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How OSF HealthCare and Regroup Therapy virtualized mental health treatment

June 22, 2017

When OSF HealthCare developed their innovation model, they turned to a world outside of healthcare for inspiration. Borrowing from such non-healthcare companies as Google, Apple, and Caterpillar, OSF CEO Kevin Schoeplein– along with President Sister Diane Marie, Chief Strategy Officer Michelle Conger, and Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer Dr. Jeffry Tillery – deployed an in…

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Meet MATTER’s Newest Members – June 2017

June 22, 2017

Our newest MATTER member companies envision a future where joint problems are preventable and diabetes is curable, and where patients have the education and support they need to choose what their end of life experience looks like. They’re also skilled in comedy improv, headstands, and rooting for the Chicago Cubs. Meet MATTER’s new members:

Jordan Dalton

President and CEO, Cell-Safe Life Sc…

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MATTER’s First Healthcare Challenge Sparks Observation Unit Innovation

May 24, 2017

On May 4, 2017, MATTER concluded its first healthcare challenge with a final pitch event. In a prior round, a panel of judges recommended Twiage, EDLoop, and PhysIQ to move on to the finals of the Observation Unit Challenge, where the three teams pitched their solutions to a room full of entrepreneurs, students, and clinicians. Judges from Allscripts, Hill-Rom, OSF HealthCare, and the Universit…

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The Accidental Entrepreneur: Brad Smith’s Journey From Politics to Business

May 16, 2017

Entrepreneurs often follow non-linear career paths. Brad Smith, founder of Nashville-based Aspire Health, has traveled a particularly winding road.

In high school, Brad thought he’d be a trauma surgeon. As an undergraduate at Harvard, his interests evolved to include politics, and in his first job out of college, he worked on the campaign of Tennessee Senator Bob Corker. Brad went on to resear…

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ResQ Pharma CEO Paul Burton has big plans

May 4, 2017

He’s seeking regulatory approval for his pharmaceutical company’s lipid emulsion resuscitation therapy (LRT) in global markets.

By most people’s standards, Paul Burton has done it all. He conducted research in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s pharmacology department, served in the US Army during the first Gulf War, worked in investment banking on Wall Street, served for almost a decade …

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