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On May 3, MATTER, the University of Illinois at Chicago, SAP and Advanced Clinical hosted Chicago’s first Blockchain in Healthcare Summit. This sold-out event brought together experts from industry and academia to discuss the potential of blockchain technology to improve clinical outcomes, map the patient journey, advance public health goals and more.
During the summit, we caught up with sever…
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community
Our newest MATTER members are tackling problems ranging from infection rates at medical facilities to the challenges of managing care and making healthy choices. Take a minute to meet them!
Eamonn Costello CEO, patientMpower
What is patientMpower’s mission? patientMpower is empowering better outcomes by enabling patients to better manage their care & providing unique data insights for hea…
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insights
The business of healthcare is changing.
As the economic and payment models that defined the industry in the 20th century become increasingly unsustainable, new models focused on delivering value to patients — rather than billing for procedures — are taking root. This fundamental shift in the way healthcare companies are expected to do business, along with extraordinary advances in technology, …
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tales from the trenches
An interview with SilverVue CEO Will West
Will West is a prolific tech entrepreneur with a long track record of success. In 2013, he took Control4, the leading whole-home automation company, public. Before that, he co-founded iBAHN (originally STSN), the worldwide leader in broadband services for business travelers. He has raised close to $400 million in private capital for his last three comp…
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community
Missy Lavender’s journey to founding Below Your Belt began with her own experience as a patient. After giving birth to her son, Missy joined the one-third of women who develop a pelvic health disorder in adulthood.
She founded Below Your Belt to equip women and Girls+ — including girls, trans boys, intersex and nonbinary kids, youths who are otherwise queer or questioning, and all of their g…
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