Archive for April 2019
VitalConnect CEO Nersi Nazari Discusses Company’s Fully Disposable, Functionally Indispensable Tech
VitalConnect CEO Nersi Nazari talks data with Host Steve Krupa in this episode of the Breaking Health podcast. VitalConnect has developed a line of sensors capable of tracking conditions of patients at home and in the hospital. According to the company, its VitalPatch wearable biosensor is a lightweight, wireless, and records eight patient vital signs.…
Read MoreHear How Allina Insiders Penny Wheeler, MD, and Ric Magnuson Prioritize “Whole Person Care”
Penny Wheeler, MD, and Ric Magnuson lived and breathed different sides of the healthcare industry before joining forces at Allina Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system with 12 hospitals, 90+ clinics and 52 rehabilitation locations throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Penny and Ric come from very different backgrounds. Penny is an OB/GYN by practice who later…
Read MoreGoodRx Co-CEO Doug Hirsch Flipping Pharmacy Pricing on Its Head Through Transparent Price Shopping
A few years ago, technology veteran Doug Hirsch was given a prescription that he wasn’t 100% sure he needed, especially after the first pharmacy he brought it to told him the drug would cost over $400. Hirsch walked out with the unfilled prescription and decided to shop around. What he discovered was a prescription marketplace…
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