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Top 10 private equity investors of healthcare services since 2020

Private equity firm Shore Capital Partners has made 23 healthcare service platform deals since 2020, according to data company PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the fourth quarter of 2022.

10 healthcare service platforms' acquisition activity since 2020

AEG Vision has completed 55 add-on acquisitions since 2020, according to data company PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the fourth quarter of 2022.

100 most innovative New York City digital health companies, according to DHNY

Digital Health New York, a networking and event company for New York City-based digital health companies, released its annual list of the 100 most innovative digital health companies in New York City.

Music to medicine: Spotify founder launches healthcare startup

Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek is launching Neko Health, a healthcare screening and disease prevention startup, Sifted reported Feb. 2.

The unique challenges of cybersecurity at a children's hospital: Q&A with CISO Stoddard Manikin

A strong cybersecurity posture has become a top concern for healthcare executives in recent years, as massive systems suffer data breaches and cybercriminal organizations target healthcare organizations hoping for financial payout or to damage a geopol…

Predictive analytics reduces hospital readmission at Corewell Health, study finds

Predictive analytics used by care coordinators has helped prevent hospital readmissions at Corewell Health, which is dually headquartered in Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich., a new study found.

Hackensack Meridian unveils center for clinical trial patients

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Research Institute announced Feb. 2 the opening of its Center for Advanced Clinical and Translational Research. 

Up to 56% of adults have received inappropriate antibiotics for bacterial infections: study

Up to 56 percent of U.S. adults received inappropriate antibiotics for common bacterial respiratory infections between 2016 and 2018, according to findings from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. 

Rush opens 1st outpatient center outside of Illinois

Chicago-based Rush University System for Health has opened its first outpatient center outside of Illinois in Munster, Ind., according to a Feb. 3 report from The Times of Northwest Indiana. 

A new tool to reduce COVID-19 vaccine 'deserts'

Research released Feb. 2 and led by experts from Boston Children’s Hospital examined the widespread barrier of vaccine deserts, defined as geographic areas that are “more than a 15-minute drive to the closest active COVID-19 vaccination site.”