East Coast technology accelerator DreamIt Ventures has launched its second new program in as many months – the latest focusing on minority-led startups.DreamIt Access will consist of five minority-led businesses in each DreamIt Ventures class from now on, starting with the summer class in New York City, said William Crowder of DreamIt Ventures. Applications for [...]

I had dinner over the weekend with a close friend who is a breast cancer survivor (her word) and a former avid participant in the annual marathons sponsored by the Susan B. Komen Foundation. Her status as a former activist was new. ’Is this what we were racing for?’ she said. She is skeptical by [...]

I am seeing the world of medicine change before my eyes, and I wonder where we’re going.Never before has there been more information at our disposal, yet more confusion. Like molecules being heated, the Brownian motion happening in medicine seems completely ineffectual for those of us on the front lines of care, geared more toward [...]

Rick Santorum won three GOP contests yesterday: Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri, so I decided to take a look at where he stands on health care. Turns out his health care platform is just a predictable jeremiad of anti-Obama rants plus a collection of well-worn Republican feel-good proposals that would have little practical impact if enacted. [...]

So the holidays have past and we can all ease back into the well-known and comfortable understanding ofStage 1 Meaningful Useand incentives. Correct? Well don’t get too deep in that couch. Sure the incentives are flying into inboxes at a record pace. In November 2011 alone over$585,000,000was paid out toEligible ProfessionalsandEligible Hospitalsas incentives. I hope [...]

A review of life science current events reported by MedCity News this week:Are more than 10 percent of doctors liars? Survey says ‘yes.’ About 11 percent of doctors have knowingly lied to a patient in the last year, according to a new survey published in Health Affairs.15 healthcare Twitter hashtags you should follow. We offer [...]

Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who discuss life science current events on MedCityNews.com. Now here’s the best of what YOU had to say.

Heart monitoring company CardioNet (NASDAQ:BEAT),which diagnoses and monitors irregular heartbeats, has acquired another cardiac monitoring company in a deal valued at more than $6 million.The acquisition target, Ohio-based ECG Scanning & Medical Services, will enable the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based company to expand its customer base across the Midwest, a company statement said.AdvertisementCardioNet President and Chief Executive [...]

One look at #healthpolicyvalentines will convince you that healthcare policy and Valentine’s Day emotions make for humorous (and slightly racy) bedfellows.Twitter user Emma Sandoe, a self-described health policy budgeteer, started it all when she tweeted: “I would competitively bid for you #healthpolicyvalentines last week. And since then a gush of tweets have emanated each competing [...]

Radisphere has landed a $10 million equity investment as the radiology company looks to expand its community hospital customer base.Radiology outsourcing groups like Cleveland-area Radisphere have become increasingly popular with investors in recent years. The trend is being driven largely by technology advances and healthcare cost pressures, which have combined to create a lucrative market [...]