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A new case of dementia is diagnosed every four seconds, according to the World Health Organization. There are 47 million people living with dementia worldwide and this number is expected to triple by 2050 as advances in medicine enable longer life. Therapeutic options for dementia are extremely limited, and as dementia’s influence on an aging population grows, existing treatments will increas…
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tales from the trenches
Want to know what value-based care really looks like? Read on.
Dr. Griffin Myers, founder and chief medical officer of Oak Street Health, was a featured guest in MATTER’s Tales from the Trenches series. He and ContextMedia CEO Rishi Shah discussed how and why he created Oak Street, a network of value-based primary care clinics for older adults. Watch the full video of the event or read our r…
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matter news
One year ago, together with Senator Dick Durbin, Governor Bruce Rauner, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, we opened MATTER with the ambitious goal of developing a better model for healthcare technology innovation.
There has never been a more dynamic time for healthcare innovation – and we built MATTER to accelerate the development of new technologies that will improve health and healthcare.
We launch…
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matter news
This week, Merchandise Mart-based Matter, unveiled a collaboration with global healthcare company Abbott to spur innovation in healthcare. Together, the companies will work to fuel the development of tech that improves from health and healthcare. Abbott is one of MATTER’s eight platinum-level partners from various corners of the healthcare industry.
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press release
MATTER, the Merch Mart-based hub for healthcare innovation, announced that it’s collaborating withAbbott, the global drug and research giant, “to accelerate the development of new technologies that improve health and healthcare.” Together, they’ll identify promising, emerging technologies that are potential candidates for commercialization. Abbott will also join MATTER as a mentor to the hub’…
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