Here are three new healthcare innovation hubs being built:
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Health IT investment plummets in Q4 to $451M
Venture capital investment in health IT fell to $451.3 million in quarter four, down almost 75 percent from 2021’s quarterly pace, according to a March 2 health IT report from market researcher PitchBook.
Pennsylvania physician charged for writing fraudulent prescriptions
Murrysville, Pa.-based emergency room physician Jessie Kunkel, MD, was charged for writing fraudulent prescriptions, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said March 1.
From one store in Massachusetts to $105B healthcare giant: A timeline of CVS' disruption
CVS went from one store in 1963 to a $105 billion healthcare behemoth that has thousands of pharmacies, hundreds of clinics and an insurance company — and continues to grow.
Access to healthcare in New Mexico is 'drying up'
New data reveals that New Mexico is in need of nearly 10,000 healthcare workers — ranging from physicians to nurses — in order to “bring the state up to national standards,” Searchlight New Mexico found.
Idaho lawmakers push to allow optometrists to perform 3 surgeries
A new bill would allow specially trained optometrists in Idaho to perform three kinds of laser surgeries, ABC affiliate KIVI-TV reported March 3.
Health experts monitoring H3N2 virus uptick in India
An increase in cases of H3N2 influenza in India is drawing interest from health experts worldwide.
Unifeye Vision Partners: An acquisition timeline
Management services organization Unifeye Vision Partners was formed in 2017 by a partnership between private equity firm Waud Capital and Bloomington-based Minnesota Eye Consultants. Since 2017, Unifeye has grown to 42 clinic locations and 11 ASCs.&nbs…
5 pharmacy execs recently promoted to C-suite roles
Four health systems and hospitals have recently promoted pharmacy leaders:
3 medical device, research companies team up to improve IBD scoring with AI
Healthcare research and technology company Clario, gastroenterology consultant GI Reviewers, and medical artificial intelligence technology developer RSIP Vision have teamed up to create an AI-based scoring system for inflammatory bowel disease.
