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Steven Huddleston is the new CEO of Ventra Health

Steven Huddleston, CEO of Ventra Health [Photo: LinkedIn]

Ventra Health Names Entrepreneurial Healthcare Leader as Chief Executive Officer

by Lance Murray | Jan 11, 2023

Ventra Health, a Dallas-based technology-enabled leader in revenue cycle management, practice management, and advisory services for hospital-based physician specialties, has appointed Steven Huddleston as CEO following the retirement of Mike O’Boyle.

Huddleston comes to Ventra after more than 20 years of leading healthcare organizations that have been at the intersection of transformational change in the RCM market, Ventra said....

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The Cary Council Awards $50K Grants to Three ‘DocStar’ Researchers at UTSW

by Lance Murray | Dec 12, 2022

The Cary Council—a group of young leaders dedicated to advancing early-stage research in support of Southwestern Medical Foundation and UT Southwestern Medical Center—has announced three new "DocStars": Dominic Moon, M.D.; Robin Higashi, Ph.D.; and Proshad Efune, M.D. The UT Southwestern principal investigators will get $50,000 each to continue their pioneering work. Since launching the program in 2017, The Cary Council has awarded 15 grants, which attracted $9.4 million in additional funding.

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Fountain Life Opens AI-Powered Diagnostic Center at Grandscape in The Colony

by Lance Murray | Dec 9, 2022

Florida-based Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company committed to transforming global healthcare from reactive to proactive, has opened its third precision diagnostic center in The Colony....

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Irving Healthcare Innovator Biote Corp. Adds Board Member After Going Public in May

by Lance Murray | Nov 12, 2022

Irving-based Biote Corp. an innovator in preventive healthcare through the delivery of personalized hormone therapy, announced Debby Morris has been appointed to its board of directors, bringing more than three decades of experience in directing financial operations and strategy to support high-growth companies....

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Health Supernova 2022: Scenes from a Dallas Startup Crawl

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 10, 2022

Capital Factory is celebrating its plans to launch the Center for Health Innovation at Pegasus Park in Dallas.

Partnering with companies like McKesson and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas’ C1 Innovation Lab, it expects to open the doors to the new center before the end of 2023.

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‘As the Industry Evolves, So Do We’: McKesson Launches Rapid Returns Solution for Health Systems

by Quincy Preston | Sep 16, 2021

McKesson is streamlining the return of unsaleable drugs to reduce the burden on health systems. It can also increase their profitability. The offering is powered by a national pharmaceutical reverse logistics and disposal provider, Pharmalink.

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Dallas-Based Digital Health Solutions Company Recuro Raises $15M Series A Round to Build Its Growth

by Alex Edwards | Aug 30, 2021

Led by the founder of Teladoc, Recuro Health aims to disrupt the traditional healthcare delivery system with its population health outcomes approach.

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Dallas Health Solutions Startup MediBookr Acquired by Plano’s Catalyst Health Network

by Alex Edwards | Jul 27, 2021

The parent company of Catalyst Health Network, StratiFi Health, has acquired MediBookr, which streamlines communication between patients and providers with its digital suite of solutions. Catalyst Health Network and MediBookr will now act as one organization dedicated to enabling primary care for everyone.

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Dallas Medtech Phynd Acquired by Symplr

by Alexa Vickaryous | Mar 2, 2021

Founded by Thomas White in 2013, Phynd added several big health systems to its roster last year, giving providers a single platform for all things digital—something like an Amazon for healthcare, White says.

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Signify Health’s IPO Makes its Stock Market Debut

by Alex Edwards | Feb 11, 2021

The shares of the Dallas-based tech-enabled home healthcare provider opened at $32, higher than the original pricing of $24.

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Riding the Funding Wave: These DFW Startups Got the Money in 2020

by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | Feb 11, 2021

Here are 32 North Texas startups that successfully pulled in capital to back their ventures. Fitting the digital demands of a global pandemic, it's a tech-heavy group, with liberal doses of biotech and healthcare-related firms.

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Sunny Nadolsky, founder and CEO of Medibookr. [Photo: Medibookr]

MediBookr Founder Says the Future of Healthcare Has a UX Built for Customer Loyalty

by Quincy Preston | Feb 9, 2021

"Traditionally, customer lifetime value hasn’t existed in healthcare," says Sunny Nadolsky. She's out to change that with her startup's user-friendly platform that streamlines communication between patients and healthcare providers.

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Now Open: The Bosai-Tech Open Innovation Challenge Is Looking For Startups in Emerging Tech

by Alex Edwards | Nov 24, 2020

Applications are open until Dec. 16 for the contest, which involves four leading Japanese firms on the search for foreign enterprises in IT, IoT, AI, fintech, sensors, satellites, healthcare, drones, and robotics.

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Berkshire Biomedical Wants To Transform Virtual Patient Care through Novel Medication-Administering Device

by Lauren Hawkins | Nov 24, 2020

The Dallas-based startup's tech is set to prevent medication non-adherence, which accounts for avoidable healthcare spending in the range of $100 to $300 billion.

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