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Healthcare could learn from the data improvement strategies that other industries have implemented in the past decade, a new report said. For example, the military, aerospace industry and aviation sector have all developed ways to standardize data, decrease silos and make information more accessible between organizations.

With five tracks of startups across healthcare and life sciences, INVEST Pitch Perfect, scheduled for May 22-24 at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago, is MedCity's largest startup pitch contest of the year. 

History has shown that while healthcare is more open to adopting technology to improve outcomes, bureaucracy, ego, money, or indifference to change still tend to get in the way.  Technology is not our only problem unfortunately, healthcare has so many more.  In this article, I put together some statistics that show we still have a long way to go to make healthcare more accessible to everyone. Here are the 25 shocking statistics that keep healthcare executives up at night. Medicare reimburseme...

Posterity Health recently raised $7.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round. The startup's digital male fertility platform offers a combination of virtual visits, at-home diagnostics and in-person consultations to assess and improve patients' fertility status.

Eli Lilly’s accelerated approval application for its Alzheimer’s disease drug has fallen short. The company said the FDA is asking for data from more patients—results that must come from a larger study that’s underway but won’t report data until later this year.

Investor and strategic partner mindsets have shifted toward optimal ways to protect their intellectual property (IP)  requirements, especially given evolving laws and social concerns.

Point32Health will now be able offer members access to LGBTQ+ Health, Included Health’s navigation and advocacy program for LGBTQ+ members. These members will have access to a care team led by LGBTQ+ care coordinators, who can help them find in-network, gender-affirming providers. They can also be connected to support groups and receive education on medical and legal issues. 

Colder weather will always pose an additional risk to people with COPD, but this COPD season does not need to be so detrimental. To turn the tide, payers and providers must invest in preventive care to meet patients where they are before their conditions deteriorate.

Abbott recently earned FDA approval for its latest transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system, which is named Navitor. Abbott will have to fight for its place the U.S. TAVI device space, as the systems made by Edwards and Medtronic have a steadfast command of the market share.

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