Iowa City-based revology has announced a multiyear contract with Hancock Health to manage its revenue cycle management (RCM) operations, including a long-term contract for revology’s SaaS platform, auxo. Revology provides RCM technology and services for hospitals, health systems and physician groups. According to a news release, Hancock Health, an independent health care network in Indiana, expanded […]
Eximia Research, an integrated clinical trial network based in Raleigh, N.C., is expanding to Iowa and has acquired Integrated Clinical Trial Services Inc. According to a news release, Eximia’s acquisition of the West Des Moines-based ICTS, which is the only full-time dedicated research clinic in the Des Moines metro area, will broaden access to clinical […]
MercyOne’s vascular surgery team, including Dr. David Chew and Dr. Zane Young of the MercyOne Iowa Heart Center, was the first in Iowa to perform a new minimally invasive vascular surgery. The surgeons performed a thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis, also known as a TAMBE, a device designed to treat thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and high-risk patients with […]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has joined the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) as an investor in its upcoming 2025 program. It is the first health insurance company to partner with the organization, according to a news release. Through this relationship, the health insurer will gain early access to new insurance technology solutions while […]
In June, Business Record sister publication dsm magazine hosted a Lifting the Veil virtual event where a panel of health care and technology professionals discussed potential benefits and risks of using new technology in mental health treatment. Watch a video replay of the event Speakers included: Crane shared his current outlook on AI being used in […]
Pictured above, Members of the On With Life team at its Ankeny campus. Pictured from left: Sam Williams, director of nursing; Emily Theisen, occupational therapist; CEO Jean Shelton; Pat Stilwill, executive director of programs and services; Lindsay Maltas, physical therapist; and Megan Ihrke, speech language pathologist/team lead. Photo by Duane Tinkey The Business Record’s 2024 […]
The University of Iowa Office of Innovation is holding an AI in Health Care Symposium on June 20 in Iowa City. The event will feature a panel of local and national companies that are considered pioneers in the field of AI-powered medical innovations and a conversation with national AI policy leaders to better understand the […]
Novy, which became Iowa’s first venture studio when it launched in Cedar Rapids in November, announced Tuesday that it is “open for business” with the hiring of two new team members and launch of a push for startup idea applications. Process Leader Sarah Wallace and Vice President of Marketing Jess Greiner have joined Novy’s three founding partners […]
The studio, Novy, will focus on health care software companies Novy, Iowa’s first venture studio, was officially launched this week by its three founding partners, David Tominsky, Krista Martin and Eric Engelmann. Novy will co-found, fund and grow software companies starting in the health care industry, according to a news release. Each company will receive […]
Parametric Studio, an Ames-based edtech company has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop CURIE, a gamified STEM learning tool for high school and undergraduate students. CURIE aims to make it easier to implement complex and multidisciplinary projects in traditional classrooms through a combination of hands-on learning, crowdsourcing, software […]