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April 22, 2013

HHS creates workgroup to focus on patient safety
New group includes representatives from the FCC, FDA and ONC as well as experts on consumers, payers and providers.
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April 08, 2013

Pa. Gov names new health secretary
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has named Republican guru, life sciences consultant and telemedicine advocate Michael Wolf to lead the state health department, with long-term nursing care regulation likely to be one large area of focus.
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February 01, 2013

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
This Week in Government Health IT ... HIE, HIT in a single act play, Vermont continues toward single-payer, reauthorized funding for public health, and the feds at HIMSS13.
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January 30, 2013

5 biggest HIT VC deals and mergers of 2012
"The HIT sector really took off in 2012," according to the author of a new report finding that the realm more than doubled in investment activity over 2011.
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January 22, 2013

mHealth VC slowed in second half of 2012
Venture capitalists were cautious when it came to technologies that impact patient care, according to a new report, which also explained that a more stable investment environment may be better in the long run.
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January 11, 2013

Connectathon to focus on certification testing for HIT security and interoperability
Certification not only grants new security products instant credibility, it can also help catch the eye of venture capitalists and consumers.
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October 24, 2012

Health IT VC funding could soar to $1B in 2012
Health information management companies, mobile health makers, and social health network entities garnered the most investor money, according to a new report, which found "a healthy number" of early-stage deals.
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October 15, 2012

New York groups partner to accelerate health IT
NYeC, Partnership for New York City Fund create New York Digital Health Accelerator to spur health IT innovation and jobs across the state.
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August 13, 2012

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Healthbox partner to support Massachusetts health care startups

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) and Healthbox, a company that supports early-stage health care innovation and entrepreneurship, announced today they are leading a partnership to accelerate the businesses of ten Massachusetts-based health care companies. The promising companies are addressing issues of strategic importance in health care, including patient engagement, provider effectiveness and wellness.
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May 01, 2012

Coalition seeks to spur local health IT economy
More often than not, health IT as an economic engine is considered a topic primarily for federal policymakers.
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April 30, 2012

New York invests $4.2M to create 1,500 health IT jobs
New York eHealth Collaborative, New York City Investment Fund and NY Department of Health aim to make state emerging health IT industry hub.
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April 17, 2012

Susan W. Berson named international law office “Client Choice Award” winner for healthcare
Susan W. Berson, Managing Member of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.’s Washington, D.C. office and a Member of the firm’s Health Law Section, has received the 2012 International Law Office (ILO) “Client Choice Award” for Healthcare and Life Sciences.
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April 17, 2012

VC soars for health IT in first quarter
"Significant momentum" and a "robust M&A environment" contribute to record-setting private venture capital investments in the health IT arena thus far this year.
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March 28, 2012

BIO applauds Congress for passage of the JOBS Act

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) praises the House and Senate for passage of H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The JOBS Act, which is now headed to the White House for President Obama’s signature, will make the pathway to capital formation more attainable for small biotechnology companies, clearing the way for American innovation and ingenuity by removing bureaucratic hurdles and red tape to speed cures and medical breakthroughs to patients.
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March 26, 2012

Supreme Court ruling will have little effect on future direction of reform
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Obama administration's healthcare reform law, a healthcare visionary says the outcome of the case will have little effect on the future direction of healthcare.
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February 27, 2012

HIT crowdsourcing picks up, VCs eye winners
As federal agencies and even a pharmaceutical company continue holding health application contests, venture capitalists are keenly watching those awarded funding.
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February 17, 2012

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
HIMSS12 coming right up. Meaningful use stage 2, ICD-11, EHRs, PHRs, and public health in one local election.
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February 13, 2012

PHRs will need more than data to flourish
The promise of PHRs offering patients and providers easier access to records and streamlining care delivery is apparent, and new offerings will emerge throughout 2012, in some instances tapping government health data to better engage patients. What's left is for those patients and providers to actually use the software.
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January 20, 2012

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
This Week in Government Health IT ... VC skyrockets in PHRs but speculation about Microsoft's HealthVault continues, Perry backs Gingrich, a look at Newt's long history with HIT, Vermont plans single-payer system, tips for HIEs, and ONCs new video contest.
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January 18, 2012

HIT VC more than doubled in 2011
A Mercom report found that nearly half a billion in venture capital flowed through the health IT realm last year, compared with $211 million in 2010.
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