dean heavily involved in the process, according to the report. Other […]
Purdue Pharma and Geisinger launch wearable tech study of chronic pain patients
Purdue Pharma and integrated health company Geisinger Health Systems said today they launched a joint study looking to evaluate the effect of wearable health tech on treating patients with chronic pain. Through the study, the companies hope to explore the use of wearable health tech by chronic pain patients at a specialty clinic and evaluate […]
8 ways 3D printing is making surgery remarkable
3D printing is already making a difference in healthcare: It enables models of organs to train surgeons and educate patients –and improve surgery outcomes. Doctors previously had to examine actual organs with their hands to get a feel for what they need to do surgically. Now, MRIs and 3D printers eliminate the need to put […]
