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Congressman Danny Davis Explores Healthcare Innovation with Leaders from MATTER and Marathon Pharmaceuticals

April 27, 2015

Congressman Danny K. Davis(D-IL) toured Chicago’s new healthcare technology incubator MATTER on Monday and led a roundtable discussion with leaders from MATTER, Marathon Pharmaceuticals and other Chicago-area leaders in healthcare technology.

Congressman Davis’ District includes both MATTER and Marathon, and he has long been a champion of healthcare innovation. Davis has co-sponsored legisla…

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Healthcare Tech Incubator MATTER Adds National Healthcare and Business Leaders to Board

April 21, 2015

MATTER, the new healthcare technology incubator for next-generation health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma companies, today announced the election of 10 national healthcare and business leaders to its governing board.

The recently elected board members are:

Laura Ferris Anderson, chief of staff, office of the Midwest chairman for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  
  
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Chicago: The Future Health Tech Hub Of The US? Maybe Sooner Than You Think

April 15, 2015

Almost every industry in recent decades has fundamentally changed its processes, except health care. The care process has not been redesigned, despite the fact that we have never had better technology, and we all know that if we designed a system from the ground up today, it would look nothing like the one we have. So, as tens of thousands of health and technology experts descend upon Chicago f…

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MATTER Members Exhibiting at HIMSS & HX360

April 13, 2015

Here’s a list of the MATTER member companies who will be exhibiting at HIMSS15 and HX360. Stop by and learn more about these new healthcare IT innovations.

Apervita is a secure, self-service platform that enables health professionals and enterprises to author, publish and subscribe to a market of evidence-based algorithms and measures, easily connecting them to data and workflow. Available to …

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MATTER Profile: Real Dietitian

March 18, 2015

I’m a person who grabs a $2 fast-food burger on the go and eats cereal for dinner. Why?

Well, my hectic schedule prevents me from sitting down and enjoying a home-cooked meal, and I’m also trying to save up for a vacation in New Zealand.

Like me, many others consider healthy eating a luxury, and are oblivious to the importance of nutrition’s impact on an individual’s wellbeing.

34 million Am…

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